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“The Happiest Place on Earth”, unless you’re a Christian

Disney has created “an environment of fear” for its conservative employees

Newsroom March 22 09:00

Not even the innovative designers of Tomorrowland could have imagined the bizarre reality of “The Wonderful World of Disney” today.

Surely Walt Disney could not have foreseen that his company, America’s most successful and beloved generator of family-friendly fun, would threaten to boycott states because of pro-life laws while filming movies next to concentration camps in China, or that it would condemn a bill that stops teachers from talking about gender-switching to 5-year-olds.

And yet, here we are.

The Burbank, Calif.–based company, which has major holdings in central Florida, is now at the center of a debate about the Sunshine State’s Parental Rights in Education bill, or, as the critics call it, the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The legislation prohibits schools from keeping information about students’ well-being from their parents and prevents teachers from formally instructing K–3 children on gender identity and sexual orientation.

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Angered by CEO Bob Chapek’s refusal to denounce the bill in public (though he had done so internally), a group of Disney employees published an open letter stating that the bill negatively affects “all members of the LGBTQIA+ community in the company and beyond.” The employees offered a long list of demands, including ceasing donations to politicians who supported the bill and making “substantial contributions” to organizations advocating for “the rights of LGBTQIA+ children.” All very predictable.

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