Tuesday's demonstration is a culmination of a series of smaller protests that have happened between 3pm and 3.15pm every day since March 15. 'We oppose any legislation that infringes on basic human rights, and stand in solidarity and support our LGBTQIA+ Cast, Crew, and Imagineers and fans who make their voices heard today and every day,' the company said on Facebook. On Tuesday, dozens of employees marched outside of Disney's headquarters in Burbank, California chanting, 'Say Gay!' as part of a full day of walkouts across the company's theme parks and offices.įlorida's bill would ban the teaching of lessons on sexuality, gender identity and sexual orientation 'in a manner that is not age appropriate.' Disney expressed support for the walkouts in a Facebook post Tuesday morning, a day after Chapek said he regretted not taking a stance against the bill earlier. But not if it's just far left propaganda.'Īnother user wrote: 'This is one Disney story that my child will never see.' 'If the inclusion of gay characters does that, I'll show it to my kids. It needs a good story, good performances, and to answer archetypal questions,' Twitter responded. Buzz light-year doesn't need gay characters. 'It's not Disney's place to play politics. On Friday, reports emerged that Disney was reinstating a kissing scene between two women in the upcoming 'Toy Story' spinoff, 'Lightyear' - after Pixar employees accused the parent company of cutting gay characters from films. In a town hall meeting on Monday, CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment behemoth would put together a task force to ensure that more LGBTQ-awareness content is available for children. Disney employees walked out of the company's headquarters on Tuesday to protest the slow response to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill as parents push back against the company's last-minute attempts to shield itself from criticism that it's not doing enough to support the LGBTQ community.