Transgender actor speaks out after Disney cuts trans storyline from Pixar’s Win or Lose

The transgender actress who voiced a trans character cut from Disney Pixar’s animated series Win or Lose has said she is “very disheartened” by the situation.

Yesterday (17 December) it was revealed that dialogue revolving around a character’s transgender identity would be cut from the upcoming series, which focuses on a school softball team prepping for a big game.

The character will remain in the show, but they will be portrayed as a straight, cisgender girl, with no reference to gender identity or sexuality.

Reflecting on Disney’s decision to pull the storyline, 18-year-old actress Chanel Stewart told Deadline that trans people “deserve to be heard” through media representation.

“I was very disheartened,” Stewart said of how she felt when she was contacted by Disney with the news earlier this week.

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