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“Speaking to you, reading your messages, and meeting with you have helped me better understand how painful our silence was,” Chapek wrote.
#VetoHB1557 #ProtectLGBTQYouth
#ItsOKToSayGay #SayGay #WeSayGay
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“Disney CEO Bob Chapek is pausing all of the company’s political donations in Florida after the passage of the #DontSayGay bill and apologized to his employees for his silence during the months-long debate on the measure.” #VetoHB1557 1/

In a letter sent to Disney workers, Chapek said the bill was “not just an issue about a bill in Florida, but instead yet another challenge to basic human rights.” 2/

“You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down,” he wrote. “I am sorry. ... But I’m an ally you can count on, and I will be an outspoken champion for the protections, visibility and opportunity you deserve.” 3/

The decision by the largest employer in Central Florida could have a major impact on election fundraising for both parties, and it escalates in his war of words with Gov. Ron DeSantis, who accused the company of being “woke” a day earlier for opposing the bill. 4/