Bob Chapek mentned Disney creatg "spirg" queer ntent when addrsg the pany’s supposed support of the ntroversial "Don’t Say Gay" bill. Here are all Disney’s official gay moments om movi and TV seri.
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DISNEY'S 8 'FIRST OPENLY GAY' CHARACTERS, RANKED (BY HOW EMBARRASSED DISNEY SHOULD FEEL)
Disney’s ntroversial rponse to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill unrsr the pany’s plited history wh the LGBTQ+ muny — a plex relatnship which Disney has played both champn and punchg bag. * gay disney logo *
Has urted LGBTQ+ visors to s theme parks, sellg rabow-lored souvenirs and hostg groups that anize annual “Gay Days” Disney this week started marketg and promotg merchandise unr the name Pri Collectn for the first time, a big brandg move for a pany that has bee a nservative target for s support of LGBTQ+ rights. ”Disney began to feel the wrath of nservative lawmakers several months ago when Chief Executive Bob Chapek voiced opposn to Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn law, legislatn more monly known by crics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Universal Studs Hollywood is the annual se of a gay pri celebratn known as “Pri Is Universal. Proceeds om ticket sal helped support hog programs for people wh AIDS and scholarships for stunts studyg LGBTQ+ years, Disneyland and Walt Disney World Florida have been the se of “Gay Days” celebratns that have drawn thoands of members of the LGBTQ+ events take place the parks but are anized by outsi groups. “Gay Days” events attract about 30, 000 visors each year to Anaheim’s Disneyland Rort, acrdg to anizers.
16-18 at Shapiro, who lnched “Gay Days Anaheim” wh his iend Jefey Epste, lled the Pri Collectn a “step the right directn” and said he expects to see Disney ntue to support the LGBTQ+ muny and stop ntributg to the mpaign ffers of nservativ who monize the acceptance of gay and lbian upl. “The world has evolved and so too has the Walt Disney Co., ” Shapiro Colijn, who ns a gay travel blog wh his partner, Karl Krse, appld Disney’s move, llg the pany an LGBTQ+ ally. Disney’s ntroversial rponse to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill unrsr the pany’s plited history wh the LGBTQ+ muny — a plex relatnship which Disney has played both champn and punchg bag.
Followg the ntroversy surroundg the "Don't Say Gay" bill Florida, Disney's 2022 pri llectn is now available at Walt Disney World. * gay disney logo *
Earlier this month, Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out about — but did not nmn — Florida’s ntroversial Parental Rights Edutn bill, which crics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.
Griff, who is also a profsor of film and media arts at Southern Methodist Universy, add that Disney has recently received a lot of publicy about var Disney films wh openly gay characters. Even though Disney’s re product of fay-iendly entertament hasn’t been blatant s reprentatn of gay characters, ABC — which is owned by Disney — has done so wh TV shows like “Morn Fay” and “Ellen. ” In fact, “Ellen” had the first gay lead character on TV 1997.
Disney has historilly had many gay employe, too. "The vio was to reprent the young woman today -- 's not the tradnal woman anymore -- and not the specifics of 'Am I gay? Rodriguez plays gay high school stunt, choreographer, assistant director, and actor Carlos Disney+'s High School Mil: The Mil: The Seri.