It’s certainly a running joke that he might have a boyfriend and that Orlando is oh so queer but … Orlando turns out to literally be the devil, so it’s also homophobic.
Critics claim that it is disrespectful because it portrays Jesus as gay-he comes home to a surprise party with a mysterious, very queer-coded male friend named Orlando. The First Temptation of Christ has generated controversy around the world since it debuted on Netflix last year. This ruling is a frightening reminder of how Brazil is facing a serious far-right movement that threatens free speech and LGBT lives under President Jair Bolsonaro. A judge in Brazil has ordered Netflix to remove Porta Dos Fundos’ satirical holiday special The First Temptation of Christ because it subtextually depicts Jesus as a gay man. This news is actually pretty scary when you get into it.
