“Beauty and the Beast” is a centuries old story/fairy tale that is beloved by many.
The 1991 Disney animated version was and still is EXTREMELY popular with children and adults alike.
There is also a literary fan base who will want to see the movie. It’s much like followers of the Romeo and Juliet or the Pygmalion/My Fair Lady motifs. They will see any new iteration of the same story. They are fans.
While I’m not happy about Disney/Hollywood’s obsession with mainstreaming homosexual behavior and perverting part of the story story that they well know will have a large children’s audience, I will eventually see this movie (not in a theater) because I’m a fan of the story.
The character of LaFou is the one portrayed as having same sex likeings. He gives Gaston some longing looks and an embarrassing hug. Later, toward the end, he is seen at a ball, and, I suppose he could be interpreted as being flirtatious.
IMHO, I think all of it will go over the heads of younger children. HOWEVER, my opinion is that it doesn't belong there because it doesn't do anything to promote or extend the story line. Why is it there? It is there to promote a political/sexual activist agenda. Not too overtly; but, it really doesn't belong there at all.