Disney Breaks New Ground Wh Gay Scene 'Bety and the Beast'

By Anna Pujol-MazziLONDON, March 2 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) — Disney will feature s first gay scene when a character is seen stgglg wh his sexualy the live-actn remake of “Bety and the Beast, ” acrdg to the film's film's stars will be heterosexual — Brish actors Emma Watson and Dan Stevens play the tle rol — and manservant LeFou, sikick to the film's macho ma man Gaston, will grapple wh his own More: Fewer Teens Tried to Take Their Liv Once Gay Marriage Was Legal"LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants to kiss Gaston, " director Bill Condon told gay magaze Attu an terview published on Wednday.

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It is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie, " he told the Brish More: Powerful KissCam Ad Is Like No Other KissCam You’ve Seen BeforeAttu edor--chief Matt Ca said was an important step toward fair reprentatn of LGBT people the media. "By reprentg same-sex attractn this short but explicly gay scene, the stud is sendg out a msage that this is normal and natural — and this is a msage that will be heard every untry of the world, even untri where 's still socially unacceptable or even illegal to be gay, " he More: Stars Speak Out Agast Anti-LGBTQ Bills Texas“Bety and the Beast” tells the story of a prce who is transformed to a beast, and a young woman who is imprisoned his stle, as he tri to w her love. The highly anticipated live-actn remake of “Bety and the Beast” will feature a gay character for the first time Disney's history, acrdg to the film’s director.

Director Bill Condon said an terview wh Attu, a Brish gay magaze, that LeFou, the goofy sikick of the film’s ma villa, Gaston, will fd his own subplot by explorg his sexualy.

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” Condon promised the film will have a “nice, exclively gay moment” at the the LGBTQ have been advotg to see themselv reprented Disney films. Those g were advotg for givg the lead character Disney’s blockbter h “Frozen” a female love tert the news of LeFou beg Disney’s first gay character, however, was met wh mixed reactns.

As for the unrwhelmg “exclively gay” subplot, though? That is the extent of the so-lled gay subplot. Disney puts ‘gay scene’ Bety and the Beast: Character of LeFou set to explore his sexualy and feelgs for leadg man Gaston new film The character, played by Josh Gad, is part of a 'watershed moment' for Disney Director Bill Condon said: 'It is an exclively gay moment a Disney movie' In the 1991 film, LeFou sgs a pub dty to cheer up macho Gaston Published: 01:35 BST, 1 March 2017 | Updated: 03:25 BST, 1 March 2017.

In Disney movi, prcs have always met their prce, a change of nventn, one character the new Bety and the Beast film is set to have the stud’s first ‘exclively gay scene’ the film, starrg Emma Watson, manservant LeFou will explore his sexualy after velopg feelgs for macho leadg man Gaston. It is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie' In an terview wh Attu magaze, director Bill Condon said: ‘LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants to kiss Gaston. It is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie.

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He said: ‘The stud is sendg out a msage that this is normal and natural – and this is a msage that will be heard every untry of the world, even untri where ’s still socially unacceptable or even illegal to be gay. They're not talkg about the overall film, which is gettg great reviews (three out of four stars om USA TODAY) and breakg box office rerds wh a $170 ln but, the hight ever for March and the seventh-hight of all unrwhelmed reactn has been to the so-lled "exclively gay moment" the film, which has ed ternatnal ntroversy sce director Bill Condon first mentned an terview wh Attu the terview, Condon said the character LeFou (Josh Gad) would be portrayed as gay.

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The "gay moment" that Condon was referrg to is a blk-and-you'll-miss- shot the film's fal sends.

"If nobody had said that #LeFou had a 'gay moment' #BetyAndTheBeast, I really don't thk would've even been a thg, " wrote one Twter er.

"Watched the new #BetyAndTheBeast movie last night, hontly don't unrstand what the outrage (about) there beg a gay character was (about), " wrote another. "Bt part of my day was when half the theater clapped and cheered when the gay uple me on screen #BetyAndTheBeast, " reported one dience who supported the film appld how much money was able rack spe reported "boytts. "Though the moment was well-received or unrwhelmg to many dience members, there were some the LGBT muny who thought the reprentatn of a gay character did not go far enough.

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Also LeFou is not gay enough, " one Twter er sentiment was shared by some LGBT crics and wrers.

"Disney n pat self on s back all wants for turng a villao buffoon that was d as gay the origal film to a morally ambiguo buffoon who is more obvly gay, nfis a teapot, and tri out dancg wh a man, " wrote Vulture. "Although I adored the movie overall, part of my tratn wh is that I had hoped for more out of Condon’s 'exclively gay moment, '" The Huffgton Post explaed. Disney says will not cut a gay scene om Bety and the Beast for release Malaysia, spe a requt om live-actn film, which stars Emma Watson, had been schled to open cemas Malaysia on Thursday, but Disney fely postponed the film’s release earlier this week after the untry’s Film Censorship Board said would only be approved if the scene was cut.

Homosexual activy remas illegal Malaysia, and homosexual characters n only be picted on screen if they show repentance or are portrayed negatively.

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“We have approved but there is a mor cut volvg a gay moment.

The film featur an “exclively gay moment”, where LeFou danc wh another scene has already attracted ntroversy. Prcs always meet their prce charmg Disney movi, but Bety at the Beast, one gay male character is hopg to meet his as well.

In a major change of nventn, one character the new live actn versn is set to have the stud’s first "exclively gay scene. "It is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie. "This is a msage that will be heard every untry, even untri where ’s still socially unacceptable or even illegal to be gay.

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The Gay Moments.

This brgs me to the Bety and the Beast “gay moment” that got so much prs prr to the film’s openg. The film has several gay nuendos. The gay double entendr will sail right over their heads.

If kids watch the film repeatedly as people tend to do their own hom, they will eventually figure out the gay stuff. Intertgly enough, the prumably-gay LeFou don’t actually f the Official Gay Storyle. But ntra the Official Gay Storyle, his attractn to Gaston do nothg posive for him.

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Is really a “gay moment” the last scene when he momentarily gets partnered wh a man? I thk director Bill Condon felt he need to pay obeisance to the Big Gay Activist Mache. The hts about the “exclively gay moment, ” to “the UK’s bt-sellg gay magaze” are part of the dance everyone now needs to perform to please the really powerful people.

USA Today lled “queerbag”: promisg jt enough to get gays to the theaters, but not nearly enough. Some have said that the “gay LeFou” character is a tribute to Howard Ashman, who wrote the origal lyrics but died of AIDs before the rtoon was released 1991. (Speakg of fart jok, this not-nearly-gay-enough cricism of the film is gross.

Pastg homosexual them onto this story is bad art. How will the “gay moments” this new versn hold up after repeated viewg?

'Bety and the Beast's 'gay moment' may have been much ado about nothg

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