Gad, who appeared alongside Luke Evans in the film, went further in his comments about LeFou, telling the Independent about the short on-screen dance, “It was never intended to be a moment that we should laud ourselves for, because frankly, I don’t think we did justice to what a real gay character in a Disney film should be. That was not LeFou.”
The Disney staple also opined, “Everybody deserves an opportunity to see themselves on screen, and I don’t think we’ve done enough — and I certainly haven’t done enough to [win praise].”
Meanwhile, many fans have theorized that Luca and Alberto are gay characters in the new animated Disney movie “Luca” (via Decider). Fans have also said that Mirabel in “Encanto” reflects queerness in many ways, although none of the new animated characters are openly gay (via Into). So, as Gad notes, obviously Disney still has a long way to go to bring a truly gay character to the screen.
