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===Villains===
{{further|Sissy|Disney villains}}
[[File:Divine-by-origa.jpg|thumb|[[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]]'s character in ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' was inspired by the [[drag queen]] [[Divine (performer)|Divine]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pdCrF4JxKDIC |title = From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture |journal = Indiana University Press |language = en |year = 1995|isbn = 0253209781 }}</ref>]]
Because of the Hays Code, positive portrayals of homosexual characters were barred, and the only characters in fiction that could be perceived as homosexuals had evil roles and were punished throughout the work.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://filmicmag.com/2015/08/01/from-sissies-to-secrecy-the-evolution-of-the-hays-code-queer/ |title = From Sissies to Secrecy: The Evolution of the Hays Code Queer |journal = Filmic Magazine |language = en |date = 1 August 2015}}</ref> Thus, [[villain]]s became noted in particular to have [[Effeminacy|effeminate]] characteristics, behaviors or gestures that could be perceived as [[LGBT|LGBTQ]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.periodicos.ulbra.br/index.php/txra/article/view/1181 |title = O vilão desviante: Uma leitura sociocultural pela perspectiva de gênero de Scar em O Rei Leão |journal = Revista de Educação e Letras |language = pt |year = 2014|volume = 16 |issue = 32 |last1 = Santos |first1 = Caynnã de Camargo }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://www.gaymer.es/es/2018/10/villano-afeminado/ |title = La problemática del villano afeminado |journal = Gaymer |language = es |date = 13 October 2018}}</ref> Disney characters have attracted attention because their films are popular among children.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://thetempest.co/2020/06/04/entertainment/disney-villains-gay-queer-coding/ |title = Wait a second, are all Disney villains gay? |journal = The Tempest |language = en |date = 4 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://elpais.com/babelia/2021-05-28/los-villanos-de-disney-salen-del-armario.html |title = Los villanos de Disney salen del armario |journal = El País |language = es |date = 28 May 2021}}</ref> Examples include:
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