Are there a lot of gay scenes in rocketman

David Furnish talks ‘Rocketman’ sex scene debate, LGBT representation, future film projects

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Elton John movie Rocketman banned in Samoa due to homosexual content

The head of Samoa's Fa'afafine Association said banning Rocketman was a double standard. Mr Su'a said banning the movie deprived Samoa's LGBT community of seeing someone who shares their struggles represented on screen. In Samoa, male homosexuality is illegal and carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.

Malaysia Censors Gay Sex Scenes In 'Rocketman,' Drawing Criticism

Even when a film "gets it right" like recent Academy Award-winning Call Me By Your Name , it's usually done through a heterosexual gaze. The intimacy of the scene feels sincere, but anyone who has read the book knows that some of the story's more suggestive scenes get the axe. Even the controversial peach scene in the book, Oliver takes a bite from Elio's semen-filled peach got a PG edit.