'Lu' Director Says They 'Talked About' Makg the Leads Gay

Contents:

• ‘LU,’ CHILDHOOD IENDSHIP AND THE DISURSE AROUND GAY FISH
• 'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP
• DO DISNEY’S ‘LU’ HAVE A GAY CHARACTER?
• LU FANS ARE NVCED 'S A GAY LOVE STORY AND THE MEM ARE INIC
• “LU” IS GAY AND YOU CAN’T CHANGE MY MD
• LU MAY NOT BE A GAY NARRATIVE, BUT ’S ABSOLUTELY A QUEER ONE
• I'M SORRY, BUT "LU" IS TOTALLY A GAY MOVIE, AND THE 18 TWEETS PROVE IT
• WA A SEC — ARE THE MA CHARACTERS PIXAR’S ‘LU’ GAY?
• OWEN IS A GAY FISH
• SORRY, FOLKS, PIXAR’S LU ISN’T GAY
• STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘LU’ ON DISNEY+, A PIXAR OUTG WHICH (POSSIBLY GAY?) FISH-BOYS ENJOY AN ADVENTURE ON LAND
• IS LU A GAY MOVIE?
• 'LU' DIRECTOR ADMS THEY 'TALKED ABOUT' MAKG THE LEADS GAY BUT CID TO FOC ON A 'PRE-ROMANCE' IENDSHIP
• “LU” IS GAY AND YOU CAN’T CHANGE MY MD

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

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

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LU FANS ARE NVCED 'S A GAY LOVE STORY AND THE MEM ARE INIC

Relatnships between people sometim change as children grow to themselv; the love between Lu and Alberto is a strong platonic love, but even if they are not explicly gay, that do not mean they are straight.

“LU” IS GAY AND YOU CAN’T CHANGE MY MD

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Jt a ltle over halfway through Pri Month, we are seeg people flock to Twter to prent their theori on why and how the lead duo Disney and Pixar’s latt g-of-age animated feature film, Lu, is, fact, gay. So do Lu have a gay character after all, or is this jt a se of fans creatg a headnon that’s gag tractn and onle clout?

Do Lu have a gay character? While Disney has not e on the rerd sayg that Lu and Alberto are gay, we (and many a Twter er! ) believe that the great mds at Pixar may have meant for the movie’s plot to be an overall metaphor for gayns and acceptance.

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

I KNOW #Lu isn’t an explicly gay movie.

I'M SORRY, BUT "LU" IS TOTALLY A GAY MOVIE, AND THE 18 TWEETS PROVE IT

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Discsg whether or not Lu is a gay love story, director Enri Casarosa told Polygon: "I was really keen to talk about a iendship before girliends and boyiends e to plite thgs.

WA A SEC — ARE THE MA CHARACTERS PIXAR’S ‘LU’ GAY?

One person tweeted: "Jt saw Lu, & I don’t re what anyone else says, ’s the first gay animated film by Disney/Pixar. "Another person tweeted: "Jt watched Lu and now I’m cryg over gay fish what the fuck.

OWEN IS A GAY FISH

Jt saw Lu, & I don’t re what anyone else says, ’s the first gay animated film by Disney/Pixar.

SORRY, FOLKS, PIXAR’S LU ISN’T GAY

Also me, watchg Lu: gay?

STREAM IT OR SKIP IT: ‘LU’ ON DISNEY+, A PIXAR OUTG WHICH (POSSIBLY GAY?) FISH-BOYS ENJOY AN ADVENTURE ON LAND

Perfectly ptur the feelg of the bt iend you’re kda love wh as a young gay kid, the nfn, the fear of beg different & hidg.. i KNOW #Lu isn’t an explicly gay movie.

IS LU A GAY MOVIE?

Jt watched Lu and now I’m cryg over gay fish what the fuck— ? Kiiwi ? ONGOING DTIYS (@kiiwistu) June 18, 2021. Lu asks the age old qutn: Are they gay or jt alian— Mar Mozzarella (@MarGractti) June 18, 2021. Hi, the characters Lu are more queer than any of the other 97 first openly gay characters the Disney/Pixar non, and if you don’t thk so then don’t talk to me or my mermaid son or his mermaid lover ever aga, happy PRIDE.

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

It's also worth notg that even though Casarosa said that Lu is not a gay love story, he hasn't explicly said if Lu and Alberto are queer or not.

Holy sh, was gay! Disney has yet to animate a gay kiss or a g out scene a blockbter film. They also happen to be gay.

“LU” IS GAY AND YOU CAN’T CHANGE MY MD

Okay, now that ’s jt , let’s talk about how the movie really gets gay. That’s GAY.