There’s trouble at the most magical place on Earth, for gay and trans children. Because at Disney, it is not OK to be gay.
Some employees at The Walt Disney Company are slamming Disney leadership for what they see as an abysmal failure in supporting the LGBTQ community, adding that the entertainment giant has censored “nearly every moment of overtly gay same-sex affection” from some of its animated films.
On Wednesday, a group of “LGBTQIA+ employees of [Disney-owned] Pixar and their allies” expressed anger and frustration at the company’s inaction regarding its position against Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
In a letter addressed to Disney leadership, the group said that they were “disappointed, hurt, afraid, and angry” with Disney for its financial involvement with Florida legislators behind the controversial legislation, which bans discussions about gender identity and sexual orientation in primary schools’ classrooms.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that Disney had “given money to every single sponsor and co-sponsor of this year’s infamous ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill,” the company initially refused to publicly denounce the legislation, saying in a statement that “the biggest impact we can have in creating a more inclusive world is through the inspiring content we produce.”
This is not the first time Disney has discriminated against the gay community. Deemed the "Happiest Place on Earth" Disneyland sadly didn't live up to that billing for same-sex couples during its first three decades.
There's lots of bizarre lore surrounding the legend of Walt Disney. Just off the top of our heads, we've heard he's a Communist (despite him being a founding member of the anti-communist Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals), a Nazi, a fascist, a racist, a homosexual, a cryogenically frozen head–and now, thanks to a new book by Darwin Porter, Hollywood Babylon Strikes Again, we can add pedophile to that list.
Until legal ruling, Disneyland banned same-sex dancers (ebar.com)
How long are we going to let the Christian Right dictate our morality? While they screamed about Sharia law, evangelicals backed local republican politicians who came to power, and now they are making laws and determine our morals. Don't want to live in a world where Christian Dogma is the law? VOTE FOR A DEMOCRATE.
Gays and lesbians are a part of many American families. They should not be shortchanged in their efforts to better their lives and serve their communities. They should definitely not be denied medical care.
You don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay.
When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Donald Trump. Then there are others trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a religious organization out of it.