John Oliver drags Disney to hell over 'Don't Say Gay' bill: 'It’s about denying the existence of gay people'
Republican legislatures across the country have mobilized against the LGBTQ+ community, pushing through bills that would discriminate against them.—would prohibit any teaching concerning sexual orientation or gender identity “in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” The bill would also grant parents the right to sue teachers and schools for exploring these topics.
Now, Florida Republicans—including Governor Ron DeSantis, a big proponent of the bill—have argued that it would not discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. But a previous version of the bill contained a provision requiring schools to out students to their parents if they found out they were LGBTQ+, and when Sen. Jeff Brandes attemptedto only prevent schools from conducting lessons “on human sexuality or sexual activity” so as not to marginalize all LGBTQ+ students and teachers, Sen.
“So, it’s pretty clear what he thinks the guts of this legislation are,” said John Oliver on Sunday night. “It’s not about sex at all. It’s about denying the existence of gay people.”host proceeded to take aim at the corporations who have backed the bill’s sponsors and supporters, including, “AT&T, our soon to be ex-business daddy,” and Disney, who’s donated $299,126 to supporters of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in the past two years.
“Now, are they morally bankrupt for doing that? Who’s to say?” asked Oliver, before answering his own question: “I’ll tell you: I am. I am to say. After all, I’m Zazu,” throwing to a picture of the red-billed hornbill he voiced in Disney’sWhen the news broke that Disney had donated large sums of money to the backers of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill,
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