It also came after LGBTQ+ Pixar staff claimed in a blistering letter that Disney censored “nearly every moment of overtly gay affection” from their films. Lightyear has been banned in 14 countries – including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon – for including a same-sex kiss in the animated film.ĭisney previously cut the kiss scene but reinstated it following searing backlash over the entertainment giant’s stance on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. And I think the way that it’s illustrated in the film is normal… we’re just depicting life and love the way that exists in our world.” “But I think it’s a step in the right direction. Palmer continued: “Obviously, we can’t expect for film and television to always be the reason why people decide to respect one another. “So, yes, 100 per cent, I think it is progress.” “Disney, Pixar, there’s a wide audience, and a lot of their audience is obviously LGBTQ+, women, Black women… people that want to be represented in films,” she said. Palmer told the i that she thought the inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters and Black characters is “progress” as it signals that films are becoming more representative of the audiences that love them. Izzy is the granddaughter of Commander Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba), and the film features a same-sex kiss between Alisha and her wife. The actor voices Izzy Hawthorne, who becomes a close ally of accomplished Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), in the Toy Story spin-off. Lightyear star Keke Palmer has applauded the animated film’s LGBTQ+ representation for “depicting life and love the way that exists” in the world.
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