A disgruntled Disney fan is asking the media giant to create their first-ever gay character via social networking site, Facebook.
Anna Temby, creator of the Disney Needs To Create A Lead Gay Character! group, already has the support of 500 people and is hoping that it eventually has similar clout to the infamous Rage Against The Machine forum, which saw the band beat X Factor's Joe McElderry to Number 1.
Temby's group comes as Disney release The Princess and The Frog - their first film with a lead black character.
"It's taken over 80 years for Disney to create a black princess
protagonist, let's not wait another 80 years for a gay lead character," she said.
"There
are already so many gay undertones in Disney films and characters who
most definitely aren't straight (*cough*) like Ryan from High School Musical,
let's not beat about the bush and openly have a film with a gay lead."
But not everyone supports it. One Facebook user, Matthew Power, wrote: "It's
not equality, it's nit-picking. Disney films are great as they are,
they are not there to deal with sexual themes or social problems (i'm
not saying homosexuality is a social problem by the way) - I'm saying
that they are there for the entertainment of very young children, not
sexually aware teenagers or adults."