Singapore churches say gay moment in Beauty and the Beast 'totally unnecessary'
Churches say LGBT representation is an attempt to normalise homosexuality for children. The inclusion of a "gay moment" in Disney 's remake of the Beauty and the Beast animation is "totally unnecessary", says the National Council of Churches of Singapore . In a statement, the council slammed the inclusion of the scene, describing it as "an attempt to influence young children and socialise them at an early age into thinking that the homosexual lifestyle is normal." Some Christian leaders in Singapore are deeply concerned about the LGBT representation in the new Disney movie, which it says is a marked departure from the original 1991 Disney classic. It said the only instance of same-sex relationship in Disney's children's entertainment is on small screen, in an episode of Good Luck Charlie in which one of Charlie's friends had two mothers. "This is the first time that an explicitly gay character is introduced in a Disney big scree