Chimps have been seen in the movies for a long time, almost as long as the movies have been around. The most famous movie chimp, of course, was the great Cheetah, seen in so many of the Tarzan films, but there have been many others. As yet, however, no gay chimps have been seen in the movies. Could this be because chimps are prejudiced against gays? Or is it because people are prejudiced against gay chimps? What effect would it have on the primate community if a major chimp movie star "came out" and espoused the gay lifestyle?

No gay chimps or other gay animal characters have been seen in Disney animated films either! One has to wonder why. Could this be evidence of homophobia on the part of the Disney studios?

Anyway, to get back to the main question, is it time for a gay chimp movie star?