The Walt Disney Company will reportedly “take action” against Texas for the state’s order to investigate “sex-change” procedures for transgender children as a form of child abuse as part of its ongoing effort to kowtow to its left-wing employees.
In fact, Disney issued a public statement on Instagram opposing the bill.
The statement reads, “We oppose any legislation that infringes on basic human rights, and stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ Cast, Crew and Imagineers and fans who make their voices heard today and every day.”
On Monday, Disney CEO Bob Chapek led a company-wide meeting in which he apologized once more for the company’s initial neutrality toward Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, which would prohibit teachers from teaching children in kindergarten through third grade about sexual orientation and gender identity.
According to The Daily Wire report:
According to [a Disney] insider, Chapek said that he appreciates the feedback he’s received from LGBTQIA+ employees and admitted that he made mistakes in addressing the “Parents Rights in Education” bill, but he said that “the pain this community experienced was not just about this one piece of legislation but about not being there anytime this community has been hurt.”
The meeting reportedly featured a panel with speakers from LGBTQ+ activist groups and an address from Nadine Smith, the executive director of Equality Florida. A Disney staffer who spoke to the Daily Wire reportedly said the panel discussion was “about wanting Disney to indoctrinate kids.”
Following the discussion, Disney’s chief human resources officer, Paul Richardson, declared that the company will “take action” against Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s order that the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services investigates reports of gender-dysphoric children undergoing “sex change” procedures as child abuse.
“Because of our presence in Texas, we want you to know that we’ve signed on to the Human Rights Campaign’s letter opposing the Texas bill that criminalizes parents who provide for their transgender children gender affirming care,” Richardson said, according to the Daily Wire.
The “gender-affirming care” Richardson referred to that is considered child abuse under Abbott’s order would be “sex-change procedures” including castration, surgery to remove male genitals, surgeries to remove the female reproductive system, plastic surgeries to construct artificial genitals, so-called “top surgery” to remove female breasts, or any procedure that removes a “healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue” from children when not medically necessary.
Another Disney insider who spoke with PJ Media said he couldn’t bring himself to attend the meeting, but he did watch parts of the recording. The employee said, most employees simply want to do their jobs. According to the insider, the company’s fervent focus on LGBTQ issues is a distraction that hinders productivity because “at the end of the day, the work has to get done.”
Sources: 100percentfedup, Dailywire, Notthebee