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“As a community, we have been forced into an impossible and unsustainable position and must now take action to convince TWDC to protect employees and their families in the face of such open and unapologetic bigotry.” You cannot fix this with educational seminars or token background characters - even organizations like HRC refuse your money until action is taken,” reads an open letter from organizers. “The ongoing attempts to placate the LGBTQIA+ community with subpar representation in the content produced and donations to well-meaning organizations are simply not enough. (This can include something as innocuous as referring to a student’s queer parents … or, presumably, to a gay Disney character like that iconic Onward cop.)ĭisney CEO Bob Chapek apologized after initially dismissing employee concerns over the company’s GOP donations, but walkout organizers insist the company “ must publicly commit to an actionable plan that protects employees from hateful legislation,” including stopping Disney’s efforts to relocate its California-based staff to Florida. If signed into law, the bill will allow homophobic or transphobic parents to sue school districts if gender identity or sexual orientation is brought up in any way in K–3 classrooms. On Tuesday, March 22, LGBTQIA+ Disney employees and their allies staged a walkout from various departments and products to protest the company’s donations to the Republican legislators behind Florida’s “ Don’t Say Gay” bill.
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You know the saying about tyrants who lead with an iron fist in a velvet glove? We’re picturing these. Photo: Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images