Chris Evans is takg a stand agast anyone cricizg “Lightyear” for featurg a gay kiss between two female characters. The actor recently told Rters that film and TV viewers who oppose diversy and more clive on-screen reprentatn are “idts” who will eventually “die off like dosrs.” Evans said ’s important not to pay any attentn […]
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'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS LLS CRICS OF DISNEY PIXAR'S GAY KISSG SCENE ‘IDTS’
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.
Seeg a lovg gay uple a meangful way is important for everybody.”The kiss was ially cut om the movie, but restated after LGBTQ+ employe at Pixar spoke out last March an open letter claimg that Disney rporate executiv had actively censored “overtly gay affectn” s films. Reports prevly revealed that Disney, Pixar’s parent pany, had donated $190,000 support of Florida Republins, weeks before Disney started to nmn the state’s Parental Rights Edutn bill, which forbids discsns of sexual orientatn for stunts krgarten through third gra.“It’s great that ’s back the film,” said Evans, who has an openly gay brother.
It should be more normalized, but I’m glad we are makg those steps.”Producer Galyn Sman said the gay uple Lightyear was never meant to make headl. : 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.