An anti-transgender law signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis put the health of 95,000 Floridians at risk–including hundreds of Walt Disney World Resort cast members. In May of 2023, DeSantis signed Senate Bill 254. The law prohibited gender-affirming care for anyone under 18 but also placed strict restrictions on adult transgender health care. Even though a federal judge struck down ...
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LGBTQ+ Rights in Florida: Do Guests Still Feel Safe in Theme Parks?
Attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community in Florida have repeatedly made headlines in recent years, with some guests allegedly no longer feeling safe at the state’s theme parks. As not just Florida but the entire country’s largest single-site employer, Walt Disney World Resort has been pretty vocal about issues impacting the state in the past. In 2022, the theme park resort famously ...
Read More »‘Star Wars’ Makes Villains of the LGBTQ+
Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland and Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy have been raked over the coals by the media after making “the gayest entry in the Star Wars universe.” However, last night’s episode might be doing more damage than the studio knows. No matter where you stand on the spectrum of Star Wars fandom, representation is still important in both a cultural and financial ...
Read More »Fired ‘X-Men’ Star Confirms Rumored LGBTQ Wolverine Scene
A hotly debated X-Men scene has been confirmed: that was a romantic LGBT moment between Wolverine and another mutant. The ‘X-Men’ Revival Blasts Forward After years of hedging its bets, Marvel Studios is finally moving forward with bringing the X-Men and the rest of mutantkind into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There have already been a few glimpses of mutants in ...
Read More »‘I Will Not Support It,’ Fans Call for Boycott Over Introduction of First LGBTQ+ Characters
The children’s show Bluey has become internationally popular and a lightning rod for controversy. Unlike other shows, the Australian show tackles real-world issues like infertility, death, and miscarriages in a way children can understand. The sensitive topics require families to watch Bluey together and discuss the issues, as the Heeler Family does in the show. It’s this bringing together of families that ...
Read More »Disney Called “Woke” for Latest Pride Collection
The Walt Disney Company is under fire once again for its support of the LGBTQIA+ community. This time, right-wing social media users are outraged about rainbow Mickey Mouse tissue packaging, a collaboration with Kleenex for Pride Month. The last few years were ripe with culture wars against Disney. Of course, conservatives were never happy about Pride Month merchandise at the ...
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