Pixar’s first original series Win or Lose will be arriving on Disney+ next year—but without a storyline featuring a transgender character. Disney has opted to remove a few lines of dialogue from an episode that seemingly describe and allude to the gender identity of one of the CG-animated show’s characters.

“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” says a Disney spokesperson who declined to share any additional details about the situation.

Hours after this news broke yesterday, Chanel Stewart—who voices the character in question, and who is transgender herself—told Deadline that she was disheartened by this change: “The thought of authentically portraying a transgender teenage girl made me really happy. I wanted to make this for transgender kids like me.” 

Slated to premiere on February 19, Win or Lose is about a middle-school softball team gearing up for a championship and navigating insecurities, helicopter parents and a lovesick umpire. Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates are both pulling double-duty as the writers/directors, and they also have EP credits, along with David Lally, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Lindsey Collins.

The decision to pull this storyline (which was reportedly made “several months ago,” according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter) comes in the wake of a similar situation. In November, it was revealed that Disney had shelved an LGBTQ-focused episode called “The Gatekeeper” from the upcoming second season of superhero series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. This segment revolved around a trans girl named Brooklyn trying to get to a game on time after the rival team’s coach attempts to block her from participating.

When Kidscreen questioned Disney about the Moon Girl situation, a company spokesperson said the move was not tied to the current political climate in the US (meaning the recent re-election of Donald Trump as President) since it had been pulled more than a year ago. “We are very proud of this series,” said this source at the time. “We have a level of care that we take very seriously, and we are respectful of the role parents play in making choices for their children and having discussions on their own timeline,” a sentiment that pretty much parrots the explanation Disney issued regarding Win or Lose. 

Last week, “The Gatekeeper” was among the inaugural honorees of The Velmas, a new awards program created by Chris Nee, Kristi Reed and Jeremy Blacklow’s The Rainbow Project. It was recognized in the category of Best Episode (Period!) That Also Never Saw the Light of Day.

“We created the Velma Awards because we assumed the headwinds would be getting stronger,” says Nee in reaction to the news about the Win Or Lose storyline being pulled. “We didn’t expect to be proven right so quickly, but it’s a reminder that celebrating the people doing the work is so important.”

“I feel like this is Disney choosing the wrong side of history,” Reed adds. “I wish [it] would embrace the unique position of power [it has] to make every child feel seen.”