The queer subtext in Pixar's Luca was quite beautifully done, but other than that, Disney movies have been really wack in terms of actual LGBT representation.

OT: This looks INSANE wtf

Can't believe Jack Whitehall is in big hollywood projects now. Ugh.

Reviews say it’s just Disney dancing around the matter once again and not explicitly stating anything

tl;dr: I'm boycotting this movie because of queerbaiting.

I am so sick of the queerbaiting Disney blatantly does in its properties these last (more than a few) years). They promised a big gay scene in the last STAR WARS movie.
What did we get? Two lesbians kissing in the background of the celebration scene at the end of the movie for two seconds. A portion of the scene that could (and was) easily cut from the movie to make it distributable to countries that aren't as "LGBTQIA+ friendly" as others.

They promised a big gay scene in MARVEL's Endgame. What did we get? One of the Russo brothers in a support group for survivors of "The Snap" talking about a date he went on with another dude that didn't turn out that great because all he could think about or talk about was his partner who had been dusted. Again, a portion of a larger scene that could (and was) easily cut from the movie to make it distributable to less "friendly" countries.

We were promised a gay character in "Beauty and the Beast". What did we get? A couple subtle hints throughout the movie that LeFou MIGHT have a crush on Gaston. But it was never outright said.

Then we have this movie. From all the reviews I've seen and read that address this portion of the movie it's yet another example of "tell me you're gay without telling me you're gay". From what I understand Jack Whitehall's character does everything but say "I'm gay." And when it comes to representation, those two words matter. Sorry, not sorry. They just do. And when you don't allow a person to be fully fleshed out in that way you end up paying lip service to my community without "pissing off" anybody else except for the true nut jobs. And that "lip service" is just not good enough for me anymore.

(Spoiler alert ahead!) So you've got Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt who by all accounts have chemistry that jumps off the screen in that playful way that romantic adventures do, ending up kissing each other in the end. Which, of course they do. It's a Disney movie. Then you've got the might as well be a eunuch "tell me you're gay without telling me you're gay" brother in the corner hinting at his sexuality but not actually saying it.

We are living in 2021, for God's sake. I'm sick of all the BLATANT queerbaiting that Disney does in some of its movies. So I'm boycotting this one. Furthermore, until they stop queerbaiting and actually produce a well rounded queer character on screen that isn't afraid to actually say the words, I'm boycotting any movie from Disney that comes with a press release touting "QUEER CHARACTER ON SCREEN!!!" I am sure Disney+ will not miss the $30 bucks I would have shelled out to see this movie, but I'm still boycotting it.

That's all.