10 Disney Quotes That I've Always Identified With as an LGBTQ+ Person

There's a lot to unpack in The Hunchback of Notre Dame — even the cartoon version — and I definitely did not pick up on the more serious themes as a kid. But now, I see that there are many parallels to the rift and clash between religion and being queer, especially in the song "Out There."

The pious Frollo really hits home that anything different is a disgrace. And later, when Quasimodo sings about what he'd give just to live a day out there, it reminds me of people's straight privilege that they take for granted. Simply holding my wife's hand "out there" in public can be dangerous or warrant stares in certain regions and people don't realize how difficult it can be for same-sex couples.