signed into law last month. The law regulates the discussion of gender identity and sexuality in public schools, and bans it entirely from kindergarten through third grade.
Disney employees staged walkouts and other demonstrations protesting the company’s silence on the issue. CEO Bob Chapek eventually apologized for not opposing the law sooner and vowed to fight against it.Cruz has a history of anti-LGBTQ+ statements and actions.
He urged states to ignore the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court ruling affirming nationwide marriage equality, backed the bigoted Kentucky clerk Kim Davis when she refused to issue marriage licenses to couples of the same sex, and used an offensive anti-gay slur when criticizing an Army recruiting video that featured a diverse group of soldiers, including Cpl.
Emma Malonelord, a white woman raised by two moms.Later in the discussion, Cruz was asked if he would fellate a man to solve world hunger.