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Is Encanto’s Mirabel a Gay Icon? Stephanie Beatriz Says No

virginiakublawi | Mar 20, 2022 | 0

In a March 16th interview with Vulture, actress Stephanie Beatriz broached the topic of LGBTQ representation and whether or not her Encanto character Mirabel is bisexual. The movie isn’t about Mirabel’s sexuality, and she doesn’t have a love interest. But that hasn’t stopped fan theorist...

Disney Removes Same-Sex Affection From Pixar Films?

virginiakublawi | Mar 11, 2022 | 0

On Friday, March the 11th, Variety shared a letter penned by Pixar employees in response to Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s stance on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, as well as a meme sent by him on Monday. In the staff memo, Chapek reportedly said the “biggest impactR...

Josh Gad Says Beauty and the Beast Remake “Didn’t Go Far Enough”

virginiakublawi | Feb 26, 2022 | 3

For those who don’t know or remember, 2017’s Beauty and the Beast was one of the first times Disney claimed to have their first openly gay character. According to director Bill Condon, Gaston’s sidekick Le Fou (Josh Gad) would represent this landmark for the company. He boasted Le...

Marvel’s Eternals Banned From Releasing In Middle East Countries

Lyndon Hall | Nov 4, 2021 | 0

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel’s newest MCU addition, Eternals, has been banned in the Middle Eastern countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar. The Hollywood Reporter states that the film may have been removed due to LGBTQ+ representation in countries where homosexuality is ...

“This Is Not True” Legally Blonde Writer Slaps Down Retroactive LGBTQ “Insinuation”

Lyndon Hall | Jul 12, 2021 | 1

Legally Blonde writer Karen McCullah has been active on Twitter slapping down rumors and the “insinuation” of an alternate LGBTQ storyline in the movie. On the 20th anniversary of the movie, an oral history was published in the New York Times. McCullah tweeted the original article...

Las Vegas Raiders DE Carl Nassib Comes Out As First Active Openly Gay NFL Player

Lyndon Hall | Jun 22, 2021 | 0

The NFL has its first active openly gay player as the Las Vegas Raiders Defensive End Carl Nassib came out in a video posted on his Instagram account. Raiders DE Carl Nassib becomes the first active NFL player to come out as gay. “I hope that one day videos like this, and the whole coming &helli...