Lu is marketed as a "metaphor for anythg" but the sea monster setup is a perfect allegory for a gay story, and LGBTQ viewers n read that way.
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DO DISNEY’S ‘LU’ HAVE A GAY CHARACTER?
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IS LU PIXAR’S FIRST GAY MOVIE? MAYBE
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HOW GAY IS PIXAR’S LU?
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