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'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS LLS CRICS OF DISNEY PIXAR'S GAY KISSG SCENE ‘IDTS’

Me unr fire for s ial silence regardg a Florida bill rtrictg classroom discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty — dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by crics. Durg the tumult, Pixar employe lled out Disney executiv for cuttg “nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn” om the animatn stud’s films. While there have been blk-and-you’ll-miss- queer moments prev Pixar outgs — the lbian uple Fdg Dory, for example -— ’s long sce time for a proment gay character or two one of the stud’s films.

"Lightyear" actor Chris Evans, who plays the tular role Walt Disney’s new Pixar movie, has rpond to crics who say the film’s kissg scene between two female characters ph a pro-gay agenda. (Getty Imag)"Every time there’s been social advancement as we wake up, the Amerin story, the human story is one of nstant social awakeng and growth and that’s what mak good, " Evans 'S SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATURES FIRST GAY MAIN CHARACTERThe ment as some crics of the film have argued the cisn to clu LGBTQ reprentatn and a scene wh a gay married uple kissg a film marketed to children was on-screen kiss tak place between Hawthorne, a female lead voiced by Uzo Aduba, and another female, PIXAR'S 'LIGHTYEAR' SEES SAME-SEX KISS RESTORED AMID CONTROVERSY WITH QUEER CHARACTER: REPORTIt was reportedly removed om the film earlier this year, amid ntroversy over Disney’s quietns over Florida’s "Don’t Say Gay" bill that barred nversatns about LGBTQ inty K-12 classrooms, Variety reported March of this year, cg "a source close to the productn.

'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS RPONDS TO CRICS OF THE PIXAR MOVIE'S GAY KISS SCENE: 'THOSE PEOPLE ARE IDTS'

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERIt will not be shown the Uned Arab Emirat or Malaysia, due to the on-screen gay kiss. Disney and Pixar have received substantial attentn over the past months after employe alleged that rporate executiv cut “nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn” recent films, “regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar. Ron DeSantis’ ntroversial “Parental Rights Edutn” bill, or, as many lled , the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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Strange World, g this November, will feature the first-ever gay teen romance, and Disney+ currently boasts an entire “pri” llectn on s streamg service. The untry censors nearly all homosexualy film and televisn, and has banned Disney films the past. That cisn followed Disney’s most recent statement agast Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn bill, alternatively known as the “Don’t Say Gay” employe shared their disagreement wh the bill when was first announced, but pany learship held back om lobbyg agast .

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