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Disney characters reimagined as queer

By Raziel Reid • August 7, 2014 6:33 pm EDT

Profanity Pop is an exhibit running at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles by artist José Rodolfo Loaiza that portrays classic Disney characters as queer.

Ursula is Divine, Snow White’s stepmother is a Madonna “queen,” and Bambi’s mama is in a three-way with a bisexual stag who gives as good as he gets . . .

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