Russia said Tuesday that it would give Disney's upcoming live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast an adult-only rating due to the film's inclusion of a gay character.


That revelation led State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov, a vocal opponent of LGBT rights, to call on the government to ban the film, saying that it violates a Russian law which prohibits the promotion of “gay propaganda” to minors.

According to The Guardian, the ministry of culture will instead release the film with a 16+ rating.

Gad's gay LeFou has also led to controversy in the United States, with an Alabama drive-in canceling show times.

(Related: Alabama drive-in cancels Beauty and the Beast show times over Josh Gad's gay LeFou.)

Beauty and the Beast opens March 17.