Pride Month is almost upon us and as is now customary, Disney has unveiled its annual Pride collection of merchandise.
Previous Pride designs have proved hugely popular, so the corporation yesterday unveiled a big collection of new items. They include not just the Disney brand but also Star Wars and Pixar (owned by Disney).
The new collection includes T-shirts, fans (“perfect for a little shade” according to a press statement), face masks, cap, bags, hoodie, joggers, phone covers, pins, Pop! Vinyl figures, slide sandals, socks, leggings, and much more.
The Walt Disney Co. is proud of its LGBTQ-friendly credentials. It once again scored the top mark of 100 on the Human Right Campaign’s annual Corporate Equality Index earlier this year (an index of major businesses according to how LGBTQ-friendly there are).
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A portion of the profits from Disney’s Pride collection will go to organizations supporting LGBTQ people around the world, including GSLEN in the US, Diversity Role Models in the UK, Minus 18 in Australia, and trans organization ARELAS in Spain, among others.
Given its position as a global, entertainment behemoth, some in the community think the corporation still has some way to go in including more LGBTQ representation on screen – particularly in its beloved animation work. However, Disney fans are generally loving the new Pride collection for its range, and for offering choice beyond just the original, six-stripe Pride flag.
Merch doesn’t fix Disney’s problem w/ #LGBTQ representation. But someone made the call on these pins and that was a good call.
🌈 FIRST merch w/ the #Transgender Pride flag, #Bisexual flag & #Lesbian flag.
🌈 FIRST use of the Philadelphia 8-stripe #Pride flag w/ black & brown. pic.twitter.com/zPoTRijcGO
— Deanne Revel (@deannerevel) May 3, 2021
Disney also owns Marvel, which recently announced a Pride collection of Captain America comics for June.
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The Disney Pride collection is available in North America and Japan now and will be on sale in Europe later this month, with the promise of further items being released in June. Check out some more of the collection below.
Harley
Why you didn’t provide a link to purchase said merchandise is beyond me.
jayceecook
LMAO
You must be new to buying from Disney’s online store.
NJCHIP
Ummm. Before you start getting your panties all bunched up, look before you speak!
The link is right at the start of the story. The Pride collection. Is the link silly Queen!
Heywood Jablowme
Expect an outraged protest from “One Million Moms”… all two dozen of them!
Mack
You’re giving them too much credit for their numbers.
mailliw110
Most people don’t know, but the Mom group is run by a man.
Fahd
I don’t need any more merchandise myself, but these look like they’d make great gift items. I’m glad a portion is going to charities; Although some new minimum wage laws are helping in California, I wish an additional amount were designated for higher pay for all of Disney’s cast members, employees, many of whom are gay.
radiooutmike
Love that BB-8 shirt!
Also ears and fans please!
Kangol2
This really looks like an ad instead of a news article, Queerty.
mailliw110
If you haven’t noticed, news shows are full of “news” stories that are really just free adverts. Like when some major hamburger chain announces a new menu item.
Hillers
Did I miss a memo? Disney is now openly acknowledging their gay fans? It only makes sense as where there’s cash to be made and all, but last I checked, the Disney gay day red t-shirt thing was unofficial.