New Florida Laws Spark Concerns Among Organizers Of Gay Days Events At Walt Disney World And Other Sites
“We continue to be that blue speck in a sea of red, but ultimately laws are laws, and that is the interesting situation we are in,” said Joseph Clark, the CEO of Gay Days.
He said that greater security precautions for the event have been in place for some years. “After the Pulse nightclub shooting [in 2016] and going into this year, there are extra eyes” on what is happening at the event venues. Gay Days was started in 1991 as a single day for the LGBTQ community to visit the Magic Kingdom, held on the first Saturday in June. Initially promoted on a computer bulletin board and via fliers in bars, the event was designed as a fun Pride event rather than an overt protest. At the time, Disney reportedly had concerns, but did not try to stop attendees, who wore red shirts as a way to stand out.
“We know that Disney has had values of inclusion for a very long time. They are in the position they are in because they stepped up” in support of the LGBTQ community, Wolf said. Appearing at a signing ceremony before a banner that read, “Let Kids Be Kids,” DeSantis characterized the legislation as a way to keep children safe. “They’re having third-graders declare pronouns? We’re not doing the pronoun Olympics in Florida,” he said, per the AP.
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