Gaston is gay

At the time of its release, the Christian-owned Henagar Drive-In theater banned Beauty and the Beast from being shown as well as censorship in countries like Russia, Malaysia, and Kuwait because of the insinuated same-sex attraction LeFou shows for Gaston.

The live-action “Beauty and the Beast” remake is set to make history by featuring Disney’s first-ever “exclusively gay moment,” director Bill Condon revealed. LeFou was the loyal servant to one of the best live-action Disney villainsGaston. That “gay moment” turned out to be a fleeting shot of LeFou and Gaston dancing together at the movie’s end.

Through this brief, unexplored representation in Beauty and the Beastthe Disney remake proved itself to be the stepping stone towards greater inclusivity that would later follow upcoming Disney movies. If queer audiences watching wanted to see themselves in Beauty and the Beastmore could have been done to make that happen than a few seconds of a same-sex dancing scene.

You can also read his memoir In Gad We Trust available for purchase on Amazon or your local bookstore.

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Just your average South Floridian cinephile who believes the pen is mightier than the sword. I mean, if I were gay, I'm sure I'd be pissed. Gad says in his book he felt the character was too peripheral to live up to Condon. Don't miss these. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Beauty and the Beast director Bill Condon discussed his intent for having the character of LeFou (Josh Gad) be openly gay.

He also talked about the controversy that arose after he mentioned there was a "gay moment" in the film. Sign in View Profile Sign out. The Annie Award winner said that before production began on Beauty and the Beast, the creative team got together to decide on what level of love LeFou had for Gaston.

Open menu Close main menu. Here was the decision they came up with:. I for one certainly didn't exactly feel like LeFou was who the queer community had been wistfully waiting for. I can't quite imagine a Pride celebration in honor of the 'cinematic watershed moment' involving a quasi-villainous Disney sidekick dancing with a man for half a second.

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