The same-gender kiss was cut from the Buzz Lightyear origin story before being restored following an open letter from unnamed Pixar staff alleging the studio censored 'nearly every moment of overtly gay affection' in its films.
’s first animated feature film same-gender kiss. In March, it was revealed that the film would be restoring a kiss scene that had previously been cut.
When asked about the studio’s response to including what is described as a “quick lesbian kiss” between the Aduba-voiced character Alisha Hawthorne and her fellow Black lesbian wife, the producer revealed that Disney had always supported the couple being gay. And it was because their onscreen relationship helped further one of the film’s storylines reflecting on Buzz’s loneliness in life. The kiss, however, garnered a different response.