Disney's 'Better Nate Than Ever' director Tim Ferle discsed the movie's LGBTQ them amid 'Don't Say Gay' bill ntroversy.
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- 'BETTER NATE THAN EVER' GIV GAY KIDS WHO LOVE BROADWAY A CHANCE TO FEEL SEEN
- BETTER NATE THAN EVER BOASTS LGBTQ REPRENTATN - BUT DISNEY STILL WON’T SAY GAY
- ‘BETTER NATE THAN EVER’ DIRECTOR TIM FERLE ON CRAFTG A DISNEY MOVIE WH LGBTQ THEM THE ERA OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LEGISLATN
'BETTER NATE THAN EVER' GIV GAY KIDS WHO LOVE BROADWAY A CHANCE TO FEEL SEEN
At the height of Disney's ntroversy over the "Don't Gay Say" bill, still released a film about a gay character whout ever sayg the word. * is nate gay from better nate than ever *
“I also wasn’t sure if a fay film wh a gay protagonist would get ma, hontly. ’ And that was such a no-no, bee for me, a central aspect of growg up was the realizatn of my future as a gay person, which was so tied to my inty as a young theater kid. (The character nfintly intifi as gay 2018’s “Nate Expectatns, ” the third book the seri.
BETTER NATE THAN EVER BOASTS LGBTQ REPRENTATN - BUT DISNEY STILL WON’T SAY GAY
* is nate gay from better nate than ever *
David Lee/DisneyStill, as several outlets have poted out, the movie arriv as Disney is facg a wave of backlash for s checkered rponse to Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn ― or “Don’t Say Gay” ― law. The Daily Beast picked up on the film’s seemgly spic timg, praisg “Nate” as “the most gay-posive and enuragg youth programmg that Disney has ever released, ” before notg: “And is g out at the most bizarre time. Better Nate Than Ever Boasts LGBTQ Reprentatn - But Disney Still Won’t Say Gay.
At the height of Disney's ntroversy over the "Don't Gay Say" bill, still released a film about a gay character whout ever sayg the word. Disney has gotten to some ntroversy lately over s flip-floppg stance on Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, but spe that, still released s movie Better Nate Than Ever—a film directly about a gay teenager fdg his place the world—whout any character ever once utterg the word "gay.
It was a big al when word got out that Disney's Jungle Cise would be s first major motn picture to feature a leadg gay character.
‘BETTER NATE THAN EVER’ DIRECTOR TIM FERLE ON CRAFTG A DISNEY MOVIE WH LGBTQ THEM THE ERA OF ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LEGISLATN
It felt like the start of a big change for a pany which the LGBTQIA+ muny has felt ltle reprentatn on the small screen and even ls on the big screen, where the only other major gay character was LeFou om s live-actn Bety and the Beast. However, spe all the boastg and reachg for s proverbial pat on the back for dog good eds, the way Disney has addrsed s LGBTQ+ characters th far has been through stereotypg, very awkward nversatns which the characters talk around the issue, and certaly by never outright sayg that they are gay.