Do Disney’s 'Lu' Have a Gay Character?

Contents:

• ‘LU,’ CHILDHOOD IENDSHIP AND THE DISURSE AROUND GAY FISH
• DO DISNEY’S ‘LU’ HAVE A GAY CHARACTER?
• LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE
• 'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP

‘LU,’ CHILDHOOD IENDSHIP AND THE DISURSE AROUND GAY FISH

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DO DISNEY’S ‘LU’ HAVE A GAY CHARACTER?

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LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE

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'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP

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