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Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series

The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February.

A spokesperson for Disney confirmed that the story arc was removed and provided the following statement to THR: “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline.” President-elect Donald Trump, who won in a sweeping victory last month, has routinely criticized Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, and it’s been widely reported that a number of businesses have started to pull back on DEI programming, a trend that underrepresented groups fear will only continue. Win or Lose was initially set to debut this month but ended up swapping dates with Pixar’s other original animated series Dream Productions, which is based on the character of Riley from Inside Out, in an order to capitalize on the movie sequel’s success.

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