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WHAT MAK DISNEY VILLAS SO GAY?
Disney has felt the heat as of late as fans ll on the pany to publicly nmn Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, which jt passed through the state senate. As of today, Pixar animators are speakg out agast the pany, sharg an open letter that rporate offic "have mand the removal of 'nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn … regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar, '" acrdg to The ntroversy led some fans to pot out that LGBTQ+ folks have always been a part of Disney's succs.
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WHY SO MANY DISNEY VILLAS SOUND 'GAY'
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