A lesbian kiss was reinstated during the editing of the Pixar film “Buzz Lightyear”

There will be a kiss between two female characters in

, the Pixar production expected for June 22 in France.

According to

, this sequence which had been censored at the request of Disney, was reinstated in the editing.

In this animated film, Hawthorne played by Uzo Aduba has a romantic relationship with another woman.

This decision follows in particular the open letter of the employees of Pixar, who, on March 9, were indignant that the parent company, Disney, demanded to cut “almost all moments of openly gay affection” in their works.

This missive was published while Disney was in turmoil.

On March 7, in an internal note, the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, said he had met employees who were members of the LGBT+ community but admitted he was hesitant about the company he leads opposing a law coming from be voted on in Florida, where the company is headquartered.

According to him, corporate communications “do very little to change things or minds” and, on the contrary, “are often used as weapons of division by one side or the other”.

A controversial law

The law in question, dubbed by its opponents "Don't say gay", prohibits teachers from discussing issues of sexual orientation and gender identity with their students, entry into kindergarten until they are 8 years old.

A text which, fear those who denounce it, could, depending on the interpretation that one makes of it, harm young people and parents of the LGBT community.

For example, would a teacher who would mention in class the fact that one of the students has two dads or moms break this law?

Media later revealed that Disney had made financial donations to Republican elected officials in Florida who supported the controversial law.

Bob Chapek's statements, seen as a lack of support for the LGBT+ community, sparked a firestorm of criticism.

Calls for a boycott began to circulate on social networks.

Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy Disney, the company's co-founder with her brother Walt expressed her disapproval of the CEO.

“Many LGBT people and their allies work for or seek the support of Disney,” she wrote on Twitter.

But Chapek is more worried about the right-wing reaction than his loyal supporters and employees.”

On March 9, Bob Chapek tried to extinguish the controversy.

At the annual general meeting of shareholders, he announced Disney's donation of $5 million to pro-LGBT groups.

Pro-LGBT association refuses Disney donation

He also said he called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to express the company's "disappointment and concern" over a law that "could be used to unfairly target gay, lesbian, non-gay children and families." binary and gay,” according to the

.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America's largest LGTB advocacy organization, however, said it would refuse Disney's donation until the company took action to prevent similar drafts. to that of Florida "to become dangerous laws".

The open letter from Pixar employees followed.

Two days later, the Disney group announced that it was suspending all donations to political organizations in Florida.

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