Disney avoids denouncing Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in recent statement
The Walt Disney Company failed to condemn Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill in a recent statement. On 24 February, the state’s House of Representatives passed the controversial law by a vote of 69-47.
The legislation, which is officially called the Parental Rights in Education Bill, was created to restrict “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools.
The bill is now headed to Florida’s Republican-held Senate, which will likely pass the anti-LGBTQ+ initiative. Since the bill’s recent progression, activists have denounced the law for its harmful censorship of the LGBTQ+ community.
The immense backlash has also brought attention to corporations like Disney, who have surprisingly funded the bill’s supporters.
