A new comedic drama from the Disney Channel will include a story line about a gay character coming out.
Disney Channel’s Andi Mack is making history with the network’s first story line about a gay character coming out.
The comedic drama from Lizzie McGuire creator Terri Minsky follows 13-year-old Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) as she navigates her early teens. In the Season 2 premiere, airing at 8 p.m. Friday night, Andi’s friend Cyrus (Joshua Rush) will begin his coming-out journey.
Disney has introduced gay characters before: Beauty and the Beast made headlines earlier this year for featuring an openly gay LeFou, and Disney XD’s animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil made history in its second season with Disney’s first same-sex kiss.
Other Disney franchises, such as High School Musical , have alluded to gay characters. But Andi Mack , which became a network hit after its April debut, is the first Disney franchise to centre a storyline on a major character coming out as gay.
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