Pixar has hinted that future films will include “all genders”, prompting excited speculation that an animated non-binary character could be on their way.
Disney has seen baby steps of progress when it comes to LGBT+ representation over the past few years, with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featuring a minor same-sex kiss, and Pixar film Onward and Marvel film Avengers: Endgame both briefly alluding to same-sex relationships.
The studio only revealed its first openly gay central character earlier this year in the heartwarming Disney Pixar short Out, that follows a queer man as he tries to work up the courage to open up to his parents when they come to visit.
While Out received a fair amount anti-LGBT+ backlash, it seems Pixar could be ignoring the homophobes and moving on to non-binary representation.