These are the ‘Lightyear’ scenes drawing ire from anti-LGBTQ critics – By Ariana Garcia (Houston Chronicle) / June 17, 2022
The film features Pixar’s first on-screen gay kiss.
Disney and Pixar’s latest animated picture “Lightyear,” which tells the origin story of legendary space ranger Buzz Lightyear in a spinoff of the “Toy Story” film series, is drawing backlash from anti-LGBTQ critics taking issue with the film’s representation.
In the movie, which premiered Friday, Space Ranger Commander Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, is Buzz Lightyear’s best friend. She also happens to be part of the LGBTQ community.
Hawthorne and Lightyear, who is voiced by Chris Evans, are marooned with their crew on a planet millions of lightyears away from Earth. Lightyear goes on several hyperspeed test flights to figure out how to get their ship home. However, each four-minute trip equals four years on their space colony due to the effects of time dilation.
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