A former Universal employee tails their disgt at the Company's silence about the "Don't Say Gay" law and lacklter Pri celebratns.
Contents:
- UNIVERSAL DODG SPOTLIGHT AS DISNEY TAK HEAT FOR 'DON'T SAY GAY' STANCE
- TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS UNIVERSAL STUDS FLORIDA
- JIM PARSONS, BEN ALDRIDGE ON WHY SPOILER ALERT’S GAY LOVE STORY IS UNIVERSAL
- GAY ORLANDO
- UNIVERSAL REMAS SILENT AMIDST DISNEY’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL CONTROVERSY, DPE DONATG TO SOME OF THE SAME LAWMAKERS
- WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET
- UNIVERSAL EMPLOYEE QUS, BASH COMPANY'S SILENCE ON "DON'T SAY GAY" LAW AND PRI MONTH - INSI THE MAGIC
UNIVERSAL DODG SPOTLIGHT AS DISNEY TAK HEAT FOR 'DON'T SAY GAY' STANCE
I'll start: fillg an "are you gay?" onle quiz when you're young. * universal gay *
The Walt Disney Company has been the public eye recent weeks bee of the dispute over the ntroversial Florida legislatn known as the "Don't Say Gay" law, but Comst, the parent pany of Universal Studs, has managed to stay out of the spotlight spe s silence on the bill, which was signed to law on Monday by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been a hot topic recent months, as crics of the law said was damagg to children that are a part of the LGBTQ+ muny and have nmned pani or celebri for supportg .
Comst, which owns and operat the Universal Orlando Rort, has yet to speak out on the matter of the "Don't Say Gay" law, and while the Walt Disney Company has received some tense backlash over polil donatns to supporters of the legislatn the last month, Universal has not faced the same rponse. Newsweek attempted to nfirm this figure wh Baxley but did not receive a rponse prr to spe stayg silent on the "Don't Say Gay" law, the pany has publicly promoted s support of the LGBTQ+ muny the past. "It's extremely rare to see a rporatn not only vt an LGBTQ anizatn but also vt to this extent somethg that will have a natnal impact, " Jennifer Gregg, Executive Director of the ONE Archiv Foundatn, text of the "Don't Say Gay" law, formally known as HB 1557, says the law "rerc a parent's fundamental right to make cisns regardg the re and upbrgg of his or her child the public school settg" by prohibg the teachg and discsn of sexual orientatn or genr inty classrooms for children aged 5 to early March, Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out agast the bill after lls to boytt the pany surfaced on social media due to Disney's lack of ment on the an annual shareholrs meetg on March 9, Chapek said the pany did not make an ial rponse bee thought uld work better "behd the scen.
"In an onle vio shared on March 6, Benjam Siemon, a wrer for Disney's animatn divisn, said that Disney is "startg to clu more LGBT characters that let kids know that beg gay is all right. But when they have donated to the sponsors and -sponsors of the 'Don't Say Gay' bill and they have ma no posn agast this bill, and they are gog to ntue donatg to the policians, they are sentially sayg that this bill is OK.
TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS UNIVERSAL STUDS FLORIDA
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JIM PARSONS, BEN ALDRIDGE ON WHY SPOILER ALERT’S GAY LOVE STORY IS UNIVERSAL
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Dpe stayg silent on the ntroversial "Don't Say Gay" bill Florida, Universal Studs has avoid the heat taken by the Walt Disney Company by the public. I'll start: fillg an "are you gay?
On that note, lookg up "How to tell if I'm gay? homophobia. Mdg your own bs, whether at school or on the job, and beg randomly (not so randomly) asked if you're gay.
Ed: Oh, and gettg to hear someone you're close wh but not out to go on some unprompted homophobic tira.
GAY ORLANDO
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- jerkg off to gay porn while tellg yourself ’s jt cursy and "probably everyone do that". Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Universal Studs Florida. Orlando still has a nservative streak and the state ernment is actively hostile to equaly laws, but the Pulse massacre ma lols feel much more protective of s gay populatn.
UNIVERSAL REMAS SILENT AMIDST DISNEY’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL CONTROVERSY, DPE DONATG TO SOME OF THE SAME LAWMAKERS
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The film, based onTVLe founr Michael Aiello's memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Di, about his hband's ath om ncer, is a universal story of love and loss wh a gay uple at s Boys the Band's Parsons plays Aiello the film, while Aldridge (Pennyworth, Fleabag) stars as his hband, K Cowan, who is diagnosed wh nroendocre ncer. "Bill Irw, Sally Field, Ben Aldridge, and Jim ParsonsFor Parsons, who's played gay characters before projects cludg The Boys the Band and The Normal Heart, Spoiler Alert afford him an opportuny to play a gay character a film that was about more than queerns.
"From the moment I read Michael's book that 's based on, seemed very ak to the type of movi that I grew up watchg and lovg that were they weren't about gay upl.
WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET
""It's the first time that I've had the chance to play a story that -- 's hard to say that them beg homosexual is sendary -- but kd of is 's really jt about two people who love each other and this journey that they go on, " he adds. This also means the annual 'Gay Days' have begun at Walt Disney World for LGBTQ+ muny members and theme park lovers alike.Dpe an tense legal battle between the entertament pany and Gov. Ron DeSantis after they spoke out agast the state's 'Don't Say Gay' bill last year, atten om across the globe are headg to the theme parks to kick off Pri Month.Insi sop on Gay Days om CEO:What days are Gay Days at Disney World?
UNIVERSAL EMPLOYEE QUS, BASH COMPANY'S SILENCE ON "DON'T SAY GAY" LAW AND PRI MONTH - INSI THE MAGIC
Disney fd sparks onle morsHere's what to know about the annual LGBTQ+ gatherg Orlando:What are 'Gay Days' at Disney World?Gay Days Orlando is where lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) dividuals, their fai, iends, and supporters go to Walt Disney World. Along wh days at the theme parks, lol hotels and tablishments hold events to mark the six-day event.What is the signifince of the red shirt durg Gay Days?Arguably the most proment part of Gay Days, participants wear red shirts to specific parks to celebrate their inty or support others.Back at the origal gatherg, attendants wore red shirts to make their prence more visible to other members of the muny.Now, the red shirt self has bee a movement, wh LGBTQ nonprof Kdred Pri Foundatn g as a symbol for s missn to spread diversy and kdns.When did the event first start?The first documented event was held June 1991 where roughly 3,000 LGBTQ+ people om central Florida went to the area's theme parks on one day wearg red shirts.
Some reports claim was held even before then wh only a handful of people startg the event.In 1995, the event had grown to over 10,000 gays and lbians travelg for 'Gay Day' at Disney.By the 2010s, the event had reached over 150,000 LGBT people, their fai, iends and supporters attend the six-day gatherg Orlando.When are Gay Days happeng this year?This year, Disney Gay Days is takg place om May 31 to June 4.Gay Days Orlando weekend lendar 2023FridayWalt Disney World's Hollywood Studs - 8:30 a.m. To 5 p.m.See the rt of the lendar and other events here.What n you do durg Gay Days outsi of the parks?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.This year, there will also be a new Beach Ball waterpark party at Aquati Orlando, which is an event sponsor.Do Disney sponsor Gay Days?Disney do not sponsor or promote Gay Days, however, s Parks & Rorts divisn celebrat Pri Month by lnchg a themed llectn ahead of time.Are there preutns this year wh recent anti-LGBTQ legislatn?Dpe the current turmoil between Gov.
Ron DeSantis, Disney, and recent legislatn passed, the event is still gog on and many regular Gay Day atten have ma the trek to Orlando this year.In April, the natn's largt LGBTQ advocy group Equaly Florida issued a travel advisory for the LGBTQ+ muny warng members not to e to the state. Florida HB 1521 - requir people to e bathrooms that le up wh their sex assigned at birth.What special merch do Gay Days have this year?On May 15, Disney released s 2023 Pri Collectn, which they claim was created by members and alli of the LGBTQIA+ muny. The cy has a fed inty as a global hub of entertament, rort tourism and gay culture.