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'Gay Days At Disney World' Under Fire By Florida Right-Wing Group
Posted: 04/17/2012 12:55 pm





Walt Disney World's unofficial "Gay Day" tradition is coming under fire yet again from a rightwing Florida-based group.

The Florida Family Association (FFA), which has previously claimed that gays and lesbians lead "immoral lifestyles," claims to have raised $4,100 to hire an aircraft company to fly a banner warning families about the June 2 event at the Orlando resort. At present, the banner can be flown for 10 hours, although organizers are aiming to have it flown for 20, which will cost $8,400.

The group writes:

"How would you feel if you entered the Magic Kingdom anticipating a normal day of fun with your family only to witness thousands of same-sex couples holding hands, hugging, kissing and wearing tee-shirts that promoted their lifestyle?"

One Gay Day patron’s comments best describes their goal 'We need to be seen in the heart of America's playground.' It appears from the behavior of Gay Day patrons that they were more intent on being seen rather than seeing Disney World.

Just like activists’ attempts to gain access to youthful minds through LGBT characters in video games they also want to impact a captured audience of tens of thousands of children during the first Saturday of Summer Break."

The group claims the banner is "the most cost effective manner" to warn families before they "expose their children to same-sex revelry" and "commit a day for fun now ruined" by entering the theme park during the unofficial event.

The tactic is nothing new; as Towleroad reported, FFA officials claim to have spent $7,000 to fly banners that read "Warning Gay Day at Disney 6/4" over Orlando for two full days.

Organizers of Gay Days at Disney World have deemed their event, which was first held in 1991, as "the world's most popular gay and lesbian celebration," and report that it draws "over 150,000 gay and lesbian travelers" to Orlando each year.

The Walt Disney Company has never officially sanctioned the event, and has requested employees to treat it just like any other day, according to Time magazine.

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"How would you feel if you entered the Magic Kingdom anticipating a normal day of fun with your family only to witness thousands of same-sex couples holding hands, hugging, kissing and wearing tee-shirts that promoted their lifestyle?"

The same way I would if it were straight couples doing the same thing?

These bigoted homophobic idiots need to get over it. But go ahead fly the banner & we'll all laugh our asses off. Just like before.

Revelry never ruins my day. But maybe it's just me. No one is forcing them to go. They could just stay home & study their bible or something. Maybe the FFA could hold an alternate event that day. They could all get together & talk about "sin" & how superior they are to "the world". You would think they would just be satisfied with being handpicked by god to spend eternity wearing crowns in mansions on hills gated by fancy gemstones with a solid gold sidewalk.

They need to leave people alone, stay out of their business, mind their own & learn to accept the differences in people that make life interesting. And if they love their lord so much maybe they should re-read their bible & try actually following that example for once.






I think I need coffee.

"FFA officials claim to have spent $7,000 to fly banners that read "Warning Gay Day at Disney 6/4" over Orlando for two full days."

There's no such thing as bad publicity. And even better when the advertisement is paid for by those fools at FFA.

"Gay Days" in general kinda make the entire issue look like a joke.

LOL.

Unreal.

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"How would you feel if you entered the Magic Kingdom anticipating a normal day of fun with your family only to witness thousands of same-sex couples holding hands, hugging, kissing and wearing tee-shirts that promoted their lifestyle?"

Someone needs to tell those righties "It ain't catchy, honest".

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"How would you feel if you entered the Magic Kingdom anticipating a normal day of fun with your family only to witness thousands of same-sex couples holding hands, hugging, kissing and wearing tee-shirts that promoted their lifestyle?"

Gee. Then just don't look. That's what atheists are supposed to do.

Every year Gay Day at Disney comes under fire from some zealot religious group. I'm sure the people at Disney don't even blink an eye at it anymore. Just let them do their huffing & puffing over that one day that will come and go. All they're doing is adding more promo to it.

Don't like it, don't go. The fundies have been trying to make trouble for these "gay days" since day 1 and nothing ever comes of it, except miniscule press. To my knowledge gay day has been happening at Disney since the early 90's. That's over 20 yrs they've been failing to get the ax brought down on it. Just stay home and watch reruns of the Walton's.