‘Bety and the Beast’: Disney’s First-Ever Gay Character Is LeFou, Voiced by Josh Gad – The Hollywood Reporter

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• DISNEY'S 8 'FIRST OPENLY GAY' CHARACTERS, RANKED (BY HOW EMBARRASSED DISNEY SHOULD FEEL)
• DISNEY JT CAST ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY MOVIE CHARACTER, BUT THERE’S A CATCH
• HOW MANY TIM IS DISNEY GOG TO INTRODUCE ITS ‘FIRST’ GAY CHARACTER?
• ALL 10 TIM DISNEY INTRODUCED ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER (AND GAVE US NOTHG)
• DISNEY TRODUC S FIRST EVER OPENLY GAY TEENAGE CHARACTER
• LIST: 'STRANGE WORLD' REVIEWS ABOUT DISNEY'S FIRST OUT GAY, CHARACTER, BIRACIAL QUEER TEEN
• EVERY SGLE “FIRST GAY CHARACTER” IN A DISNEY FILM
• ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’: JOSH GAD PLAYS DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER GAY CHARACTER
• ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’ TO FEATURE DISNEY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER
• POP QUIZ: WHO IS DISNEY'S REAL 'FIRST GAY CHARACTER?' IT'S COMPLITED

DISNEY'S 8 'FIRST OPENLY GAY' CHARACTERS, RANKED (BY HOW EMBARRASSED DISNEY SHOULD FEEL)

No one lov a 'first gay character' more than Disney. Disney has been que a b of hot, gay water recent years. The pany has never been known for s great LGBTQ+ reprentatn or polics, but 's e unr even more scty than ual after fans learned that the pany was donatg money to legislators Florida backg that state's ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" bill.

Especially when the news broke that Pixar has been censorg gay ntent out of s films for Disney really been producg enough spirg ntent to unteract s donatns and lack of a statement? RELATED | 11 Gay, Bi, & Lbian Creators Who Ma Disney What It Is Today. First Gay Married Couple: Bucky and Pronk Oryx-Antlerson 'Zootopia' (2016).

DISNEY JT CAST ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY MOVIE CHARACTER, BUT THERE’S A CATCH

Fans didn't even notice this gay married uple Zootopia until years after the movie me out. First 'Exclively Gay Moment:' LeFou 'Bety and the Beast' (2017).

When this live-actn remake me out, Disney touted LeFou (played by Josh Gad) as beg their first gay character and even said that he had an "exclively gay moment" the film. When turned out that gay moment was a flash of him dancg wh another man a group scene, fans weren't so exced. First Gay Character the MCU: Grievg Man 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019).

Disney and Marvel Studs proudly announced that 2019 they had troduced their first gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe, only to have fans fd out that was an unnamed character one scene played by the movie's straight -director. Aga, they're only shown kissg for a send, but hey, at least we know that gays exist space. First Major Gay Character: MacGregor 'Jungle Cise' (2021).

HOW MANY TIM IS DISNEY GOG TO INTRODUCE ITS ‘FIRST’ GAY CHARACTER?

MacGregor, played by Jack Whehall, was supposed to be Disney's "first major gay character" when Jungle Cise was set to be released way back 2019, but bee of the global panmic, the film was layed until 2021.

First Gay Superhero the MCU: Phastos 'Eternals' (2021).

ALL 10 TIM DISNEY INTRODUCED ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER (AND GAVE US NOTHG)

Marvel's first gay superhero and the first married gay uple the MCU both happened 2021, which was que the year for "First Gays" for the pany. It took only 13 years and two dozen movi for Marvel to troduce a gay superhero. First Major Gay Character (Aga): Artie 'Cella' (2021).

Artie is one of several characters advertised as the pany's "first major gay character" after both LeFou Bety and the Beast and MacGregor the layed-for-several-years Jungle Cise.

DISNEY TRODUC S FIRST EVER OPENLY GAY TEENAGE CHARACTER

First Gay Disney Love Song: 'High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri' (2021). In one of the episos season 2, Seb is worried that Carlos is only datg him bee he's the only other gay kid he knows. After news broke that Disney not only donated to legislators backg anti-gay bills, but also repeatedly cut queer ntent om their movi, Pixar cid to rtore a scene the Lightyear film where a female character named Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) kiss her female partner.

First Openly Gay Teen Romance a Feature: 'Strange World' (2022).

Comedian Jaboie Young-Whe will be voicg a new character the upg animated film Strange World who is volved "the first openly gay teen romance a Disney feature" acrdg to Twter er Matthiew Saghezchi, who saw a clip om the film at the Annecy 2022 ftival. Screenshot: DisneyArtie is never explicly picted as queer Disney’s new villa orig story, which ma all the hubbub that he was the latt “First” gay character at the stud all rather silly. Screenshot: DisneyGiven that we once aga gave Jack Whehall’s character the ballyhooed “First Gay!!!

LIST: 'STRANGE WORLD' REVIEWS ABOUT DISNEY'S FIRST OUT GAY, CHARACTER, BIRACIAL QUEER TEEN

That and the fact took three trailers for him to get a le of dialogue, but Whehall’s McGregor at least gettg a scene that humanized his relatnship wh his sister bee of the fact she didn’t abandon him for beg queer like the rt of his fay—even if the scene did dance around sayg the word “gay”—was actually pretty solid, if fleetg. It really do jt feel like yterday when we were promised the live-actn Bety and the Beast’s “exclively gay moment, ” only to be given Josh Gad dancg wh another man a ty agment of the film’s climactic dance sequence. Ever sce John Boyega and Osr Isaac’s Fn and Poe swapped jackets and lip-b their way to the galaxy far, far away’s hottt ship this si of the In T-65 X-Wg, Star Wars fans have wanted to see some gays space.

Alas, after the Brothers Rso patted themselv on the back Endgame’s pre-release prs tours that they had brought the first on-screen explicly gay character to the MCU—after some fumbl along the way—we got... Disney has fally announced s first openly gay film character, but they cid to st a straight actor the was announced that Disney sted Brish edian Jack Whehall the role as Lily's brother, who will be openly gay, Jungle Cise.

A lot of people were surprised to hear about the stg choice, pecially sce Hollywood had been recently met wh backlash over straight actors gettg st the few gay rol that are currently ntent is imported om twter. Your first signifint gay role will be played by a straight whe man perpetuatg stereotyp? You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web exced about this huge moment for the LGBTQ+ fay, and @jackwhehall is amazg BUT when so many gay actor iends of me are turned down for straight rol bee there’s a “whiff of gay”, ’s tratg to st NonGay people gay rol— Jam Barr (@imjambarr) Augt 13, 2018"Super exced about this huge moment for the LGBTQ+ fay, and @jackwhehall is amazg … BUT when so many gay actor iends of me are turned down for straight rol bee there’s a 'whiff of gay, ' ’s tratg to st NonGay people gay rol.

EVERY SGLE “FIRST GAY CHARACTER” IN A DISNEY FILM

Rign - then ask that a gay man have the chance to play the role.

You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web, @Disney uldn’t fd ANY gay actors Hollywood to play the first openly gay character their new film?!?! This is a huge problem Hollywood, let gay actors play gay rol!

‘BETY AND THE BEAST’: JOSH GAD PLAYS DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER GAY CHARACTER

— Brandon Hilton ⭐️ (@BRANDONHILTON) Augt 13, 2018"Wow, @Disney uldn’t fd ANY gay actors Hollywood to play the first openly gay character their new film?!?!

‘BETY AND THE BEAST’ TO FEATURE DISNEY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER

"Others have posted their support of Jack's stg, sayg that they’re jt happy Disney will pict an openly gay man a ntent is imported om twter.

You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web a gay man I love the fact that Jack Whehall will play Disney's first openly gay character!

POP QUIZ: WHO IS DISNEY'S REAL 'FIRST GAY CHARACTER?' IT'S COMPLITED

— Lucien O'Corvi (@LucienO309) Augt 14, 2018"As a gay man I love the fact that Jack Whehall will play Disney's first openly gay character! I mean would be better I gus if was a gay actor, but the cln of the character is still progrs. The real problem is there aren’t many out gay actors— Jam Leon (@JamLeon1) Augt 14, 2018"I actually don’t md Jack Whehall - he’s b of an overprivileged prick but he was very funny Bad Edutn.

The real problem is there aren’t many out gay actors. ""Ngl i don’t unrstand the outrage wh Jack Whehall beg st as a gay character. Wh already a small amount of reprentatn movi, a straight person playg a gay character is a pretty big al.

Emma Stone's 'Cella' featur Disney's "first" gay character—for at least the seventh. Disney’s upg Cella, a live-actn orig story for the inic antagonist of 101 Dalmatians, is beg praised for featurg Disney’s first gay character.