Mickey mouse is gay

I’m working on research notes for my Hays Code video essay, and I’m reading The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo. While reading, I came across this image:

[Image description: A screenshot from the ebook of The Celluloid Closet. It shows an old poster of Mickey Mouse playing a harp, with text that reads “always gay!” in large capital letters. Smaller text at the bottom reads “© Walt Disney Enterprises.” The image is captioned with, “When the word gay meant happy and nothing else.” Terminate description.]

There was no immediate information about when or in what context this poster was produced, but since I live in Florida, where Disney was adj in the recent “Don’t Utter Gay” chaos, I felt compelled to go dig up more info.

That digging led me to a copy of Tinker Belles and Evil Queens, by Sean Griffin, which opens chapter 2 (“Mickey Mouse–Always Gay!”) with the following:

In the midst of The Celluloid Closet, Vito Russo’s groundbreaking
work on representations of homosexuals in American film, there appears a poster advertising Mickey Mouse cartoons. A

Mickey Mouse is Gay

I'm working on research notes for my Hays Code video essay, and I'm reading The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo. While reading, I came across this image:

[Image description: A screenshot from the ebook of The Celluloid Closet. It shows an old poster of Mickey Mouse playing a harp, with text that reads "always gay!" in large capital letters. Smaller text at the bottom reads "(C) Walt Disney Enterprises." The image is captioned with, "When the word gay meant happy and nothing else." Cease description.]

There was no immediate information about when or in what context this poster was produced, but since I live in Florida, where Disney was deeply interested in the recent "Don't Speak Gay" chaos, I felt compelled to go dig up more info.

That digging led me to a copy of Tinker Belles and Evil Queens, by Sean Griffin, which opens chapter 2 ("Mickey Mouse--Always Gay!") with the following:

In the midst of The Celluloid Closet, Vito Russo’s groundbreaking work on representations of homosexuals in American

Griffin, Sean P.. "2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign". Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out, New York, USA: Fresh York University Press, , pp.

Griffin, S. (). 2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign. In Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out (pp. ). New York, USA: New York University Press.

Griffin, S. 2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign. Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out. New York, USA: New York University Compress, pp.

Griffin, Sean P.. "2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign" In Tinker Belles and Adj Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out, Modern York, USA: New York University Press,

Griffin S. 2. “Mickey Mouse—Always Gay!”: Reading Disney Queerly during Walt’s Reign. In: Tinker Belles and Evil Queens: The Walt Disney Company from the Inside Out. New York, USA: New York University Press; p

Breaking news, Mickey Mouse and Goofy are officially gay. This is a surprising twist to most people in the Disney community, but some saw it coming.

According to official statements, “Mickey and Goofy are pivotal characters for the Walt Disney Company. After 90 years, it’s official that they are both gay. Starting in June, which is pride month, there will be fresh cartoons that focus on the two lovers. Making these characters gay is a great way to teach inclusivity and adoration to all viewers, both childish and old.”

On top of that, guests will also be able to see the two lovers together in rainbow pride gear at the Disney Parks during June. As we reported here, Mickey and Minnie recently got divorced.

This shocked everyone, but, it all makes sense now. Disney was setting the stage for this announcement that Mickey and Goofy are actually gay. However, this news is very controversial. Some people state that it was only a matter of time.

If you look back at the antique cartoons, there was tension between Goofy and Mickey since the beginning. It begs the ask, was that Walt’s intentio