Owl House creator Dana Terrace is ‘fucking tired of making Disney look good’
On Monday morning, Disney CEO Bob Chapek released an internal statement saying that Disney would “unequivocally” stand by its LGBTQ employees after the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill passed in Florida. The statement comes after reports on Disney’s history of donating large sums of money to state legislators who supported the bill. In response to this internal memo, Dana Terrace, creator of Disney Channel’s The Owl House, posted a passionate video on Twitter.
In the video, Terrace speaks candidly about the company-wide email, and Disney’s support of the bill, which she says will put many queer kids in danger.
“It’s honestly hard to talk about this stuff,” says Terrace in the video. “I am someone who honestly had a hard time coming to terms with my queerness til my mid-20s, because of stuff like this.
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The “Don’t Say Gay” bill prohibits discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms, kindergarten through third grade, throughout Florida, and also give parents unlimited access to their children’s health and education records. The bill also requires schools to notify parents “if there is a change in the student’s services or monitoring related to the student’s mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being and the school’s ability to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for the student.” While the legislation
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