Within this thrilling adventure that centers around a courageous family, we meet Ethan Clade, voiced by Twitter comic Jaboukie Young-White. Ethan is the first openly gay Disney character, which means that, like the Clade family, Jaboukie is a trailblazer. Here's what we know about his journey.
Mitchell plants the seed in Jay's head that he thinks one of Jay's old buddies, Shorty, might be secretly gay. Jay doesn't believe it for a second - except for all the questionable signs he now keeps noticing. Meanwhile Gloria gives Manny's date a makeover and Claire faces off with Phil's universal remote.
I mean Richie and Eddie were always chummy in the book but I never saw it as more than them just having a lot of banter and being good friends. Did I miss something in the book or did King actually insinuate Richie was gay? In any case it feels like a bit of an undercooked character arc in the movie.
President Joe Biden has welcomed hundreds to the White House for a delayed Pride Month celebration. The event is aimed at showing LGBTQ+ people that his administration has their back at a time when advocates are warning of a spike in discriminatory legislation, particularly aimed at the transgender community, sweeping through statehouses.