Fourteen markets across Middle East and Southeast Asia have banned theatrical showings of “Lightyear,” the latest feature film from Disney's Pixar, because it depicts a same-sex relationship
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Fourteen markets across the Middle East and Southeast Asia banned theatrical showings of the Pixar movie “Lightyear,”Co. said, after the company declined to remove depictions of a same-sex relationship, including a kiss between two married female characters. The markets—all in majority-Muslim countries or territories with conservative social values—include 12 where Disney is launching
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