Petition to reinstate transgender storyline in Disney Pixar’s Win or Lose gets thousands of signatures

A petition started to encourage Disney Pixar to reintroduce a transgender storyline cut from its upcoming series Win or Lose has amassed thousands of signatures in just over a day.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Pixar’s new animated series Win or Lose, which follows a school softball team as they prepare for a big game, was originally meant to include a transgender character.

The young student, to be voiced 18-year-old trans actress Chanel Stewart, was seemingly set to have scenes in which they struggled with gender dysphoria.

Yet in a statement, Disney confirmed that the storyline had been cut as “many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline”.

The character will remain in the series, which is set for

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