The Walt Disney Co. joined the voices that have spoken out against recently signed state legislation in Florida, which opponents called “Don’t say gay.”
On Monday , State Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the Parents’ Rights in Education Bill, which bans classroom discussion or instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity until third grade.
Florida residents have expressed mixed opinions regarding this controversial legislation.
“We’ve been going to Disney for a long time and we’re tired of extreme changes that seem to think they please everyone,” Marsha from Winter Garden, Florida, told Fox News.
“When our annual passes expired in February, we did not renew them due to our dissatisfaction with the way Disney had behaved in general, not only in the particular subject, but in all its awakening. tar”.
“Walt would be rolling in his grave”, added Marsha, a retired teacher, who commented that this is not the kind of thing that children should do.
“They need to have the opportunity to develop before they are taught what they should be”, he stated.
“DeSantis, to me, sounds like a bully, and bullies need to be confronted,” Len, a Florida homeowner, told Fox News.
According to a Politico poll /Morning Consult conducted in early March, 51% of US voters supported banning discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity among students in the early elementary school grades.
The law officially called “Parents’ Rights in Education” prohibits talking in schools about sexuality and sexual identity until the third grade.
Among the first reactions after the firm of the law is that of Disney, which is the company that has the most employees in Florida.
“It should never have been approved or made into law,” said the company in a statement in the that declares itself “dedicated” to supporting the rights and safety of its LGBT+ employees and to the efforts of organizations that at the state and national level fight to get this law stopped in the legislature or in the courts.
Even during the last Oscars gala, the bill was the subject of joke by actress, writer and comedian Wanda Sykes. “We are going to have a great night. And for you in Florida, we are going to have a gay night”, joked Sykes, who is openly lesbian.
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