Why Many Disney Songs Sound So Queer | Dreamsounds

Why is the LGBT community so drawn to Disney music?
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A special thanks to John McDermott for his insight and help in making this video!

Gilbert Baker's quote about the Rainbow Flag: https://gilbertbaker.com/rainbow-flag...

Musical Theatre Mash's videos on "I Want" songs:    • I Want Songs (Part 1) – The Characters  

"Our Love is Here to Stay" by John B. Kenrick: https://www.musicals101.com/ourlove.htm

More information on the development of musical theater:

More information on intersectionality and queer experience: https://time.com/5560575/intersection...

"Queercoding in Disney Villain Songs":    • Queercoding in Disney Villain Songs | Drea...  
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MUSIC USED:

Jose Benjamin Escobar, "Iberia Book I" by Isaac Albeniz:
https://josebenjamin.bandcamp.com/tra...

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OTHER SOURCES:

Kevin Clarke, "'Emerging From The Closet Of Representation': Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage On The Musical Theater Stage": http://operetta-research-center.org/h...

Disney films referenced in order of appearance: Frozen (2013), Hercules (1997), Moana (2016), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Little Mermaid (1989), Mulan (1998)

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