Representatives for other studios, as well as Netflix, did not respond to requests for comment. So we feel very strongly about this one, and we feel that this is about business as much as it is about politics.” Yes there’s politics involved but it’s also a business issue, in that we strongly believe that anti-LGBTQ legislation is anti-business, and we don’t think that one person’s life or one person’s identity or one person’s love is any less than or less worthy of another. On Tuesday, departing WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar told CNBC, “I think this is a business issue.
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Human Rights Campaign Demotes Fox Corp From Top Workplace List Following Fox News' Coverage Of Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill, LGBTQ Issues She also singled out Apple, whose CEO, Tim Cook, also has spoken out against the Florida bill. Ron DeSantis was suggesting that a 55-year-old special district, giving the company self-governing powers around Walt Disney World, should be rolled back, while Fox News’ Laura Ingraham suggested that “everything would be on the table,” from copyright protection to antitrust, when Republicans got back into power. Whether they like it or not, the issue isn’t going away, even as companies try to avoid the damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don’t situation that has dogged Disney.īy the end of last week, Florida Gov. Paramount, Sony and Netflix also have not weighed in publicly. NBCUniversal, with its rival theme park presence in Orlando, has had no public comment on the new law. Others studios, though, have largely steered clear of the furor in the Sunshine State. initially took heat for not taking a public position on Florida’s so-called “don’t say gay” bill - and now they are under fire for doing just that. It’s an easy way to spot other participants (i.e.The Walt Disney Co.
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There is an official Gay Days red shirt you can buy for the theme park event, but you’re under no obligation to wear that – any red items you already have work as well.
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Staying here means you’re right at the heart of the action there’s a GayDays Expo, free transportation to the theme parks and opportunities to attend the surrounding events. Gay Days offers a Host Hotel – in 2018 it was the Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, and in 2019 it will be the Wyndham Orlando. Do try and get tickets in advance if you want to go to the pre-event parties as they sell out quickly. Tickets to the pool parties, dance parties and other events are available online in advance, or from the Gay Days Host Hotel. If you’re going the whole hog and visiting as many parks as possible, multi-day tickets are a good investment. The Gay Days aren’t formally associated with Disney (although they arguably have done a lot to raise Disney’s profile among the LGBT community) and you don’t need any special tickets for the theme park visit – if you’re going (and you know you should), you just need to get theme park tickets on the website. Who wouldn’t want to spend a ‘Gay Day in the Magic Kingdom’? This means on Gay Days you see a lot of gay couples with their kids – it’s family-friendly and all about the fun.
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Pride is incredible, we all know that, but the organizers wanted to show that as well as dancing with our shirts off in a parade, members of the LGBT community also have families, the same interests as everyone else, and just want to meet Mickey Mouse with their kids. Attendees can enjoy kick-off parties, dinner shows, pool nights and drag events before donning red and going on some roller coasters.Ī big part of the original aim was to show the ‘normal’ side of the gay community. It’s not just about going to Disney World there are pre-event parties in Gay Orlando for days beforehand. Now over 150,000 people attend every year and it’s become a massive, weekend-long event.
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On that first weekend, there were 3000 people it was almost a flash mob, before flash mobs were a thing. They chose to all wear red – not the rainbow colors usually associated with Pride and other LGBT events – in order to ‘blend in’ rather than stand out. It all started in 1991 when a group of friends organized an unofficial event in Disney World on a June weekend.