As Disney employees walkout, celebs stand up against Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images On Tuesday, March 22, Disney employees of all stripes walked out in protest of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The walkout took place all over the country — from Walt Disney World in Florida to Disney’s Burbank headquarters in California. The walkout was to support LGBTQIA+ employees, and to send a message to Disney CEO Bob Chapek.
LGBTQIA employees have been vocal in their disapproval of Chapek’s handling of the issue, and staging walkouts. Yet Disney stars have been curiously quiet on the topic save for John Oliver, who played Zazu in the 2019 The Lion King remake and called the company “morally bankrupt” on a recent episode of Last Week Tonight. But now, more and more celebrities and Disney talents are speaking out.
Union — who, as the stepmother of a trans daughter has long been vocal on the topic of LGBTQ+ rights — didn’t mince words. “Somebody asked me, ‘Are you disappointed?’ I’m disappointed when my order isn’t right at In-N-Out,” she told Variety. “I don’t even think that’s a word you could use for something like this, where children’s lives are hanging in the balance.”
Raven-Symonè Disney Channel icon Raven-Symonè led her Raven’s Home cast in a walk out on Tuesday. “Every family, every person, and every child deserves to be recognized no matter their race, gender, or sexual orientation. Education that reflects the truth and world we live in is something we must fight for,” the actor wrote on Instagram alongside a video of the cast walking off set.
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