Rene Plasencia of Orlando.īaxley had said during Senate debate he was concerned about “everybody now all about coming out when you’re in school.” State Sen. Petersburg, and Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, and seven GOP House members, including state Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, saw some notable GOP defections in the final vote, including state Sens. “The Human Rights Campaign will not accept this money from Disney until we see them build on their public commitment and work with LGBTQ+ advocates to ensure that dangerous proposals, like Florida’s Don’t Say Gay or Trans bill, don’t become dangerous laws, and if they do, to work to get them off the books,” Madison said in a statement.Īs part of Chapek’s March 11 apology, he wrote Disney had paused all political donations in Florida and planned to increase its support for advocacy groups lobbying against similar legislation in other states.
But the group’s Interim President Joni Madison turned it down, citing Disney’s inaction. The company also pledged to donate $5 million to LGBTQ+ organizations like the Human Rights Campaign. However, the company has already bought the land for the new campus and is eligible for a $500 million-plus tax break from Florida if it builds it.ĭisney has not responded to requests for comment. “Disney, the door is open to bring those jobs back to California - the state that actually represents the values of your workers,” Newsom wrote.
Gavin Newsom also jumped into the fray, writing on Twitter that Disney should reconsider its plans to relocate 2,000 mostly Imagineering jobs from Southern California to a new campus at Lake Nona in Orlando. Marissa Flint, a Disney employee and union member, stands in front of a Unite Here! sign at a 2021 Pride parade in Orlando (courtesy of Marissa Flint)Ĭalifornia Gov.