Disneyland has announced 'Pri Ne' celebratns as the pany's CEO Bob Iger remas locked a battle wh Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stemmg back to the 'Don't Say Gay' bill.
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GAY DAYS RETURNS TO DISNEY WORLD AMID ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ NTROVERSY
Disney's new stance agast Florida's Don't Say Gay bill reigned Right's war on Disney, even thought the pany has a nservative past. * mickey and minnie gay *
This uproar is largely rponse to Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s announcement, followg backlash om LGBTQ activists, that the pany would no longer support new Florida legislatn that crics have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Nohels, opposn to what has been viewed as Disney’s poal of LGBTQ issu, or phg a “gay agenda, ” dat back to the 1990s, when right-wg Christian groups lled for boytts of the pany over Gay Days, an unofficial Disney theme parks event for queer people and their fai. (The outrage was even more ironic nsirg that Disney has never officially sanctned Gay Days, or even formally acknowledged their existence.
While the pany has flirted wh troducg openly gay characters mastream stud films, the screen time of such characters has been signifintly rced followg immense backlash.
Ined, was only after the uproar over the Don’t Say Gay bill that a prevly-cut same-sex kiss the upg release Lightyear was put back to the film. In light of the Don’t Say Gay bill, the pump was primed for the far right to tra nspiracy theori about Disney. In light of the Don’t Say Gay bill, the pump was primed for the far right to tra nspiracy theori about Disney — even though, as recently as jt a few weeks ago, Chapek had said a leaked ternal memo that he did not plan to publicly oppose or support the bill to beg wh.
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Followg public outrage and walkouts om LGBTQ employe, Chapek reversed his stance and announced the pany’s “goal” would be to move for the repeal of the Don’t Say Gay bill, unleashg a barrage of outrage agast the pany.
A tongue--cheek ment by Disney Televisn Animatn executive producer Latoya Ravene, who said the meetg the pany has been welg to her “not-at-all secret gay agenda, ” also prompted revulsn parents primed to view Disney as a vehicle for left-wg doctratn. ORLANDO — After a three-year ronavis-duced hiat, Gay Days returns to Orlando today as Pri Month begs natnwi and bate ntu over Florida’s so-lled “don’t say gay” annual celebratn of the LGBTQ+ muny, which tradnally clus a vis to Walt Disney World, tak on a new meang this year after Disney attracted wispread cricism for s rponse to legislatn that banned discsns of genr inty and sexual orientatn Gay Days brgs over 150, 000 people to Orlando and s theme parks, some LGBTQ+ people drawn here rema cril of Disney’s ial rponse to the law but hopeful that the pany has redoubled s efforts toward supportg their guts gettg an early start on Gay Days on Wednday said they did not nsir changg their plans bee of the law. Days is “not a polil event, but is a statement, ” Gay Days Inc.
Organizers plan to reach out to Disney after the event to “make sure we’re all on the same page of clivy, ” Manley said bought an ad Gay Days’ magaze featurg photos of a person wearg rabow Mickey ears and gay and lbian upl enjoyg the parks. The Human Rights Campaign vowed to refe Disney’s money until saw the pany make real progrs toward s promis to advote for LGBTQ+ Gay Days, anizers enurage atten to wear red shirts at the theme parks keepg wh a tradn set durg the first event 1991.
The array of gay-themed Disney products is troublg. In addn to offerg rabow emblazoned apparel and sundri to adults, Disney is now peddlg toys and clothg for kids awash rabow lors and msagg. * mickey and minnie gay *
”An official red shirt sold by Gay Days, Inc. Proclaims, “I prefer to say gay, ” a variatn of a rallyg cry agast the employee protted outsi of Walt Disney World on March 22, 2022, Orlando, over the pany's rponse to the Parental Rights Edutn bill, often known as the "don't say gay" bill. [ OCTAVIO JONES | TNS]‘A place to be ee’Gay Days and other LGBTQ+ events held at or near Disney property this week are expected to draw big 655 rooms at Gay Days’ host hotel, Avanti Palms Rort & Conference Center, are sold out advance of the event, General Manager Duane Dickson saidThree host hotels have already sold out for LGBTQ+ mic ftival One Magil Weekend, KdRED Pri Foundatn board member Tom Christ said through a spokperson.
The anizatn is one of Gay Days’ muny partners and will be a vendor at s expo at Avanti Palms this celebratns like Gay Days brg much-need visibily and reprentatn to gay and trans people, cludg Disney employe who may feel margalized, after the “terrifyg” legislatn, she said. “It’s so important for to have the moments of pri, for to be able to e together, to gather, to fd strength numbers, ” Quiroga Boston rint Er Kelley, Gay Days provis an opportuny for her 5-year-old son, Levi, to see fai like his beg celebrated the wake of the “awful” law. In the sprg of 2022, amidst a flurry of right-wg attacks on Disney after the pany me out opposn to Florida's so-lled "Don't Say Gay Bill, " a new attempt to smear Disney was ma when social media ers shared a photograph of a Disney Gift Card that they claimed ntaed a hidn penis.