‘Lightyear’ will have a homosexual kiss after controversial Disney censorship

Lightyear It is one of the most anticipated films by children and adults, and yes, unlike what was believed, the film will have an LGBT + scene in which two characters of the same sex kiss.

In accordance with Varietythe scene had been removed from the final cut, but due to a series of accusations by various employees, Disney has restored it.

The scene everyone is talking about involves Alicia Hawthorne, a Space Ranger who is also a lesbian of color. While her orientation is never in question during the film, a kiss she shares with her partner was cut on the cutting room floor, not to the liking of all the Disney staff.

This caused that on March 9, through a forceful statement, the studio employees criticized the mouse company for its reaction to the “Don’t say gay” bill in Florida, United States, since, according to some reports, Disney has given monetary support to the legislators behind said law, which prohibits the teaching of LGBTQ+ subjects in the classroom.

Disney removed a homosexual kiss in 'Lightyear' but has restored it after complaints

Nearly every moment of openly gay affection is cut at Disney’s behest, regardless of protests from both Pixar’s creative teams and executive leadership.

Even if creating LGBTQ+ content is the answer to fixing discriminatory legislation around the world, we are prohibited from creating it.

Quickly, the group’s CEO, Bob Chapek, apologized for his lack of reaction to the issue. The complaint has already helped to change things within the study, since, according to reports VarietyDisney has just reinstated the kiss scene between Alice and her partner.

Although the studio hasn’t already mentioned anything about the scene we’ll see on screen, former Pixar employees who spoke with Variety They mentioned that for years they had tried to incorporate LGBTQ+ identity without success, but they hope that now everything will be different.

Lightyear It will be the first Pixar film to feature a kiss between two people of the same gender, and while the public’s reaction is unknown, studio employees and the LGBTQ+ community are proud to have taken another step toward inclusion.

Source: Okchicas

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