Disney CEO says company 'unequivocally' stands with LGBTQ employees after FLA passed 'Don't say gay'
bill, but still hasn't said if it will stop funding the lawmakers behind the bill
Disney CEO Bob Chapek addressed Florida's controversial "Don't Say Gay" bill after critics called on the company to denounce the legislation, according to an internal memo obtained by Insider.
Florida House lawmakers passed the bill which bans discussions of sexuality and gender in classrooms and allows parents to sue schools if staff members facilitate those conversations and have sent it to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's desk to be signed into law.
The bill has been met with swift backlash, including from President Joe Biden, who denounced it in February.
"I want every member of the LGBTQI+ community especially the kids who will be impacted by this hateful bill to know that you are loved and accepted just as you are," Biden tweeted at the time.
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