Is Disney Finally Progressing Past the Token Queer?

Promotional Image for the Pixar short “Out” (Copyright: Disney/Pixar)

With the arrival of a prominent bisexual character on a Disney Channel animated series and a powerful Pixar short about a gay man coming out to his parents on Disney+, Disney finally shows signs that they might be willing to embrace sexual inclusivity after nearly a century of exclusion.

Despite enormous and undeniable progress with regard to LGBTQ visibility and equality…