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FAIRYTALE ENDINGS?

or self-identified “Disney Gays,” there’s no happier place than within the comfortable confines of a Disney theme park. Donning sequinemblazoned mouse ears while being surrounded by nostalgic sounds and the inviting smell of warm churros (plus underappreciated Mickey pretzels) is heaven for fun-loving queer folks who want to forget life’s troubles in the lands of “yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy.” But as with things in recent years, a rising tide of antigay and anti-trans sentiment (and legislation) has crept between the cracks

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