On the topic of gays in film and media-
In describing the controversial "gay" cinematic moment between protagonist Gaston and sidekick Le Fou, Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon said, "By representing same-sex attraction in this short but explicitly gay scene, the studio is sending out a message that this is normal and natural.”
Despite being well received by many audience members, it's important to note that this small scene caused a lot of controversies. Russia, for example, reclassified the film to “adults only,” Malaysia refused to screen the movie without editing out the gay moment, Kuwait's censors pulled the film for edits, and one Alabama theater was so shocked by the thought of a gay moment that it decided not to show the movie at all. Just when it seems like we have made a step forward, people/places are still rejecting representations of gays in media.
I also agreed with the reaction from the LGBT community, and I don't believe the representation of a gay character went far enough. Like many members of the LGBT community, I wonder "how long the LGBTQ+ community must wait to see a truly authentic performance of queerness by a main character in a Disney film."
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