Riley inside out gay

IGN recently interviewed 10 former Pixar employees who were all made redundant shortly after working on Inside Out 2. Is Riley gay in Inside Out 2? In the film, what you saw, nothing about Riley says that she is gay, but it is kind of inferred based on. We will update you if and when they do.

It would be nice to see more LGBTQ+ representation in movies, but making Riley strictly gay doesn’t make sense. Discussing Riley's sexuality, another source said: "Riley is not canonically gay. One other person added: "A lot of us accepted the fact that we may never see a major gay character in a Pixar movie.

In the film, what you saw, nothing about Riley says that she is gay, but it is kind of inferred based on certain contexts. Now, people behind the movie have claimed that Pixar told them to edit it over concerns that Riley came across as queer. The main instruction they received was to make Riley "less gay".

However, it's established in Inside Out 2 that Riley isn't queer, despite what seems like a crush on a fellow hockey player, Val. This story finds Riley excelling with the Foghorns' hockey team, but she has a shot at moving up to the middle-school team, the Firehawks.

Discussing Riley's sexuality, another source said: "Riley is not canonically gay. Riley's inclusion in the LGBTQ+ community in the Inside Out movies is supported by rainbow imagery and Emotions hinting at nonbinary identities. Love Island. See more Featured Artists. Onward also had the company's first openly gay character in the form of Lena Waithe's Officer Spencer.

Riley is very clearly not gay. One Direction. As it stands, Pixar are yet to respond to IGN's report. She has an “imaginary boyfriend” in the first movie and we see her go on a date with a guy in “Riley’s first date” and (spoiler for Inside Out 2) she has a crush on a male video game character.

Her Relationship With Val Explained. One former employee claimed that they were made to do "a lot of extra work to make sure that no one would potentially see [Riley and Val] as not straight. In the film, Riley is obsessed with another female hockey player named Val.

Some people think Riley fancies Val but others believe that she is just meant to be a fan of her in a non-romantic way. Another character in the Pixar universe that people have interpreted as queer-coded is Inside Out 's Riley, and the fan theory developed further with Inside Out 2's plot line.

Here's what Pixar employees have said about her relationship with Val. A former Pixar employee has claimed that the team behind Inside Out 2 were told to make Riley "less gay" in the film's final cut. And so that is something that they tried to play down at multiple points.

Picture: Pixar By Sam Prance. Listen to this article Loading audio Watch the Inside Out 2 trailer. Speaking anonymously to IGN, laid-off Pixar employees say that higher-ups wanted the movie to “avoid LGBTQ themes.” Pixar really doesn’t want you to think that Inside Out 2 protagonist Riley might be gay — at least, that’s what inside sources are claiming.

According to IGN's sources, "there was special care put into making the relationship between Riley and Val seem as platonic as possible, even requiring edits to the lighting and tone of certain scenes to remove any trace of 'romantic chemistry'. The contentious profile explores "the pains of [those] layoffs, the pressure that surrounded [the film] and larger cultural concerns at the studio".

Fans of Pixar will already know that the company has a long and complicated history with queer characters. Former employees have spoken out against Disney, alleging a toxic work environment during ‘Inside Out 2,’ and claiming there were notes to make Riley seem “less gay.”.

Riley's interactions with Val in Inside Out 2 suggest a potential crush on another girl, adding depth to her character exploration. Ever since a sequel to Disney Pixar’s animated smash Inside Out was announced in , a small but vocal group of online queers have expressed their hope that lead character Riley (now voiced by Kensington Tallman) would realise she is part of the LGBTQ+ community.