With the nationwide walkouts, some of Disney’s biggest brands supported the LGBTQ+ community in statements posted to social media Tuesday
"The Biden-Harris Administration stands with LGBTQI+ students and families in Florida and across the country"
Petocz received an outpouring of support after his suspension. A Change.org petition opposing Petocz’s suspension was signed by 7,559 people
Disney's LGBTQ+ employees are annoyed by the lack of understanding over the magnitude of the threat to the greater "LGBTQ+ community's safety
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona noted it would contravene Title IX, which bars discrimination on the basis of sex in education
There was no shortage of red meat Gov. DeSantis could feed his supporters in his culture wars as lawmakers ignored pleas from LGBTQ students
Rubio said the label for the bill, which would prohibit classroom “instruction” on sexual orientation & gender identity was “ridiculous”
"Politicians are proposing that parents providing gender-affirming care for THEIR OWN children are felons-These laws are discriminatory"
"Disney, the door is open to bring those jobs back to California - the state that actually represents the values of your workers"
"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