Disney employees 'angry' over response to Florida LGBTQ bill
Employees said they were 'hurt' by Bob Chapek's response to a Florida bill that would limit instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Employees said they were 'hurt' by Bob Chapek's response to a Florida bill that would limit instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity.
"These policy statements actually do work... It’s just denying reality for Bob Chapek to say that it’s not the case," PFLAG National's Jean-Marie Navetta says
Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s reaction to Florida LGBTQ legislation has Disney Channel creators and fans speaking in protest. At an investors call, Chapek tried to address Disney’s LGBTQ views, political donation policy, and stance on the bill.
The Walt Disney Co. is now facing the wrath of the gay mafia and their allies in the media who are furious the company has resisted pressure to condemn the Florida bill that would restrict the teaching of sexuality and transgenderism to kids in kindergarten through third grade.
Bob Chapek told staff the company "unequivocally" stands with its LGBTQ+ employees but wouldn't directly condemn the new anti-gay law.