“Disney is on the front page of every newspaper,” said Stephen Gaskill, president of the Florida Democratic LGBTQ caucus who said he was “pissed” when he found out. The decision by the party to schedule its fundraiser at Disney outraged many Democrats.
Democratic lawmakers staunchly opposed the measure, and Disney didn’t publicly push back against it until the GOP-led Legislature approved it and the company faced enormous pressure to act.
LGBTQ supporters and company employees have criticized Disney for not taking an early stance against a “Parental Rights in Education” bill - dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” measure by opponents - recently passed by the Florida Legislature that bans classroom instruction of sexual orientation or gender identity for young schoolchildren.
