Chris Evans Calls Crics of 'Lightyear' Gay Kiss Scene 'Idts'

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Malaysia's film censors say was Disney's cisn to ax the animated film "Lightyear" om the untry's cemas after refg to cut gay scen.

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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.

'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS RPONDS TO CRICS OF THE PIXAR MOVIE'S GAY KISS SCENE: 'THOSE PEOPLE ARE IDTS'

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. Durg the tumult, Pixar employe lled out Disney executiv for cuttg “nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn” om the animatn stud’s films.

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DISNEY REFED TO CUT GAY SCEN 'LIGHTYEAR,' MALAYSIA'S CENSORS SAY

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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.

Tom HollandFans of Brish actor Tom Holland have e to his fense after some social media ers were seemgly upset that the latt episo of his Apple TV+ seri The Crowd Room featured gay the scene, Holland’s character go to a club wh heavy black eyeler and all black.

'LIGHTYEAR' STAR CHRIS EVANS LLS CRICS OF DISNEY PIXAR'S GAY KISSG SCENE ‘IDTS’

”A lot of other ers, however, seemed very nfed over the backlash, pecially sce Spir-Man actors Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield have also played gay person wrote, “Watchg agile cishet men have breakdowns over the reason Tom Holland is trendg is sweet we to me. ”“The fact that a sgle scene on an Apple Pl show featurg Tom Holland has brought out so much homophobia om the stupist people is... Homosexualy is nsired crimal many Middle Eastern untri.

But she said filmmakers would not make chang to the has rejected other on-screen pictns of homosexualy the past. Followg 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 characters.

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