"You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry." The Disney CEO stated
"When we have the Legislature in the state of Florida, curtailing First Amendment rights, I’m sorry- That is wrong. Period"
LGBTQ+ youth and advocates have railed against the legislation, with thousands of students across the state staging a walkout protest
The company has dismissed numerous calls and missed opportunities to articulate a public position on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill
The state-wide protests had been promoted and planned based on a series of social media posts from high school junior Jack Petocz
“LGBTQ students and families deserve to see themselves reflected in the classroom. What they don’t deserve is stigma & censorship”
"If signed into law, these bills will have disastrous impacts on classrooms and workplaces-They will turn Florida into a surveillance state"
"But truly, the backlash was so fierce. He probably got a call from leadership that told him to get rid of it"
“The Biden-Harris Administration will not shy away from holding leaders accountable for dangerous actions that hurt our nation’s students”
Just one show on other cable, broadcast networks aired segments on the first anti-trans bill signed into law in 2022