Alabama theater won’t play ‘Beauty and the Beast’ because of LGBTQ character

Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, lovely and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle.

Earlier this week, the film’s director, Bill Condon, told British gay lifestyle magazine Attitude that the movie will feature a gay character – LeFou, the goofy sidekick to main villain Gaston – for the first time in Disney’s history. After all, while some have suggested that the film’s sole gay character, LeFou, is an insult to the LGBT community, they have at least been doing so from a place of not irrationally hating people due to their sexual identity.

The announcement by director Bill Condon earlier this week has led to a cinema in southern U.S. state Alabama cancelling its planned screenings of the film. “He’s just realising that he has these feelings”.

In just two weeks time, we’ll finally be able to behold Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast. It’s only a brief moment, and might not even be noticed by many viewers.

Well, I will give it away: For approximately four seconds, in a ballroom full of swirling male and female dancers who are changing partners, a young man whirls into the surprised Le Fou’s arms, and they dance happily away together. That’s it! That’s all there is, unless you count the moment where LeFou’s dancing partner gets assaulted with a Madame Garderobe makeover and reacts with pleasure instead of disgust. “I would encourage people to see the movie and judge for themselves whether it’s as groundbreaking as one might expect or might think”.

The film will be released March 17th.

Also this week, LifeSite News reports that Disney aired its first on-screen gay kiss on a children’s cartoon show. Better yet, let Lumière and Cogsworth consummate their obvious and undying love.

“But what’s so lovely about this character is I feel like of the Disney princesses she was one of the more progressive already”. His role as LeFou and the first official Disney gay character may soon surpass what he has done in the past.