Pixar’s Restores Same-Sex Kiss In Lightyear After Backlash: Report

Pixar
and
Disney
recently
made
headlines
for
reporteldy
censoring
LGBTQ
content
in
their
films.
According
to
reports
a
same-sex
kiss
scene
was
cut
from
Pixar’s
upcoming
offering

Lightyear,
leading
to
backlash
on
social
media
for
its
parent
company
Disney.
However,
reports
have
now
revealed
that
the
scene
has
been
restored.

Marvel
Studios
Denounces
Anti-LGBTQ
Legislation
Amid
Controversy
Surrounding
Parent
Company
Disney

Variety
revealed
that
one
of
the
film’s
characters
Hawthorne
(voiced
by
Uzo
Aduba)
is
shown
to
be
in
a
same-sex
relationship.
The
film
will
also
feature
a
kiss
between
her
and
her
partner,
which
had
been
edited
out
of
the
screentime.
But
the
recent
uproar
about
Disney
censoring
LGBTQ
affection
in
films
led
the
makers
to
change
their
mind.

Earlier
in
this
month,
employees
of
Pixar
had
claimed
that
Disney
executives
routinely
censor
LGBTQ
content
in
their
films,
irrespective
of
the
filmmakers’
and
storytellers’
wishes.
Disney
has
also
been
criticised
for
not
reacting
to
Florida’s
controversial
Don’t
Say
Gay
bill
after
its
announcement
back
in
February
2022.

According
to
reports,
the
Don’t
Say
Gay
bill
seeks
to
prevent
discussions
of
sexual
orientation
and
gender
identity
“in
kindergarten
through
grade
3
or
in
a
manner
that
is
not
age-appropriate
or
developmentally
appropriate
for
students
in
accordance
with
state
standards.”

Disney
Employees
Allege
Studio
Censors
Same-Sex
Affection
In
Pixar
Films:
Report

Lightyear
is
a
spin-off
of
Pixar’s
successful
Toy
Story
franchise
and
serves
as
an
origin
story
for
Buzz
Lightyear.
The
film
is
being
voiced
by
actors
like
Chris
Evans,
Taika
Waititi,
and
James
Brolin
among
others.
The
film
directed
by
Angus
MacLane
is
set
to
release
on
June
17.

Notably,
Pixar
has
backed
many
beloved
animated
films
including

Toy
Story,
Up,
Finding
Nemo,
and

Soul,
in
recent
years.