Pixar reveals first gay main character in moving short film, Out
Film portrays a man’s struggle to come out to his parents as he moves into his boyfriend’s house
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Your support makes all the difference.Pixar has unveiled its first gay main character in new short film Out, which was released this week.
The studio, owned by Disney, premiered the film on the Disney+ streaming service through its SparkShorts series.
The film follows the story of a man named Greg, who is happy to be moving in with his boyfriend, Manuel, but is worried about his parents coming to help, as they don’t know that he’s gay.
With the help of some fairy god-pets – a dog and a cat – Greg trades bodies with his dog, Jim.
As he tries to hide evidence of his relationship from his mum, he realises that there’s nothing to hide.
The “heartwarming tale” was announced by Disney+ on its Twitter account, along with the trailer.
It was written and directed by Steven Clay Hunter, and produced by Max Sachar.
Pixar's feature film Onward became the first to include an LGBT+ role with cyclops police officer Spector (voiced by Lena Waithe), who mentions her girlfriend in a brief scene.
See our guide to the original content on Disney+ here.
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