Universal Dodg Spotlight as Disney Tak Heat for 'Don't Say Gay' Stance

Contents:

• UNIVERSAL DODG SPOTLIGHT AS DISNEY TAK HEAT FOR 'DON'T SAY GAY' STANCE
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS UNIVERSAL STUDS FLORIDA
• UNIVERSAL STAYS SILENT FOLLOWG DISNEY'S DISASTRO "DON'T SAY GAY" SUATN - INSI THE MAGIC
• UNIVERSAL EMPLOYEE QUS, BASH COMPANY'S SILENCE ON "DON'T SAY GAY" LAW AND PRI MONTH - INSI THE MAGIC
• GAY ORLANDO
• WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET
• GAY DAYS AT UNIVERSAL STUDS

UNIVERSAL DODG SPOTLIGHT AS DISNEY TAK HEAT FOR 'DON'T SAY GAY' STANCE

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.

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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. The ernor ma ments about Disney beg hypocril for sayg would work to support efforts to repeal the law while ntug to n Disney's cise le that mak stops Domi, a untry that crimaliz homosexualy. 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.

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?

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.

UNIVERSAL STAYS SILENT FOLLOWG DISNEY'S DISASTRO "DON'T SAY GAY" SUATN - INSI THE MAGIC

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.

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 EMPLOYEE QUS, BASH COMPANY'S SILENCE ON "DON'T SAY GAY" LAW AND PRI MONTH - INSI THE MAGIC

Most hotels aren’t troubled the least by gay upl, and gay people n be themselv anyplace.

The Unarian Universalist Associatn has supported full equaly for gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, and queer people sce 1970 — and today markets self to the LGBTQ muny as an clive relig anizatn. Particularly those that enurage further tolerance agast the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr muny.

The church ordaed s first female mister 1863, s first openly gay mister 1979, and s first transgenr mister 1988. The ter was l ablaze after word me out that Disney World had actually donated to sponsors of Florida’s new bill, often referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Known as the “Don’t Say Gay Bill”, this piece of legislatn is as simple as the tle.

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This did not satisfy most people, wh all facets of the Walt Disney Company g out and takg a firm stance agast the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, a men's rtroom at the Mneapolis airport for allegedly lookg to engage gay sex wrote his June report that he "regnized a signal ed by persons wishg to engage lewd nduct.

Craig told reporters today that he did nothg appropriate and said his guilty plea was a plac like men's rtrooms, airports and tra statns, tck stops, universy librari and parks, have long been plac where gay and bisexual men, particularly those the closet, ngregate orr to meet for anonymo time, people faiar wh cisg told, gay men began g a dified system of signals to dite to others that they were terted sex. In an effort to curb lewd acts public — or as some gays argue, an effort to persecute gay men — unrver police began stg operatns plac known for sex solicg and employed the same s.

WHEN HOLLYWOOD STUDS MARRIED OFF GAY STARS TO KEEP THEIR SEXUALY A SECRET

Bee much of the signalg is self benign behavr, some gay rights activists and lawyers have admonished police partments for arrtg men who have done ltle more than tap their feet.

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"Cizens have a right not to nont lewd activy public plac, " said Steve Sanrs, a lawyer and gay rights activist. "But if there is evince that a stg is motivated by anti-gay anim, that may reprent a more troublg issue.