Tbf, Utena is ambiguous before the movie. It's got a lot of gay vibes going on but literally no one ever expresses any attraction toward anyone of the same sex at any point. The gay stuff is all in the vibes, symbolism and whatnot.
when you say stuff like this, you give people the wrong idea about the show and then they go watch it and end up being really disappointed. That's my experience
What next, did they also think Yuri On Ice was straight?
i don't know, probably! there's more onscreen gay kisses in utena (the show) than there are in yuri on ice!
God I'm so curious to know what their reasoning was