These comments come after hundreds of people gathered for rallies, held in both Florida and California, on March 3 calling for Disney to take a stand.ĭeSantis’ press secretary, Christina Pushaw, issued the following statement in response to Chapek’s recent public announcement: “Certainly the outcome in Florida was not what many of us were hoping for, especially our LGBTQ+ employees.” “The governor heard our concerns in agreeing to meet with me and LGBTQ+ members of our senior team in Florida to discuss ways to address them,” Chapek said.
Chapek said despite expressing his “disappointment and concern” with the legislation to DeSantis himself Wednesday morning, and “weeks of effort” engaging with Democrat and Republican lawmakers, their decision could not be swayed.
