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Disney’s ‘Toy Story’ Prequel Will Now Feature Same-Sex Kiss After Pushback Over Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

Telling Disney they must act now, the letter called the matter “urgent,” stating that 42 percent of “LGBTQIA+ youth seriously considered suicide in 2021, including more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth, with a large factor being the lack of support that these discriminatory legislations enable.”

Disney supporting politicians who push bills like the “Don’t Say Gay” bill are indirectly hurting “one of their most vulnerable audiences,” LGBTQIA+ employees wrote. “There are lives at stake and Disney’s support could save those lives.”

Last Friday, Variety reported that a source close to the production of “Lightyear” shared that one of the significant female characters named Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) is in a same-sex relationship with another woman.

The source told Variety that although the relationship was never in jeopardy of being cut out of the film, the kiss between the two female characters had already been. But after the LGBTQIA+ employees statement caused an uproar due to Disney’s indirect support of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the studio has reinstated the kiss back into the animated film.

If the same-sex kiss makes the final cut of the movie slated to be released this summer, it will the first time a kiss like that will be in a G-rated animated blockbuster film aimed toward children.

Pixar films have had subtly placed LGBTQ characters but has always cut any physical affection between same-sex couples from its films. “Onward’s” female Officer Spector, voiced by Lena Waithe, mentioned she had a girlfriend and “Toy Story 4” showed two mom’s hugging their child at school. “Finding Dory” appeared to show a brief shot of a lesbian couple. These examples have been the extend to which Pixar has incorporated LGBTQ elements into its blockbuster films.

Sources revealed to Variety that attempts to include same-sex couples in the background of films like “Inside Out” and “Soul” were removed in the final cut.

Russia required Disney to swap the word “girlfriend” in lieu of “partner” in its “Onward” release. The film was banned in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia due to it’s same-sex relationship references.

In 2020, Disney-Pixar released an animated short straight to their streaming platform Disney+ titled “Out” that tells the story of a gay man who is struggling to tell his parents about his sexual orientation.

Jesse T. Jackson
Jesse T. Jackson
Jesse is the Content Editor/Site Manager for ChurchLeaders and ChristianNewsNow. An undeserving husband to a beautiful wife, and a father to 4 beautiful children. He serves as a deacon, a growth group leader, and is a member of University Baptist Church in Beavercreek, Ohio. Follow him on twitter here (https://twitter.com/jessetjackson)

“My Marriage Is Over. 11 ½ Years—That’s How Long It Lasted. When Told Me She Was Finished, I Felt Utter Shock, Numbness, Anger, Fear…”

"I question my own motives in writing this. Is it sordid? Is it to gain sympathy? Is it to avoid criticism or worse, to benefit from the publicity criticism brings? Lord, I hope not."

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Find comfort and strength through prayer for healing with these 15 powerful prayers to restore your body and spirit during times of illness and hardship.

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