The Internet Really Wants Disney To #GiveElsaAGirlfriend

4 May 2016, 16:12 | Updated: 19 November 2018, 14:33

By Katie Louise-Smith

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Dear Disney, you up for it? 'Cause we are!

Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Frozen 2, the sequel to - lol, you guessed it - Frozen was announced sometime last year and fans have recently been campaigning for Disney to include a pretty huge LGBT storyline.

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Twitter user Alexis Isabel created the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend at the beginning of May. After a few days, the conversation had been blown wide open, with supporters from all over the world piling even more pressure on Disney to deliver the goods.

I hope Disney makes Elsa a lesbian princess imagine how iconic that would be
— Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez) May 1, 2016

Dear @Disney, #GiveElsaAGirlfriend
— Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez) May 1, 2016

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Alexis wrote a really great essay for MTV about why she started the hashtag, where she explains that "many in the LGBT community view this movie as a metaphor for the experience of coming out and accepting who you are." The thought of having strong and independent Elsa ultimately ending up in a classic Disney boy-girl love story didn't sit well with her or her followers.

And when it went viral, Twitter was soooo down for it.

Love is an open door. That door should be open to everyone, not just straight people. #GiveElsaAGirlfriend @Disney @DisneyPixar
— Annie was queenvives (@bivanessaives) May 1, 2016

#GiveElsaAGirlfriend Okay... but just imagine... a biracial queer princess couple. DISNEY IM SO DOWN pic.twitter.com/dszRwOdqB0
— khaleesi (@thelibrawitch) May 1, 2016

#GiveElsaAGirlfriend because LGBT kids deserve to know that there is nothing wrong with them
— jeffrey marsh (@thejeffreymarsh) May 1, 2016

#GiveElsaAGirlfriend normalising a f/f relationship will help queer young kids accept & understand their sexuality, that rep is so important
— tammy (@octaviabIake) May 1, 2016

Making a kids movie with a queer character won't make your kids gay it will teach them that love comes in many forms #GiveElsaAGirlfriend
— jade || 78 (@DROPDEADDlXON) May 1, 2016

Frozen director Chris Buck already dropped a few hints on what might happen in Frozen 2. “We will tackle other issues that, I think, are out there today that boys and girls, men and women, are dealing with. I think we’re very aware of what is happening in society.” he told MTV News.

#GiveElsaAGirlfriend
Because I want this:

Kid: so you have two mommies?
my kid: yes
Kid: so like Elsa & ___
my kid: yes
Kid: that's cool!
— chelsea (@McDebnam) May 1, 2016