Lefou is gay

Thanks to a subplot alteration, LeFou will be Disney’s first-ever LGBTQ character. A Tony Award nominee for The Book of MormonGad continues to have a professional relationship with Disney, having endeared himself to a generation of viewers as the voice of Olaf in the Frozen films.

The actor is opening up about the public response and the global controversy surrounding his Beauty and the Beast character in his new memoir…. All Queer. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a Disney movie. In fact, if it had, I never would have agreed to the seemingly sweet and innocuous moment.

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Just enter your name and email address. Entertainment Latest. Josh God said LeFou was not properly represented as a gay man, despite the "Beauty and the Beast" team claiming LeFou had a gay moment. Sent directly to your inbox at the beginning of every month!

Load More. But the second we pointed it out and seemingly congratulated ourselves, we had invited hell and fury. All Canadian. In the course of our discussions, we tried to distinguish whether or not LeFou loved Gaston or was in love with Gaston.

He also talked about the controversy that arose after he mentioned there was a "gay moment" in the film. Download this issue for free. Skyscanner is teaming up with Chappell Roan fans to convince the singer to perform in Saskatchewan after she namedrops the province.

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. After news of the subplot made headlines, and news of the brief shot of LeFou dancing with another man prompted an intense public backlash, Beauty and the Beast was banned in several countries and drew boycotts in the U.

This is not the first time Gad has spoken about the intense backlash that his character and Beauty and the Beast received.

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