Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced Dory in the film, confirms the new Pixar sequel will include an LGBTQ character.

During an interview on USA Today, TV host and voice actress Ellen DeGeneres revealed that a transgender character will be featured in the upcoming Pixar movie Finding Dory.

Ellen said that there’s a stingray in the movie who will later change sex. “There’s a stingray that’s becoming sting-Rhonda, so there’s a trans-sting in the movie”.

The question was addressed to Ellen after the latest trailer of the movie appears to show a girl with parents that are both women, sparkling suggestion that the film could mark a progressive milestone in Pixar’s history. The pair of women can be seen at 1:05-1:10 of the trailer.

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However, Ellen admitted that she was unaware of the couple and said that she’s not sure. But she’s certain about the stingray turning into sting-Rhonda. Finding Dory director Andrew Stanton recently said of the pair in the trailer, "They can be whatever you want them to be".

The speculation comes amid calls for Disney to include gay and LGBT characters in their films. Earlier this month, the Twitter hashtag #giveElsaAGirlfriend called on Disney to include a lesbian relationship in the upcoming sequel to Frozen.

The campaigns have also spread to live action films in the Disney canon, with the emergence of #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend - which called for a gay relationship in upcoming Marvel films.

The first openly-gay character in a mainstream animated movie is Mitch from 2012’s ParaNorman.

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