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). “It is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie, ” he said.
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DISNEY PUTS ‘GAY SCENE’ BETY AND THE BEAST
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But was later rtored light of Disney's "Don't Say Gay" ntroversy, when was revealed the pany had donated roughly $200, 000 to Republin policians who supported the bill, which forbids discsns of sexual orient elementary school classrooms.
"Other live-actn Disney films have relegated queer characters to the background, like a blk-and-you'll-miss- kiss between two women "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, " or the "exclively gay moment" of Josh Gad's LeFou dancg wh another man "Bety and the Beast. Updated on June 7th, 2022 by Danielle Bnti: In the wake of Florida's extremely ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" bill and the strong cricism that me om wh The Walt Disney Company for not speakg up, seems like Disney is fally unrstandg out important LGBTQ+ reprentatn is for s fans and s st members. While the word "gay" never is spoken Better Nate Than Ever, the notn that Nate is gay is hted at relentlsly.
IT'S NOT JT FROZEN: MOST DISNEY MOVI ARE PRO-GAY
Phastos is a geni and ventor turned superhero who also happens to be openly gay. Artie Cella is an openly gay character who teracts wh the ma character throughout the new movie that foc on Cella Vil om 101 Dalmatians.
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