Jaboie Young-Whe plays Ethan Cla, an openly gay teenager, "Strange World." He nsirs the character "a normal reflectn of our realy."
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- DID DISNEY BURY STRANGE WORLD BEE OF GAY CHARACTER?
- 'STRANGE WORLD': DISNEY'S NEW ADVENTURE STARS FIRST OUT GAY TEEN, A 'LOV OUT LOUD' MOM AND A THREE-LEGGED DOG
- JABOIE YOUNG-WHE SAYS PLAYG DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ANIMATED LEAD 'STRANGE WORLD' IS 'A NORMAL REFLECTN OF OUR REALY'
DID DISNEY BURY STRANGE WORLD BEE OF GAY CHARACTER?
But the scene sparked bate due to two issu: Florida’s ntroversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibs any class discsn about sexual orientatn and genr inty to stunts younger than ne years old, and Disney’s efforts as a pany to have repealed. His father supports him and giv him advice, not focg on whether his son is gay or not, but simply as a father who is by his son’s si matters of love.
'STRANGE WORLD': DISNEY'S NEW ADVENTURE STARS FIRST OUT GAY TEEN, A 'LOV OUT LOUD' MOM AND A THREE-LEGGED DOG
The animated tale clud Disney's first biracial gay teen, Ethan Cla (voiced by Jaboie Young-Whe), wh a small scene of him gettg tongue-tied near his csh, Diazo -- and there are those who thk that led Disney to liberately bury the film. A bunch of fat boomer parents are jt mad about the gay character. If you thk gay people existg is them shovg their 'liftyle' down your throat and stggle to have simple nversatns wh your children bee of that then maybe jt skip .
Chapek had been cricized for, among other thgs, a belated and mishandled rponse to the "don't say gay" legislatn Florida, where Disney is the largt employer. (Disney)First openly gay teen star for Disney animatnStrange World also marks the first time we've seen a Disney animated film star an openly gay character, Searcher Cla's son Ethan, voiced by Jaboie Young-Whe, wh a buddg romance wh a boy named Diazo (Jonathan Melo) 's certaly a long overdue step for the stud, Young-Whe was proud to take on the role.
JABOIE YOUNG-WHE SAYS PLAYG DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ANIMATED LEAD 'STRANGE WORLD' IS 'A NORMAL REFLECTN OF OUR REALY'
In "Strange World, " Jaboie Young-Whe plays the first gay lead an animated Disney movie. At first, Jaboie Young-Whe did not nsir how his role as an openly gay animated character Disney's "Strange World" uld have a social impact. Young-Whe, 28, voic Ethan Cla, a biracial, gay teenager who gets fltered the prence of his csh Diazo.
The character has ma history as the first openly gay lead a Disney animated film.
It was more anic, " director Don Hall said about the character an terview wh, who is also openly gay, exprsed his appreciatn for Hall's creative choice on the red rpet.