Gay lightyear
Disney-Pixar’s latest animated escapade is about to hit our cinema screens. It’s the origin story of one of their most beloved characters – Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear. In the lead-up to its release, online speculation soared after it was confirmed that Lightyear would include the company’s first same-sex kiss. The film’s producer, Galyn Susman, stated that the female character Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, is in a “meaningful” relationship with another chick and a touch occurs between them.
In response, several countries – including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia – recently announced they would be banning Lightyear from cinemas due to its “violation of their country’s media content standard” (in brief, the inclusion of LGBTQ+ themes).
Susman responded by saying that no scenes would be cut, adding: “It’s great we are a part of something that’s making steps forward in the social inclusion capacity, but it’s frustrating there are still places that aren’t where they should be.”
Disney’s complicated LGBTQ+ history
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'Lightyear' producer says it 'was important' to restore a removed same-sex kiss back into the movie
"Lightyear" producer Galyn Susman says they're "excited" the creative team was able to restore a same-sex kiss between two female characters in June's upcoming animated Pixar film.
"Yes, we have a kiss," Susman said when asked about the reinsertion of the scene during a virtual press day for the "Toy Story" universe film in early April that Insider attended.
"We've always had the lesbian couple. They've always been a part of the film," Susman added. "Being able to insert back the touch was important to us. It's a touching moment."
In preliminary March, Disney employees accused executives of cutting "nearly every moment of overtly gay affection" from Pixar films.
The statement, obtained by Variety, was part of a larger backlash from Disney employees last month in response to the company's handling of Florida's "Parental Rights in Education" bill, which has been referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by opponents.
After backlash, Variety reported that
Disney-Pixar's Lightyear, with same-sex kiss, will not play in 14 countries
SINGAPORE - At a recent force conference, actors Chris Evans and Taika Waititi held their ground over the inclusion of a same-sex kiss in their animated film Lightyear.
That scene has caused the film to not verb in 14 Asian and Middle Eastern countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates.
And in Singapore, it received an NC16 rating from the Infocomm Media Development Authority – the highest for a film from the Pixar animation studio. This would restrict entry to those aged 16 and up. It opens here on June
American actor Evans, 41, responding to a ask about the present of affection between the same-sex couple, says that films should “absorb the times and demonstrate it outward”.
In Lightyear, Evans plays the title character of the space explorer Buzz Lightyear. In the Toy Story universe, this movie inspires the creation of the toy of the identical name found in the Toy Story film franchise ( to ).
In the film, Buzz's adjacent friend is a female space r
Countries are censoring the new Buzz Lightyear movie over a same-sex kissing scene. It’s not the first time that Disney has faced LGBTQ backlash
Lightyear, which opens in the U.S. and global markets on Friday, stars Chris Evans and tells the tale of the astronaut behind Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear. It features a character named Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, who is in a relationship with another woman.
As a result of its LGBTQ+ content, the movie has been banned or censored in several countries across the globe.
On Monday, the agency in control of media censorship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Twitter that Lightyear violated the country’s media content standards, and as a result is not licensed for widespread screening.
Film censorship agencies in Malaysia and Indonesia verb also flagged the movie for review, the New York Times reported.
In Singapore, the film has been approved only for audiences over 16 years of age, according to the agency in charge of media regulation in the country. “While it is an excellent animated film place in the