A new report claims that The Walt Disney Company and Pixar will clu a gay relatnship their upg Lightyear film.
Contents:
- 'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS LLS CRICS OF DISNEY PIXAR'S GAY KISSG SCENE ‘IDTS’
- SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
- REPORT: DISNEY TO INCLU GAY RELATNSHIP IN LIGHTYEAR MOVIE
- OKLAHOMA MOVIE THEATER POSTS 'WARNG' SIGN ABOUT 'LIGHTYEAR' GAY KISS, LOL CALLS THE MOVE 'BIGOTED'
- LIGHTYEAR: PIXAR RTOR SAME-SEX KISS FOLLOWG ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BACKLASH
'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS LLS CRICS OF DISNEY PIXAR'S GAY KISSG SCENE ‘IDTS’
“Lightyear,” released durg Pri month, featur a gay kiss—but crics qutn the pany’s mment to LGBTQ rights. * the gay scene in buzz lightyear movie *
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.
SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
Durg the tumult, Pixar employe lled out Disney executiv for cuttg “nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn” om the animatn stud’s films. More:Disney CEO fally speaks out on 'Don't Say Gay. ' But where's the gay Disney fairy tale?
The same-sex kiss first ma headl last month, when Pixar animators spoke out agast Disney an open letter obtaed by Variety, sayg that rporate executiv had mand cuts "om nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn. But was later rtored light of Disney's "Don't Say Gay" ntroversy, when was revealed the pany had donated roughly $200, 000 to Republin policians who supported the bill, which forbids discsns of sexual orient elementary school classrooms. "Other live-actn Disney films have relegated queer characters to the background, like a blk-and-you'll-miss- kiss between two women "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, " or the "exclively gay moment" of Josh Gad's LeFou dancg wh another man "Bety and the Beast.
REPORT: DISNEY TO INCLU GAY RELATNSHIP IN LIGHTYEAR MOVIE
: 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. ': Chris Evans on 'Lightyear, ' playg bad guys and beg 'a romantic person'In March, the kiss was rtored after Pixar animators spoke out agast Disney an open letter obtaed by Variety, sayg executiv had mand cuts "om nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn.
Playg a character like Alisha a high-profile movie the wake of “Don’t Say Gay” and other siar legislatn “means everythg, ” Aduba adds. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s film censors said Friday that was Disney’s cisn to ax the animated film “Lightyear” om the untry’s cemas after refg to cut scen promotg homosexualy. Many Mlims nsir gays and lbians to be sful and many Mlim-majory natns crimalize same-sex relatnships.
Homosexualy is nsired crimal many Middle Eastern untri.
OKLAHOMA MOVIE THEATER POSTS 'WARNG' SIGN ABOUT 'LIGHTYEAR' GAY KISS, LOL CALLS THE MOVE 'BIGOTED'
But she said filmmakers would not make chang to the has rejected other on-screen pictns of homosexualy the past. It’s not the first time that Disney has faced LGBTQ backlash Courty of PixarFollowg a year marked by turmoil wh s LGBTQ+ fan base and employe, Disney is releasg s first-ever movie that shows a gay kiss.
”Lightyear is not the first Disney film to be censored other untri for s pictn of gay live-actn Bety and the Beast, which showed two male characters dancg, was banned Kuwa when me out 2017. After ially refg to ment on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the pany faced a wave of cricism om employe and nsumers. “Nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn is cut at Disney’s beht, regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar, ” their letter read.
LIGHTYEAR: PIXAR RTOR SAME-SEX KISS FOLLOWG ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL BACKLASH
”Beyond qutng s public stance, fans and employe also cricized Disney for donatg to Florida policians who supported the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Disney’s Pixar will rtore a gay kissg scene the upg kid’s film ‘Lightyear’ after LGBTQ employe and ‘alli’ sent a jot statement to their learship accg the pany of censorg “overtly gay affectn” s children’s films.
The movie, which tells the story behd Toy Story’s character Buzz Lightyear, openly featur a signifint female character a gay relatnship wh another woman.