The 20 Gayest Disney Characters, Ranked

As one of The Gays, I feel obligated to do this.

20. Cogsworth, Beauty and the Beast

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Go ahead and tell me this man is straight. Really, please try. I'll wait.

19. Lumiere, Beauty and the Beast

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1000% in a secret relationship with Lumiere. Try to find the lie.

18. Merida, Brave

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Let's face it: Merida is the OG butch lesbian.

17. The Seven Dwarves

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Look, they all moved into a small house in the middle of the woods with their boyfriends (Grumpy, Doc, and Dopey were absolutely in a polyamorous relationship, but that's for another time). I mean, these guys are literally cottagecore gays.

16. Rapunzel, Tangled

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She literally says that she's got someone in her closet while looking in the mirror. I mean, I would 100% do that if I were in that story.*

*Please note that I would then burst out laughing because gay puns are the best kind of humor.*

15. Belle, Beauty and the Beast

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I don't know about you, but I don't know any straight girl that would rather settle down with a good book than flirt (which is unfortunate, as books are awesome, but it's true).

14. Scar, The Lion King

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No straight person is this dramatic. As a kid, I would be like, "I relate to Scar because I, too, am surrounded by idiots." Well, I was right, but...it was more because I was just really gay.

13. Mulan, Mulan

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Did I say Merida was the OG butch lesbian? Maybe not. Okay, she still is, but she's definitely tied with Mulan.

12. Prince Eric, The Little Mermaid

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He only wanted to kiss Ariel because of peer pressure! And he certainly didn't seem interested in starting again when he made sure she was okay.

11. Anna, Frozen

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Look, we always talk about Elsa, and for good reason (more on that later). But what about our femme queen Anna? I mean, she literally chose to have a crush on a guy just to have a boyfriend. That's comphet, my friends.

10. Oaken, Frozen

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Frozen is really a treasure mine of LGBTQ+ characters. This one is basically canon. Remember the blonde guy in the hot tub? Yeah, it's speculated that's his husband.

9. Li Shang, Mulan

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An actual bicon. He looked at Mulan the same way when he thought she was a boy as when he knew she was a girl.

8. Hades, Hercules

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I shouldn't need to explain this one.

7. Pocahontas, Pocahontas

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She doesn't paint with one of the colors of the wind, she paints with all of them.

6. Ursula, Little Mermaid

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Look, she was literally based off a drag queen.

5. Timon, The Lion King

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Literally ran off, found a husband, and raised a child with him.

4. Honeymaren, Frozen 2

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She's Elsa's girlfriend. There's no other way to put it.

3. Genie, Aladdin

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"I've been stuck in a lamp for two thousand years" is the early 20th-century equivalent of "I've been stuck in the closet" for sure.

2. Pumbaa, The Lion King

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See the reasoning for Timon.

1. Elsa, Frozen

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Come on. You knew this had to be first.