The “Don’t Say Gay” issue (termed so by critics) has been making headlines since it was first announced back in 2022. On March 28 of last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law an act that barred teachers in schools from talking about “sexual orientation or gender identity… in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...
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Bob Iger Speaks on “Don’t Say Gay” During Town Hall
Current Disney CEO Bob Iger took to the stage at the town hall meeting he’d called last week for Disney employees and Cast Members. He addressed the controversial subject of his stance on Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill, also known as the “Don’t’ Say Gay” bill. The news of former Disney CEO Bob Chapek being ousted from his position ...
Read More »Disney Officially Backs LGBTQ+ Community In New Move
After much controversy regarding Disney’s official stance toward the LGBTQ+ community, the Company has demonstrated real support. The Walt Disney Company has been under fire from multiple sources for its support and lack thereof of the LGBTQ+ community. Between the Company’s response to the Parental Rights in Education legislation in Florida, commonly called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and political ...
Read More »President Biden Predicts That Republicans Will ‘Storm Cinderella’s Castle’
Many Disney fans are already familiar with the tensions that are currently being heightened between the Walt Disney Company and the Republican Party after Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis butted heads over the Parental Rights in Education Bill. Now that the conflict continues to escalate, President Biden has shared his own take on the matter! Walt Disney World Resort ...
Read More »Parents Campaign Against ‘Woke’ Disney
The Walt Disney Company has dealt with several controversies recently for what Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the company’s “woke” perspective (particularly in relation to a new bill about teaching children “sexual and gender ideology”), and now some previous Disney fans are consciously trying to remove all evidence of Disney from their children’s lives. Apparently “many parents have vowed to ...
Read More »Bob Chapek Sets Record Straight on Political Silence in Company Memo
Bob Chapek and The Walt Disney Company continue to face backlash for choosing to remain silent on Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill instead of satisfying a vocal contingent’s demands to provide corporate support against the legislation. We at Disney Fanatic have reported twice now that Chapek and the Disney leadership see best to face the situation internally and through ...
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