'Onward' movie to feature Disney's first openly LGBTQ animated character, voiced by Lena Waithe

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Officer Specter — Photo: Walt Disney Pictures

Lena Waithe has been tapped by Disney to voice the studio’s first openly LGBTQ+ character.

Disney's "Onward" is set to feature an openly LGBTQ animated character to be voiced by actress Lena Waithe. The character, a purple cyclops, will be a police officer who references her girlfriend when she pulls over a driver that was distracted by his girlfriend's kids, according to Slate.

“It’s a modern fantasy world and we want to represent the modern world"

It's a new era for Disney: Its new Pixar film Onward features its first animated openly LGBTQ character. Meet Officer Specter, a cyclops police officer voiced by gay Emmy-winning Master of None actress and screenwriter Lena Waithe.

Lena Waithe will voice the first openly gay character in an animated Disney film.

Lena Waithe will voice the first openly gay character in an animated Disney film.

Lena Waithe will voice the first openly gay character in an animated Disney film.