This Artist is Recreating Disney Characters as Transgender People

This artist reimagines Disney characters as transgender. The moving art series wants Disney to be more inclusive with their animated characters. The artist responsible for the series insists on staying anonymous, but is a member of the trans community and simply goes by ‘Transdisney.’ He was inspired by his own experiences with bullying and the proposed ban on trans people in the military. So he created @trans.disney on Instagram in August 2017 telling NowThis, “It’s my way to fight back. I want to break those clichés to [show] that transgender people also dream of finding love and happiness, and are not second-category humans.” For his process, Transdisney first considers where a character might be on their gender journey. He also includes non-binary and gender fluid reimaginings. The response has been wildly positive from queer people across the world. Transdisney believes that an LGBTQ+ Disney character is in our near future telling NowThis, “We probably need to wait a few more years for a change, and I believe it will bring Disney to the next level.”

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