SJ Longthorne

Thread: Elsa’s sexuality. I realise this is a sensitive topic and I’m happy to hear differing points of view and develop my perspective. Please hear me out, though. 1/

I have two different thoughts about this which kind of exist in parallel, even though they contradict each other. 1. Elsa could be asexual and that’s no less valid than her being a lesbian/bi 2. Do we need to assign her sexuality at all? 2/

Point one. I see a lot of folks disappointed that Elsa wasn’t given a female love interest. Honestly, I thought that’s what we were heading for, what the voice was, and I was hyped for it. I imagine a lot of you were disappointed, and that’s valid. 3/

It occurred to me... what if the reason Elsa wasn’t given a female love interest is because she’s asexual? And why is that considered less valid? Folks were so excited for asexual Parvati — what about asexual Elsa? 4/

And yeah, that’s not explicit. But if Elsa were gay, I don’t think (?? correct me if I’m wrong here) we would insist on her saying ‘Hey I’m gay’ because we could just see her acting romantically towards another woman and it’s nice to normalise that. 5/

For me, Elsa is living the life of an aromantic asexual. We see her actively cringe at the idea of love, but also we just see her... not really thinking about it? It’s normal for her. There’s nothing to announce. And that’s okay. 6/

I agree that we absolutely need prominent LGBTQ+ representation in Disney. But asexuality should be part of that, and why can’t that be Elsa? 7/

I can’t think of much else to add to point one, so for the meantime... onto point two: Isn’t it kinda freeing to have an adult female in Disney who’s not defined by their sexuality whatsoever? 8/