When Greg’s parents (Mom looking fairly June Squibb-ish, Dad more Paul Bunyan) show up unannounced to help him pack, he shoos Manuel away and stashes a picture of the two. Greg is preparing to move ( Out! It works on two levels!) from his suburban home to “the city” with his partner Manuel.
It was every bit as much a pleasure as I had let myself dream. Im RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat. A week and a half after my son turned four, and two days before I turned 35, he and I went on our first father-son camping trip. Im a CHRISTAN, so I MUST think gay people should go to hell. (This is a cartoon aimed at kids, after all.) Im a GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTER, so I WILL go to hell. The depiction is tender, empathetic and honest, but there are also fantasy hijinks involving a Freaky Friday-ish body-swap with a scrappy dog. So, hear me parents and people out there: you aren't necessarily gay. Out’s story concerns the struggles of a man named Greg, who is closeted from his loving parents. It feels like one day you are talking about video games, and the next it is about.
This is not a case in which a character just happens to be gay, or might be if you scrutinize a screenshot with a magnifying glass. The short, released Friday, marks the first time the giant has centered a story of any length on an LGBT character. In just nine minutes, Pixar and Disney+ take a step forward in representation with the launch of Out, an animated, fun-for-all-ages short film featuring a gay protagonist.