No, Moana isn’t Disney’s ‘first trans princess’ in Moana 2

Right-wingers were up in arms over a report that Moana would be Disney’s ‘first trans princess’ in Moana 2 – but it was all a hoax. 

Word started to spread In December 2023 that Moana was to become the House of Mouse’s “first transgender princess”, but the report originated from Mouse Trap News, a satirical website that publishes jokey fabricated stories about Disney. 

The story claimed that Moana would team up with shape-shifting demi-god Maui “again to find her true self” in Moana 2, which arrives in UK cinemas on Friday (29 November).

The hero would supposedly begin her transition halfway through the movie and become Kai, sharing “his new male identity with his family and friends on the island”. 

The satirical blog post claimed the island of Motunui, which was originally

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