Disney was embroiled ntroversy over Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which would ban discsn of genr and sexualy some classrooms.
Contents:
- DISNEY HAS S FIRST GAY KISS
- ‘STRANGE WORLD’: DISNEY FALLY FEATUR A GAY UPLE AS PROTAGONISTS
- DISNEY WILL RTORE GAY KISS TO LIGHTYEAR FOLLOWG “DON’T SAY GAY” BACKLASH
- 'LIGHTYEAR': DISNEY RTOR SCRAPPED GAY KISS FOLLOWG BACKLASH
- SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
DISNEY HAS S FIRST GAY KISS
After outrage over their tepid rponse to Florida's “Don't Say Gay” bills, the pany has offered this cmb. * disney gay kiss scene *
More:Disney CEO fally speaks out on 'Don't Say Gay.
‘STRANGE WORLD’: DISNEY FALLY FEATUR A GAY UPLE AS PROTAGONISTS
Disney has add back the queer kiss om the upg film Lightyear, followg the backlash they received for supportg the Don't Say Gay bill. * disney gay kiss scene *
' 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.
DISNEY WILL RTORE GAY KISS TO LIGHTYEAR FOLLOWG “DON’T SAY GAY” BACKLASH
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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. 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': DISNEY RTOR SCRAPPED GAY KISS FOLLOWG 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 aired s first gay kissg scene Monday’s episo of children’s rtoon “Star vs.
A same-sex kiss scene was reportedly rtored to Pixar’s upg feature film “Lightyear” – a reversal that me days after top Disney brass faced tense cricism om some of the stud’s employe over their rponse to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
The abpt change followed the circulatn of a March 9 letter signed by “LGBTQIA+ employe of Pixar and their alli, ” who acced Disney executiv of censorg moments of “overtly gay affectn” their movi.
SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
Pixar employe had slammed Disney’s rponse to Florida’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
“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, ” the letter said. A prev gay teen rom-, Love Simon, was rated R21 by the IMDA. Brokeback Mounta, which featured two gay wboys, was aired Sgapore s entirety 2006 - but was siarly h wh an R21 listg.
Same-sex marriag are not regnised Sgapore and gay sex is illegal - though the law is not enforced. There are gay bars and clubs Sgapore, as well as an annual pri rally. In 2018, a gay Sgaporean man won a landmark se allowg him to adopt a child he fathered through a surrogate.