Lightyear: Pixar rtor same-sex kiss followg ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill backlash | The Inpennt

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• O POLêMI BEIJO GAY LIGHTYEAR, RIVADO TOY STORY
• SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
• LIGHTYEAR TERá PRIMEIRO BEIJO GAY DA HISTóRIA DA PIXAR APóS PROTTO FUNCNáRS QUE ALEGAVAM CENSURA
• LIGHTYEAR: PIXAR RTOR SAME-SEX KISS FOLLOWG ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BACKLASH
• LIGHTYEAR: FILME DA PIXAR é BANIDO EM PAíS DO ORIENTE MéD POR BEIJO GAY

O POLêMI BEIJO GAY LIGHTYEAR, RIVADO TOY STORY

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.

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The same-sex kiss first ma headl last month, when Pixar animators spoke out agast Disney an open letter obtaed by Variety, sayg that rporate executiv had mand cuts "om nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn. 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.

SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)

"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. Followg a year marked by turmoil wh s LGBTQ+ fan base and employe, Disney is releasg s first-ever movie that shows a gay kiss.

Lightyear is not the first Disney film to be censored other untri for s pictn of gay characters. After ially refg to ment on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the pany faced a wave of cricism om employe and nsumers. “Nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn is cut at Disney’s beht, regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar, ” their letter read.

Beyond qutng s public stance, fans and employe also cricized Disney for donatg to Florida policians who supported the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Homosexualy is nsired crimal many Middle Eastern untri.

LIGHTYEAR TERá PRIMEIRO BEIJO GAY DA HISTóRIA DA PIXAR APóS PROTTO FUNCNáRS QUE ALEGAVAM CENSURA

But she said filmmakers would not make chang to the has rejected other on-screen pictns of homosexualy the past.

LIGHTYEAR: PIXAR RTOR SAME-SEX KISS FOLLOWG ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BACKLASH

: It was ially cut om the film, then rtored after ternal uproar when was revealed Disney had donated $200, 000 to Republin policians who supported Florida's “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which forbids discsns of sexual orientatn elementary school Chris Evans' Buzz is more fantastic than plastic Pixar's spiffy 'Lightyear'The iendship between Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Chris Evans) and his manr Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) is at the heart of "Lightyear.

LIGHTYEAR: FILME DA PIXAR é BANIDO EM PAíS DO ORIENTE MéD POR BEIJO GAY

': Chris Evans on 'Lightyear, ' playg bad guys and beg 'a romantic person'In March, the kiss was rtored after Pixar animators spoke out agast Disney  an open letter obtaed by Variety, sayg executiv had mand cuts "om nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn. Playg a character like Alisha a high-profile movie the wake of “Don’t Say Gay” and other siar legislatn “means everythg, ” Aduba adds.

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 . Afal, o longa traz o primeiro beijo gay da Pixar.