That character is Ethan Cla, and he's voiced by out gay edian and actor Jaboie Young-Whe.
Contents:
- ‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
- HERE'S HOW 'STRANGE WORLD' TRODUC THE FIRST OUT GAY TEENAGER A DISNEY ANIMATED FILM: 'IT WAS A BETIFUL THG TO BE A PART OF'
- DISNEY'S FIRST FILM FEATURG OPENLY GAY MA CHARACTER FLOPS AT BOX OFFICE
- PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ARRIV MOVG DISNEY+ SHORT FILM
‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
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HERE'S HOW 'STRANGE WORLD' TRODUC THE FIRST OUT GAY TEENAGER A DISNEY ANIMATED FILM: 'IT WAS A BETIFUL THG TO BE A PART OF'
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DISNEY'S FIRST FILM FEATURG OPENLY GAY MA CHARACTER FLOPS AT BOX OFFICE
While this character is fun and entertag to watch, some might argue that this is a fairly cliche terpretatn of what gay men are actually like. Bex puts a ser damper on Andi and her iends' fun which tak a toll on her first year as a Goodman, one of Andi's bt iends, ma history as the first Disney character to ever say the words "I'm gay, " out loud on televisn.
Typilly, if gay characters were reprented at all, their sexual orientatn was merely implied and not voiced.
PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ARRIV MOVG DISNEY+ SHORT FILM
The dispirg explanatn uld be that Disney, fearg uproar om all matters of the right, has chewed any big promo s more homogeno films receive. Strange World was never sted to be a hot button issue wh anti-gay, racist, fossil fuel-lovg punds.