Pride

Leather daddy Stitch dances to Troye Sivan at Disneyland Pride. Yes, you read that right

Jun 19
Written by Charlie Duncan

Beloved cartoon character Stitch has ‘leathered up’ at Disneyland Pride (@BrianParticelli/ X)

It’s not often that a headline needs repeating, but for clarification: Lilo & Stitch character Stitch has taken part in Disneyland’s Pride celebrations – dressed in leather and dancing to Troye Sivan’s “Rush”.

The latest development in Disney’s relationship with the queer community, following a half-hearted Pride post on behalf of Marvel, a “male” Evil Queen at Walt Disney World and Riley not being a lesbian in Inside Out 2, is Stitch “all leathered up” for a dance party.

Originally posted by X/Twitter user @BrianParticelli, and reposted by Pop Crave, a video of the cartoon character, wearing a leather jacket and biker hat, showed alien Stitch busting his best moves to Sivan’s iconic poppers anthem.

The performance was part of Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite celebrations, at an event called the Ohana Dance Party on Tuesday (18 June), at Disneyland’s Tomorrowland Skyline Terrace.

Stitch can be seen being cheered on by fans – one of whom yells “Daddy” pretty loudly.

Not Stich in leather dancing to @troyesivan’s Rush at @Disneyland Pride. pic.twitter.com/3DeJRPogM8
— Brian Particelli (@BrianParticelli) June 19, 2024

X users were quick to christen the alien “Leather Daddy Stitch”, with one even referring to a certain erotica artist with the phrase: “Not Stitch of Finland.”

Another asked: “How is this a real tweet? What timeline are we in?” A third joked: “I always knew I was related to that little psychotic gay alien.”

Someone else said: “For anyone complaining, technically this is Biker Stitch which has no relation to the leather community except for sheer coincidence.” A pin of Stitch wearing the outfit shows the extra terrestrial wearing the same clothes.