Bad: Disney Ignores Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
The Walt Disney Company has never had an especially good track record when it comes to LGBTQ representation in its content (although it is slowly getting better). But the company’s many, many employees expected it to denounce Florida’s hateful “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would prevent teachers and students from talking about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Instead, Disney remained utterly quiet. Many Disney workers staged protests and angry walkouts at Disney’s silence until then-CEO Bob Chapek apologized to them, and Disney put out a statement condemning the bill… two and a half weeks after Chapek’s apology. It’s undoubtedly one of the reasons former Disney CEO Bob Iger was put back in charge.
