Is Priya Queer? Turning Red May Have Pixar's 2nd LGBTQ+ Character

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Turning Red did many things differently from past Pixar movies, and it might have the studio’s second LGBTQ+ character thanks to Priya, one of Mei’s best friends. Inclusivity and representation of the LGBTQ+ community in film and TV have been highly debated topics in recent years, and even though many writers, directors, and studios have worked towards better representation of this community, there’s still a long way to go. Family-oriented studios like Disney and Pixar have also worked towards this (though not always successfully), and Turning Red might be the latest example of LGBTQ+ representation in a family-friendly movie.

Directed by Domee Shi, Turning Red follows Meilin «Mei» Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who one day discovers that, whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she turns into a giant red panda, but she can turn back if she becomes calm. This transformation is a family curse and it can be contained by performing a special ritual on one specific night, but that night coincides with the concert of Mei’s favorite boy band, and to further complicate everything, Mei also has to deal with her overbearing mother, Ming (Sandra Oh). Luckily for Mei, she counts on the support of her best friends Miriam (Ava Morse), Abby (Hyein Park), and Priya (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan).

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Mei’s friends help her accept her red panda and even use it to get the money they need for the tickets for the concert, and they are Mei’s support system, so much so that just thinking about her friends helped Mei stay calm. Mei is also very supportive of her friends, and the best example there is of this is a brief but very significant scene at Tyler’s