HB 1557 was introduced by two Republican members of the Florida Legislature - Representative Joe Harding and Senator Dennis Baxley. The newspaper also claimed Disney may have changed dialogue in Marvel's 2018 film Avengers: Infinity War to avoid additional conflict with the Russian government, however it is unclear what the nature of the dialogue was.
In the Russian version, the charcater says: 'I was recently at dinner. It was the first time an openly gay character appeared in a Marvel film.Īccording to Russian newspaper TJournal, the nation's dubbed version of Endgame changed the dialogue to remove 'romantic overtones'. First time in five years,' the character said, before adding later: 'He cried as they were serving the salad. A scene from the 2019 blockbuster is shown aboveĪnother Marvel film, Avengers: Endgame, which was released in 2019 and grossed nearly $3billion worldwide, was also censored abroad.Įarly on in the film, there is a brief scene in which a gay character attends a support group meeting with Captain America. Dialogue from an openly gay character (not pictured) was changed to remove 'romantic overtones'. Out.com notes that in addition to the same-sex kiss, all scenes of physical intimacy, including those depicting heterosexual relationships, were also removed from the film, which is standard practice in those countries.Īnother Marvel film, Avengers: Endgame, was also censored in Russia. It is unclear if the familial relations between the characters were defined. The countries did, however, keep other scenes in which Phastos interacts with his husband and son. But, according to Out.com, that moment was edited out for audiences in the Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria and Turkey. In one scene, Phastos is seen kissing Ben. The character of Phastos, the inventor of the community of genetically-engineered Eternals, is married to a man named Ben Stoss.
The Marvel franchise, which is owned by Disney, included a same-sex kiss in Eternals, a November 2021 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics race of the same name. In Marvel's Eternals, a same-sex kiss shared by Phastos and his husband, Ben Stoss, was edited out in the Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria and Turkey. Meanwhile, members of the LGBT community have heralded Officer Spector as Disney's first openly gay character. Local advertisements for the film also avoided mentioning Officer's Spector's gender. Russia, which has a history of censoring gay content, changed the word 'girlfriend' to 'partner' in the parenting scene. The line sparked outrage is several eastern countries, resulting in a ban of its release in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Deadline reported. Officer Spector, voiced by Lena Waithe, mentions her relationship during a parenting discussion with another secondary character: 'It’s not easy being a new parent – my girlfriend’s daughter got me pulling my hair out, okay?' The film included a secondary character, Officer Spector, a cyclops cop for the city of New Mushroomton, who was in a lesbian relationship. Pixar released Onward, an animated feature that tells the tale of two elf brothers who embark on a magical quest to spend time with their late father, in February 2020. Pixar film Onward, which features a lesbian character named Officer Spector (pictured), was censored in Russia to change the character from having a 'girlfriend' to a 'partner' The company has previously kept moments of LGBT affection in its American films, but removed or changed them in its more conservative markets.
Insiders allege the decision to keep the kiss could be a turning point for Pixar, which has only featured a handful of 'unambiguous LGBTQ characters' in its 27-year history.īut, it remains unknown if Disney will opt to censor the scene for its international markets after its release this upcoming June. 'Beyond the "inspiring content" we are allowed to create, we demand action.' 'Even if creating LGBTQIA+ content was the answer to fixing the discriminatory legislation in the world, we are barred from creating it,' the Pixar employees penned in their March 9 letter. However, production insiders allege the kiss was reinstated after Disney employees called on the entertainment company to take action against HB 1557. Disney initially axed a same-sex kiss from its upcoming film Lightyear, but production insiders allege the kiss was reinstated after Pixar employees called on the entertainment company to take action against Florida HB 1557.
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