Tag : LGBTQ+

Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill into law, drawing backlash from Orlando politicians and Disney | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge photo courtesy Governor's Press Office Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state's controversial bill barring discussion of…

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Charlie Crist, local representatives speak out against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Orlando | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge "Say Gay Panel and Speak Out" Facebook livestream State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (far right at table)…

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Charlie Crist, local representatives speak out against ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Orlando | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge "Say Gay Panel and Speak Out" Facebook livestream State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (far right at table)…

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Disney responds to planned ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill walkout at Walt Disney World | Orlando Area News | Orlando

The Walt Disney Company responded to a planned walkout of LGBTQ workers on Tuesday. The company's workers have been building…

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LGBTQ Disney employees plan walkouts over company’s response to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Orlando Area News | Orlando

click to enlarge A group of LGBTQ Disney employees are staging virtual and in-person walkouts in response to the company's…

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At Orlando Weekly, we say gay, and we also say lesbian, queer, bi, trans and intersex | Florida News | Orlando

It's a tale as old as time — well, maybe not time; maybe it's more like a tale as old…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Disney is in thrall to Communist Party of China while responding to company’s criticism of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Orlando Area News | Orlando

In a video exclusively obtained by @FoxNews Digital. @GovRonDeSantis slams #Disney saying “In Florida, our policies got to be based…

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek says company worked ‘behind the scenes’ to oppose Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge Photo via Walt Disney Company Former Disney CEO Bob Iger (left) and new CEO Bob Chapek During…

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Florida’s first openly gay state senator cried while debating state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill | Florida News | Orlando

"Thoughts ran through my mind after I lost my brother, because I never got a chance to tell him. So…

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Florida’s controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes Senate | Florida News | Orlando

click to enlarge NSF LGBTQ lawmakers Michele Rayner, Carlos Guillermo Smith and Shevrin Jones criticize the Legislature's passage of a…

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