For the first time ever, Disney will feature an openly gay character in a movie. The upcoming film, titled “The Jungle Cruise” and based on a theme park ride, is being billed as a “turning point” for the company.
Reportedly, this will be different from the relatively subtle homosexuality in the recent “Beauty and the Beast” remake. In that case, it was merely implied that a male character had an erotic obsession with another male character. In this case, it will be made explicitly clear that the “hugely effete” character “is not interested in women.” If that’s true, it will indeed be a turning point. “Hugely effete” homosexuals are common in film and television these days, but not in big budget, mainstream family movies. Disney is now crossing a threshold that, even 10 years ago, would have seemed unthinkable.
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