Although recent movies like Odd World, Onward, and Lightyear have featured gay characters, Disney used to throw up quite a few hoops when it came to showing the LGBT community. in their accomplishments. Indeed, the writers of a well-known children’s series on Disney Plus have revealed that the studio does not allow any of its protagonists to have a romantic relationship with a person of the same sex.
The Disney Channel series that could have had an LGBT protagonist
Selena Gomez’s character in Wizards of Waverly Place was about to go bisexual. The series premiered in 2007 and followed members of the Russo family in New York, trying to live normal lives despite their magical powers. The series was very popular, with 4 seasons which ended in 2012.
In an interview with TVLine, series creator David Murrieta revealed that Selena Gomez’s character Alex might have a girlfriend. Murrieta recalled that the rogue mage Stevie was created as a potential romance for Alex. The creator also said that at that time it was not possible to get something like this on Disney Channel.
- “I wish I could have played more with what was pretty obvious to a lot of us, which was the relationship between Stevie and Alex… We couldn’t do it at the time, but it was pretty clear to all of us what that relationship was.. It would have been fun. We got as close as possible. We were very close. It was more or less there.”
Selena Gomez’s last job with Disney
With curiosity, Selena Gomez has succeeded in representing a bisexual person within Disney. The actress is working on the crime comedy series Only Murders in the Building. In the second season of this production, her character Mabel had a relationship with the owner of an art gallery, portrayed by Cara Delevingne. Only Murders in the Building has become one of Disney Plus’ biggest hits and has already been renewed for a third season.