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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

‘Very disheartened’: trans actor speaks out as Disney changes her Pixar character to be cisgender

Win or Lose, which will be Pixar’s first-ever original long-form animated series.
Win or Lose, Pixar’s first-ever original long-form animated series. The upcoming show was set to feature a transgender character voiced by Chanel Stewart, but the character will now be cisgender after Disney removed dialogue referring to her gender identity. Photograph: PIXAR

An upcoming Pixar animated television series will no longer include a transgender teenager after Disney removed dialogue that referenced the character’s gender identity.

Win or Lose, which will begin on Disney+ in February, follows different members of a young mixed gender softball team, the Pickles, in the lead up to their championship game. Voices in the show include comedian Will Forte as the team’s coach, Dan.

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