Strange world and homosexuality

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 lgbtq+ 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 control son is Ethan Clade (Jaboukie Young-White), who is clearly established as gay. A scene in advance 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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Strange World breaks land for Disney as the first animated feature to showcase a gay teen romance, and yes, it&#;s for genuine this time. For the past limited years, the title of the &#;first gay Disney character&#; has been passed on across so many different films that it&#;s turned into a bit of its control controversy. Whereas most of these previous examples were either side characters that were only hinted at being lgbtq+ or blink-and-you-miss-it characters in the background, Strange World indisputably features Disney&#;s first openly gay command character in an animated feature, the adventurous Ethan Clade voiced by the hilarious Jaboukie Young-White.

The First Openly Homosexual Teen Romance in a Disney Film

Now to be clarify, there has been more definitive Homosexual representation seen in Disney films lately, such as the first same-sex peck seen in Lightyear. However, Ethan Clade in Strange Nature is a further leap in visibility with him not only being a main character but his identity also being expressed clearly to the audience throughout the whole film. Additionally, Ethan is cau

Strange World’s Excellent Gay Relationship Is Undermined By Disney’s Past Failures

Disney hasn’t done an incredible job of marketing Strange World. Of all the friends and family I spoke to after the media assessing this weekend, about 90 percent of them hadn’t heard of it - 90 percent of my friends are gay and love animation, so this shouldn’t be a blind spot. Social media coverage has been slight, and reviews are only just coming out of the woodwork ahead of its November 23 release. For what it’s worth, it’s pretty good. I’d hope for nothing less from the creative talent behind Moana, Big Hero 6, and Raya and the Last Dragon. However, one of its strongest elements has already become a worst joke.

Ethan Clade is one of the film’s main characters, a queer teenager raised by a family who isn’t afraid to embrace his sexuality and encourage him to be who he wants to be. The film could have so easily made this LGBTQ+ identity and its associated acceptance a core plot point, but instead it’s unexpectedly normal. Ethan’s crush and his

List: 'Strange World' reviews about Disney's first out homosexual, character, biracial queer teen

In a story published by the Tallahassee Democrat, it was reported that a Florida teacher is under investigation by the mention Department of Education after what she believes is a targeted attack by a school board member who took issue with a Disney movie shown in her classroom.

The animated movie, called "Strange World," was released in November. It's the first Disney movie featuring an out-gay character named Ethan Clade, played by homosexual comedian Jaboukie Young-White. Clade’s storyline includes having a crush on another male character named Diazo.

What did movie reviewers say about "Strange World?" Below are 11 excerpts from media websites and the other takes critics had on the gay character, Ethan.