Love, Simon is the kd of vanilla, PG-13 gay g-of-age movie that uldn't be more mastream iendly. Dpe this, Disney Pl has cid that even two clean cut, suburban, mentally healthy, cisgenr boys kissg on a leral ferris wheel isn't "fay iendly" enough for their dience.
Contents:
- 'LOVE, VICTOR': HULU'S GAY TEEN ROM- WAS DUMPED BY DISNEY+: WHY THAT SENDS THE WRONG MSAGE
- PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+
'LOVE, VICTOR': HULU'S GAY TEEN ROM- WAS DUMPED BY DISNEY+: WHY THAT SENDS THE WRONG MSAGE
(Image cred: Greg Gayne/Hulu). Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay) and Cta Kaz (Varada Sethu) Andor, (Image cred: Disney Pl)Jungle CiseJungle Cise was so, so, so close to almost havg a character say the words "I'm gay" on screen. (Image cred: Disney+)CellaSure, we might have roasted Disney a ty b our Cella review for once aga pattg themselv on the back for their "first" out gay character (for the seventh time) and not even havg the cency to do anythg beyond an implic gay scriptn.
PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+
And, fally, we do get a (slim) scene where there's at least an acknowledgement of a gay uple the film. Rodriguez) is the fabulo, flamboyant, gay choreographer at East High School.
While this character is fun and entertag to watch, some might argue that this is a fairly cliche terpretatn of what gay men are actually like. Bex puts a ser damper on Andi and her iends' fun which tak a toll on her first year as a Goodman, one of Andi's bt iends, ma history as the first Disney character to ever say the words "I'm gay, " out loud on televisn. Typilly, if gay characters were reprented at all, their sexual orientatn was merely implied and not voiced.