Disney Walkout Prompts LGBTQ+ Backing From Hulu, FX, ESPN & Disney World; More Media Than Protestors At Burbank Gates
The planned full day walkout at Disney today over the company’s fumbled response to Florida’s discrimatory “Don’t Say Gay” bill has seen an outpouring of support for the LGBTQ+ community from some leading divisions in the House of Mouse’s empireHulu, ESPN, Disney World and FX, among others, all took to social media Tuesday morning to show they “fearlessly” support our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, their families and communities,” as the John Landgraf-led cabler put it in a tweet.Check out the seemingly coordinated posts from the Disney divisions here:pic.twitter.com/KQcnSOuM9W— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) March 22, 2022ESPN believes in inclusivity and denounces legislation and actions across the United States that infringe on any human rights.
We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, families, and fans.— ESPN (@espn) March 22, 2022We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, storytellers, families, friends, and fans who are targeted by laws that marginalize and diminish their identities and lives.
We remain committed to telling inclusive stories that unite us and celebrate the diverse LGBTQIA+ community.— Hulu (@hulu) March 22, 2022A post shared by Walt Disney World (@waltdisneyworld)According to sources on the Burbank lot, there aren’t any protesters gathering outside the Alameda Ave.
gate yet; just some cameraman and other media. Of course, realize that most of Disney’s staffers are still working from home, through production still continues on the lot.On the other side of of the country, there do not seem to be any protestors outside DisneyWorld’s gates in Orlando either at this point.
