The character, played by Josh Gad, is part of a 'watershed moment' for Disney. Director Bill Condon said: 'It is an exclively gay moment a Disney movie'. Gaston is played by Le Evans.
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- DISNEY BREAKS NEW GROUND WH GAY SCENE 'BETY AND THE BEAST'
- GAY ORLANDO
- DISNEY PUTS ‘GAY SCENE’ BETY AND THE BEAST
- IT'S NOT JT FROZEN: MOST DISNEY MOVI ARE PRO-GAY
DISNEY BREAKS NEW GROUND WH GAY SCENE 'BETY AND THE BEAST'
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When news outlets reported that The Walt Disney Company donated money to legislators who supported Florida’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney CEO Bob Chapek sent an ternal memo to the pany sayg Disney would still “unequivolly” support s LGBTQ employe. In 2017, director Bill Condon, who is gay himself, told Attu Magaze that his versn of Bety and the Beast, Gaston’s henchman LeFou (Josh Gad) would have a csh on Gaston (Le Evans).
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DISNEY PUTS ‘GAY SCENE’ BETY AND THE BEAST
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IT'S NOT JT FROZEN: MOST DISNEY MOVI ARE PRO-GAY
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