Many opinions were flying around after a movie theatre in Alabama decided not to show “Beauty and the Beast” because of a supposed gay scene.

I hadn’t even seen the movie yet when I heard this, but found the cancellation ridiculous and ignorant.

Of course, I went to see the movie to find out for myself if there was a gay scene. To start off with, I loved it. There were some little tweaks that were made that were different than the Disney original, but I didn’t mind.

Each actor/actress seemed to fit their part perfectly, as well. Emma Watson is beautiful as Belle, and I’m sure Rupert Grint doesn’t blame the Beast (Dan Stevens) for falling for her. Sticking with the Hogwarts note, there’s also a white pet owl at one point, and I’m convinced that it’s a reference to Harry Potter.

Most of the movie I didn’t spend wondering about Harry Potter references though. Every time that Lefou (Josh Gad) was on screen, I was looking for something that alluded to him being gay; and there wasn’t much to go off of until the end.

There are three little parts that could be thought of as having gay undertones. While singing about Gaston (Luke Evans) at the bar/inn, there is a point where LeFou is with three other men and says that any one of them should choose his team—while winking. Shortly after that, Gaston questions why LeFou hasn’t found a girl and settled down yet, but he replies by saying that most find him clingy.

When the members of the castle are fighting against the townspeople who are intruding on them, the armoire puts dresses on the same three men that LeFou was talking to before. Two of them act horrified, and run away. However, the third smiles, curtsies, and slowly sashays away.

It is not until the very end, when everyone is dancing, the part comes that the theatre in Alabama probably saw. LeFou is dancing with a woman, until she twirls away. Instead of another woman replacing her, it is instead the man who was happily covered in the dress from the armoire.

The scene lasts a total of about three seconds. I saw no dilemma with these little blips that could be contrived as LeFou and this other man being gay. Honestly, I think that the first three pieces were included just to make the crowd laugh a little.

Gay marriage has been legal since 2015. It’s beyond time for this movie theatre in Alabama, and every other person who has a problem with gay people, to get over it.