We are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country.”ĭeSantis responded to Disney saying, “ou’ve got to wonder, like, why is the hill to die on to have transgenderism injected into kindergarten classrooms, or woke gender ideology injected into second-grade classrooms? Why is that the hill to die on?” He added that Disney sends Disney cruises “to the nation of Dominica, which criminalizes homosexuality.
Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that. “Florida’s HB 1557, also known as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed into law. Rufo ⚔️ March 29, 2022ĭisney earlier this week released a statement opposing the Florida law. SCOOP: Disney diversity and inclusion manager Vivian Ware says the company has eliminated all mentions of "ladies," "gentlemen," "boys," and "girls" in its theme parks in order to create "that magical moment" for children who do not identify with traditional gender roles. Tearing up, she added, “I hope this is a moment…where we don’t allow each other to go backwards.” In one video, Karey Burke, corporate president for Disney, said she has a transgender child as well as a pansexual child and told the group that the company doesn’t have enough gay leads. During the conversation, employees highlight Disney’s Reimagine Tomorrow program, which, in part, seeks to make sure that at least 50 percent of Disney’s characters are part of allegedly underrepresented groups including “LGBTQIA+.” LGBT activists have dubbed it the “don’t say gay” bill, and many Disney employees walked off the job because they didn’t feel that the company had condemned the legislation strongly enough.įor years, Disney has maintained that its only agenda is the entertainment and well-being of children, but the videos show that Disney has fully embraced the LGBT cause. Ron DeSantis, R, signed the Parental Rights in Education law, which bans classroom instruction on sexual topics or gender ideology for children in grades K-3. The leaked videos comes just days after Gov.