New disney gay movie

The latest Disney animated movie, Strange World, includes another big 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 lead 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 soon in the film shows Ethan nervous around his crush, a boy 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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