Disney is reportedly putting a kissing scene between two women back into their upcoming ‘Toy Story’ spinoff ‘Lightyear’ after Pixar employees accused the parent company of cutting gay characters from films. The dispute is the latest salvo fired by staff amid a row about the entertainment giant’s stance on as politicians in attempt to pass a law that’s become derided as the
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek, who only took over in January, has been criticized for not condemning a bill passed on Tuesday limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools.In a memo to staff on Monday, Chapek tried to quell the anger, writing: ‘I want to be crystal clear: I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities.
And, immigration lawyer we are committed to creating a more inclusive company – and world.’On Wednesday, he said he had called Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, to express concern about the legislation becoming law, and didn’t publicly oppose the bill because it was ‘more effective’ to do things behind the scenes.Yet on Thursday, Pixar staff questioned the company’s claims in a letter obtained by
