However, the inclusion of the kiss has led at least 14 countries in Asia and the Middle East with laws criminalizing homosexuality to ban Lightyear from being released, including Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Lebanon.Ĭhina - no stranger to censoring same-sex affection or LGBTQ references in films, is also expected to ban the film. Lightyear is the first Pixar movie to be released in theaters since the COVID pandemic started, and the first Disney movie to include a same-sex kiss.
Recently, Disney released Lightyear, a prequel to the company’s extremely popular Toy Story franchise, introducing an out lesbian character, voiced by Uzo Aduba. However, recently, especially after criticism of Disney by LGBTQ employees who claimed - in response to the company’s response to an anti-LGBTQ bill in Florida - that the company regularly censors LGBTQ-related content, the company has been more lenient in the types of characters and storylines it allows in movies. Philadelphia Man Charged with Killing Gay Lover and Burning His Corpse
