Disney’s Zootopia 2, recently released on Disney+, is reigniting conversations about LGBTQ+ representation in the franchise. Fans initially speculated that Nibbles Maplestick, voiced by lesbian comedian Fortune Feimster, would be “Disney’s first openly gay character.” However, the film does not explicitly confirm the character’s sexuality. The franchise already includes two confirmed gay characters—Bucky and Pronk Oryx-Antlerson. The pair returns in Zootopia 2. However, Zootopia 2 has once again prompted attention to the LGBTQ+ representation within Disney films.
