Love, Simon is the kd of vanilla, PG-13 gay g-of-age movie that uldn't be more mastream iendly. Dpe this, Disney Pl has cid that even two clean cut, suburban, mentally healthy, cisgenr boys kissg on a leral ferris wheel isn't "fay iendly" enough for their dience.
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- 'LOVE, VICTOR': HULU'S GAY TEEN ROM- WAS DUMPED BY DISNEY+: WHY THAT SENDS THE WRONG MSAGE
- PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+
'LOVE, VICTOR': HULU'S GAY TEEN ROM- WAS DUMPED BY DISNEY+: WHY THAT SENDS THE WRONG MSAGE
(Image cred: Greg Gayne/Hulu). Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay) and Cta Kaz (Varada Sethu) Andor, (Image cred: Disney Pl)Jungle CiseJungle Cise was so, so, so close to almost havg a character say the words "I'm gay" on screen. (Image cred: Disney+)CellaSure, we might have roasted Disney a ty b our Cella review for once aga pattg themselv on the back for their "first" out gay character (for the seventh time) and not even havg the cency to do anythg beyond an implic gay scriptn.
And, fally, we do get a (slim) scene where there's at least an acknowledgement of a gay uple the film. Rodriguez) is the fabulo, flamboyant, gay choreographer at East High School.
While this character is fun and entertag to watch, some might argue that this is a fairly cliche terpretatn of what gay men are actually like. Bex puts a ser damper on Andi and her iends' fun which tak a toll on her first year as a Goodman, one of Andi's bt iends, ma history as the first Disney character to ever say the words "I'm gay, " out loud on televisn. Typilly, if gay characters were reprented at all, their sexual orientatn was merely implied and not voiced.
PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+
Grown-ish highlighted Nomi's nflicts g out to her fay, as well as navigatg homophobia and biphobia om her peers at school.
Diary of a Future Print did not shy away om Bobby's stggl as a closeted gay high schooler, but also ma sure to lger on the joys of his buddg relatnship wh a boy named CJ. High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri - Although one of the leads the origal High School Mil seri was largely assumed by viewers (as well as the actor portrayg him) to be gay, the movi never openly acknowledged . The dads were both voiced by gay actors, Zachary Quto and Billy Porter.