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THE MCHELLS VS. THE MACH DO GAY REPRENTATN FAR BETTER THAN THE COMPETN
Long before the movie beme an Osr-nomated Netflix release, s director had to nvce Sony to make Katie Mchell gay. * mitchells vs the machines gay *
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In the world of stud animatn, havg a gay character is rare — let alone makg the lead character gay. "Sony really pulled through and didn't chicken out, bee the tth is, you n't do this at every stud, " Rianda after speakg to Rianda and Nichols for this story, Variety reported that the LGBTQ+ staff at Pixar alleged that Disney mand cuts their movi of "nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn...
"This followed the pany-wi memo om Disney CEO Bob Chapek regardg recent Florida legislatn known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which would ban discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty schools. Fans rejoiced when Laika’s ParaNorman 2012 revealed the ultra-jock “Mch” as gay his fal moment on screen, makg him the first openly gay character a mastream animated film.
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