New lgbtq disney movie
The latest Disney animated movie, Strange World, includes another enormous step forward for the studio in terms of LGBTQ+ representation. Here's everything you need to know:
What LGBTQ+ representation is there in 'Strange World'?
Strange World, which hits theaters on Nov. 23, features a character who has been described as the first gay head of a Disney animated movie.
The film tells the story of three generations, and it's primarily centered around Searcher Clade (Jake Gyllenhaal), a farmer and the son of explorer, Jaeger Clade (Dennis Quaid). Searcher's own son is Ethan Clade (Jaboukie Young-White), who is clearly established as gay. A scene early in the film shows Ethan nervous around his crush, a male child named Diazo, whom he flirts with before his father comes in and embarrasses him. "Is this him?" Searcher asks before noting that Ethan "talks about you all the time."
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