Disney employees walked out of the company's headquarters on Tuesday to protest the slow response to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill as parents push back against the company's last-minute attempts to shield itself from criticism that it's not doing enough to support the LGBTQ community.
In a town hall meeting on Monday, CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment behemoth would put together a task force to ensure that more LGBTQ-awareness content is available for children. On Friday, reports emerged that Disney was reinstating a kissing scene between two women in the upcoming 'Toy Story' spinoff 'Lightyear' - after Pixar employees accused the parent company of cutting gay characters from films. 'It's not Disney's place to play politics. Buzz light-year doesn't need gay characters. It needs a good story, good performances, and to answer archetypal questions,' said Twitter user @RageQuitSco. 'If the inclusion of gay characters does that, I'll show it to my kids. But not if it's just far left propaganda.' Another user wrote: 'This is one Disney story that my child will never see.' On Tuesday, dozens of employees at Disney's headquarters in Burbank, California were seen walking down the sidewalk and chanting, 'Say Gay!' as part of a full day of walkouts across the company's theme parks and offices.
Florida's bill would ban the teaching of lessons on sexuality, gender identity and sexual orientation 'in a manner that is not age appropriate.
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