Disney has stirred controversy in recent years with its depictions of homosexuality in animated features for children, and now the iconic Mickey Mouse ears are available in a gay theme.
Exclusive to Disney World and Disneyland shops, "Mickey Mouse Rainbow Love," selling for $17.99, can be customized with the wearer's name in rainbow embroidery at an additional cost, according to the website Hornet, reported Christian News.
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A social-media post with a photo of the Mickey Mouse ears said: "Disney World got gay ears and I need to get them just to [vulgarity] off old religious people."
A Disney representative told the Huffington Post the company offers "a wide range of merchandise items that appeal to guests of diverse backgrounds."
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Last October, the Disney Channel teen series "Andi Mack" featured a "coming out scene" for one of its main male characters, noted Christian News.
WND reported in August the Disney Junior channel show "Doc McStuffins" featured a family headed by two lesbian "moms." The show targets preschoolers and young children, and its website features child-friendly video games and print-out coloring pages.
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Disney also announced last year that its new "Beauty and the Beast" movie would feature a gay character.
In March, a Planned Parenthood affiliate tweeted that what the world needs is "a disney princess who's had an abortion" and is "pro-choice."
