Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is ‘not making therapy’

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Andrew PulverMarch 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM

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Pixar's chief creative officer, Pete Docter, stated that LGBTQ+ plot elements were cut from the 2025 film *Elio* because Pixar is "not making therapy." This follows previous internal dissent in 2022, when LGBTQIA+ Pixar employees claimed Disney executives censored gay affection in films. The Wall Street Journal reported that scenes implying the lead character in *Elio* was gay were removed after test screenings showed low audience interest. *Elio* was ultimately a box office failure. Docter's comments and the *Elio* situation come after Disney's controversial response to Florida's "don't say gay" legislation and claims that a trans character was removed from the Disney+ series *Win or Lose*.

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