Disney 'Gay Days' events go on spe 'Don't Say Gay' fear

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LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN

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Joseph Clark will never fet his first Gay Days."Jt gettg off the (monorail) and seeg the sea of red shirts, to this day  giv me goosebumps," he relled of the annual Pri event at Walt Disney World and other Orlando-area venu, which is neher sponsored by nor exclive to Disney.Back 2008, Clark was a regular attene who ma his own red shirt wh iends. "There was no 'Oh my God, they're gay.' Like yep, most of were, or we had iends and alli wh that weren't, who were jt welg to the muny.

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It was life-changg for me."Here's what to know about the annual LGBTQ+ gatherg Florida.'We have to be on guard a lot':Why safety first for so many LGBTQ travelers'I jt want to see more of ':The importance of seeg people like you while travelgHow did Gay Days get started?Gay Days Orlando started three s ago wh a group of iends who cid to meet up at Disney World red shirts. It has sce ballooned to an annual, multiday event, which draws upwards of 180,000 people to the Orlando area om across the world.Stand Fai:LGBTQ people need of stand- parents at weddgs, holidays fd 'fay' Facebook groupWhen are Gay Days 2023?Gay Days Orlando ns om May 31 through June 4 this year. What day is red shirt day?Arguably the most proment part of Gay Days, red shirt daysare when participants wear red shirts to specific parks to celebrate their inty or support others.

For stance, June 1 is a red shirt day at Disney's Animal Kgdom and SeaWorld Orlando and June 2 is a red shirt day at Disney's Hollywood Studs and Universal Islands of Adventure.Who attends Gay Days?Gay Days are open to everyone unr the LGBTQ+ umbrella as well as alli. I joke around that what I do for a livg is throwg a big party for everybody."How much do Gay Days st? GayDays Drag Bgo sts $15 advance and $25 at the door.

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The Taste of GayDays food and we event starts sts $40 advance and $50 at the door.

Addnal events and tails n be found on Gay Days Orlando's lendar.What is there to do at Gay Days?Many Gay Days atten vis theme parks, but there are a host of other activi cludg popular pool parti, Drag Bgo, expos and more at the event's host hotel Orlando. "There's plenty to do for everybody."Are Gay Days fay-iendly?Some events are adults-only, but most are open to all ag, cludg the Miss GayDays pageant, which this year will be hosted by CoCo Montre, who peted on "RuPl's Drag Race," and Miss GayDays 2019 Twila Holiday.Clark actually par the event to a fay rnn, specifilly "the fay that gets along rnn." Are there any ncerns about havg Gay Days  Florida this year?Given the polil climate the state and last year's enactment of what crics ll Florida'sDon't Say Gay law rtrictg discsns of sexual orientatn and genr inty primary schools, Clark said some people have asked him if this year's event would still happen."My msage back to them is 'Y, of urse we're still gog on.' One thg we n't do is go back the closet and hi om everythg," he said. Gay Days tak place at Magic Kgdom June.

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