That character is Ethan Cla, and he's voiced by out gay edian and actor Jaboie Young-Whe.
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- ‘STRANGE WORLD’: DISNEY FALLY FEATUR A GAY UPLE AS PROTAGONISTS
- HERE'S HOW 'STRANGE WORLD' TRODUC THE FIRST OUT GAY TEENAGER A DISNEY ANIMATED FILM: 'IT WAS A BETIFUL THG TO BE A PART OF'
- DISNEY’S ‘STRANGE WORLD’ TO FEATURE FIRST GAY TEEN ROMANCE ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
‘STRANGE WORLD’: DISNEY FALLY FEATUR A GAY UPLE AS PROTAGONISTS
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HERE'S HOW 'STRANGE WORLD' TRODUC THE FIRST OUT GAY TEENAGER A DISNEY ANIMATED FILM: 'IT WAS A BETIFUL THG TO BE A PART OF'
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DISNEY’S ‘STRANGE WORLD’ TO FEATURE FIRST GAY TEEN ROMANCE ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The animated feature troduc viewers to Ethan Cla, a biracial, openly gay teenager who gets pletely tongue-tied when he’s near his csh, Diazo.
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Executive producer Latoya Ravene also said she add a "not-at-all secret gay agenda" to her work. As Jamison Ashley wrote for Bleedg Fool, "There is nothg at all homophobic about wantg to protect children om the plitns of adult sexualy.