'Wicked' Pushing 'LGBTQ Agenda' Sparks Conservative Boycott
Wicked for "not only (including) witchcraft but also LGBTQ content."One Million Moms is suggesting that parents "avoid taking their children to see Wicked." The post criticizes the desensitization and normalization of the "LGTBQ lifestyle." The group started a petition to tell Universal Pictures One Million Moms is "not buying what they are selling.""Alerting All Parents!" the blog post starts. "One Million Moms needs your help to make sure as many people as possible are aware of Universal Pictures pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children, in the musical Wicked."The right-wing group was created by the conservative American Family Association, which is classified as a known hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
One Million Moms protests against the presence of LGBTQ+ characters in children's stories and family content. One Million Moms calls it a fight "against indecency in the media," according to its website.Newsweek reached out to the American Family Association for comment.The petition only has 18 signers as of press time.The first installment of the two-part film series Wicked was released on November 22, with Wicked: Part Two scheduled to premiere in theaters on November 21, 2025.
The two feature films are adapted from the acclaimed Broadway musical Wicked, a story that explores the origins and friendship of two iconic witches from The Wizard of Oz: Elphaba, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch.The film features Cynthia Erivo, an openly queer actor, as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda.
The cast also includes Ethan Slater as the Munchkin Boq; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
