The Unsung History of Circu Parti, Where Gay Men Seek Sex and Freedom

Contents:

• LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN
• ‘SHAMELS’: ARE IAN AND MICKEY GAY REAL LIFE? A LOOK AT THEIR OFF-SCREEN RELATNSHIPS
• THE UNSUNG HISTORY OF CIRCU PARTI, WHERE GAY MEN SEEK SEX AND FREEDOM
• GAY MICKEY
• TOM HOLLAND’S THE CROWD ROOM GAY SEX SCENE SPARKS APPALLG HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH

LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN

This uproar is largely rponse to Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s announcement, followg backlash om LGBTQ activists, that the pany would no longer support new Florida legislatn that crics have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Nohels, opposn to what has been viewed as Disney’s poal of LGBTQ issu, or phg a “gay agenda, ” dat back to the 1990s, when right-wg Christian groups lled for boytts of the pany over Gay Days, an unofficial Disney theme parks event for queer people and their fai. (The outrage was even more ironic nsirg that Disney has never officially sanctned Gay Days, or even formally acknowledged their existence.

While the pany has flirted wh troducg openly gay characters mastream stud films, the screen time of such characters has been signifintly rced followg immense backlash.

‘SHAMELS’: ARE IAN AND MICKEY GAY REAL LIFE? A LOOK AT THEIR OFF-SCREEN RELATNSHIPS

Ined, was only after the uproar over the Don’t Say Gay bill that a prevly-cut same-sex kiss the upg release Lightyear was put back to the film.

In light of the Don’t Say Gay bill, the pump was primed for the far right to tra nspiracy theori about Disney. In light of the Don’t Say Gay bill, the pump was primed for the far right to tra nspiracy theori about Disney — even though, as recently as jt a few weeks ago, Chapek had said a leaked ternal memo that he did not plan to publicly oppose or support the bill to beg wh. Followg public outrage and walkouts om LGBTQ employe, Chapek reversed his stance and announced the pany’s “goal” would be to move for the repeal of the Don’t Say Gay bill, unleashg a barrage of outrage agast the pany.

THE UNSUNG HISTORY OF CIRCU PARTI, WHERE GAY MEN SEEK SEX AND FREEDOM

A tongue--cheek ment by Disney Televisn Animatn executive producer Latoya Ravene, who said the meetg the pany has been welg to her “not-at-all secret gay agenda, ” also prompted revulsn parents primed to view Disney as a vehicle for left-wg doctratn.

The actors playg the clever clock each film are both gay! David Ogn Stiers, om the first movie and s sequels, me out 2009, sayg that he was gay and “very proud to be so. Ian McKellen, om the remake, me out as gay over 30 years ago, sayg of the experience, “Life at last begs to make sense, when you are open and hont.

" He ially refed to nfirm or ny the assumptns about his sexualy, claimg that if people knew that he was gay, would e them to view his characters differently.

GAY MICKEY

He put mors to rt an terview wh the Advote 2010, referrg to himself as a “gay guy.

Raya and the Last Dragon has sparked nversatn the gay muny due to Raya’s ambiguo sexualy and the actrs's queer dg. While Kristoff p for Anna, Groff himself only has ey for men, which he nfirmed 2009, to a reporter who asked if he was gay. She ma history when the tular character of her s Ellen me out around the same time as the real Ellen, makg her the first person to say, “I’m gay, ” on a s.

TOM HOLLAND’S THE CROWD ROOM GAY SEX SCENE SPARKS APPALLG HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH

Cocintally, both he and Lane happen to be gay!

Eichner is currently sgle, but he is set to star a Universal gay rom- to be released next summer.

Cys has always been a big advote for the gay muny, and she first began to have same sex feelgs at age 14.

The voice st offers addnal diversy, as featur a gay man, Graham Norton, who plays Moonwd, a spirual sign spner. Norton didn’t know any gay people when he was growg up, which ma difficult for him to accept his sexualy.

After g out 2013, she has said that she don’t want to be lled gay.