Disney’s Bob Chapek on Sr-Jo Aftermath and “Don’t Say Gay” Impact – The Hollywood Reporter

Contents:

• DISNEY’S BOB CHAPEK ON SR-JO AFTERMATH AND “DON’T SAY GAY” IMPACT
• OPN: 3 THGS DISNEY SHOULD DO AFTER S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BLUNR

DISNEY’S BOB CHAPEK ON SR-JO AFTERMATH AND “DON’T SAY GAY” IMPACT

“Our cultural unrstandg of transgenr people ntu to advance, and I’ve learned a lot om the muny sce makg my first statement about my stg and realize was sensive, ” the actrs said a statement to the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr magaze “Out. So when men fd themselv attracted to trans women they have anxiety about that bee of their own ternalized homophobia and transphobia and they’ve gotten this msage that trans women are really men and then this leads to vlence. So do this mean straight people n’t play gay people, too?

Eric McCormack is straight, but is bt known for playg the gay Will of “Will & Grace. As Seam Kirst wrote for Them last year, none of the actors who have won Osrs for gay rol were actually gay. Kirst was one of a few people to ope that “Call Me By Your Name” was another example of straight men beg able to play gay rol, but that gay actors don’t always get the opportuny to play straight rol.

OPN: 3 THGS DISNEY SHOULD DO AFTER S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BLUNR

Origally, the movie had a gay kiss between Al Paco and Chris Sarandon, who played lovers. But acrdg to the DVD mentary, Paco refed to do the kissg scene, feelg that the script was "phg the gay issue". Sexualy - Gay or Nay.