Disney Employees Company-Wide Walkout Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

LAS VEGAS — (03-22-22) — Disney Company-wide walk out over Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill has garnered worldwide attention. Many of Disney’s biggest brands attempted to do damage control on Tuesday issuing statements in support of the LGBTQ+ community, as employees staged nationwide walkouts following the company’s CEO Bob Chapek, handling of the GOP’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Several of Disney-owned brands shared statements on Tuesday via twitter, the same day as the walkout including Hulu, ESPN, FX, and Walt Disney Company.

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— Disney+ (@disneyplus) March 22, 2022

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— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) March 22, 2022

We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, storytellers, families, friends, and fans who are targeted by laws that marginalize and diminish their identities and lives. We remain committed to telling inclusive stories that unite us and celebrate the diverse LGBTQIA+ community.

— Hulu (@hulu) March 22, 2022

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— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) March 22, 2022

We’ll continue to partner with organizations that support the LGBTQIA+ community, be accountable where we fall short of expectations, and never stop telling stories about LGBTQIA+ athletes, like the ones that we’ll be sharing in this thread.

— ESPN (@espn) March 22, 2022

Walt Disney Company is made of Disney Corporate, Disney Television Animation, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, Disney Streaming, Enterprise Finance, Enterprise Technology/Global Information Security, and Bento Box.

Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer

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