'Onward' movie to feature Disney's first openly LGBTQ animated character, voiced by Lena Waithe
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Disney's "Onward" is set to feature an openly LGBTQ animated character to be voiced by actress Lena Waithe.
The character, a purple cyclops, will be a police officer who references her girlfriend when she pulls over a driver that was distracted by his girlfriend's kids, according to Slate.
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"My girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out," the character, Officer Specter, reportedly says.
While Waithe is portraying the first animated character to be openly LGBTQ, Disney has featured a few other LGBTQ characters in their live-action films.
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"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" featured a same-sex kiss between two soldiers while "Beauty and the Beast" portrayed LeFou as gay.
"Onward" stars Tom Holland and Chris Pratt as brothers who embark on a quest to magically resurrect their father for a day.
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The cast also features Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Tracey Ullman and Ali Wong. The film hits theaters on Friday, March 6.