The much-loved ‘Gay Days’ festival is due to return to Disneyland in Anaheim, California in September. To commemorate the event, now in its 25th year, organizers have unveiled official merchandise.
This includes a red T-shirt with the slogan “We say gay” on flags at the top of the design.
It’s hard to believe this is anything other than a subtle dig at Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation. Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law last year.
Officially known as HB 1557, or the ‘Parental Rights In Education’ bill, the legislation bars educators from talking to younger students about anything related to LGBTQ people.
DeSantis has made his war on LGBTQ+ rights a cornerstone of his bid to win the Republican nomination for President. His campaign posted a video last month roundly blasted as homophobic. His team later quietly deleted it from social media.
Last week, Ron’s wife, Casey, posted video in which an LGBTQ+ activist was removed from one of his speaking events. She also posted a misleading video from a Pride event in which the marchers sarcastically chant “We’re coming for your children.”
Drag queens at Gay Days
Ron DeSantis backs banning drag queen performances in front of children. Perhaps again throwing shade at this idea, Gay Days Anaheim announced yesterday the participation of a gaggle of RuPaul’s Drag Race queens.
These will include Symone, Gigi Goode, Crystal Methyd, Alexis Michelle, Lady Camden and Daya Betty, according to Variety.
DeSantis has sparred with Disney since the organization came out last year and denounced the “Don’t Say Gay’ legislation. DeSantis supported moves to strip the Orlando Disney World of some of its autonomous, regional powers.
Gay Days Anaheim runs Friday, Sept. 22, to Sunday, Sept. 24. The next Gay Days Orlando is May 30th to June 3. 2024. It now routinely attracts tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ visitors.
Gay Days history
The first Gay Days took place in 1991. Those attending are encouraged to wear red so that others can see who’s there for Gay Days. It is not an exclusively gay event—the parks remain open to other members of the public—and it is not officially endorsed by Disney.
However, according to a statement on the Gay Days website, “Disney has been wonderfully supportive of the event, especially as it has grown. They are involved in all of the official aspects of the event (hotel room blocks, the Welcome Center), and have been very accommodating.”
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Chrisk
DeSatin is on video endorsing the covid vaccines till the maga crowd spoke up and then he became their champion against them. Just like Donnie he’ll say and do anything for power.
abfab
Seeing this man campaign is like watching a car wreck……literally.
Jim
IF I wore T-shirts I’d get one
SteveA
I do wear T-shirts, and I just ordered one!
abfab
They will make great grooming gifts and stocking stuffers for all the little children of the world!
abfab
And while we’re talking about the lovely Republicans………………energy drink LOL
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jcool
thankfully, florida has term limits
abfab
Even one day is too long a term for this shithead.
JRamonMc
Until he changes that law too. Just like the one allowing him to run for president and governor simultaneously. He’ll stop at nothing to sidestep the law.
Louis
It’s hard to believe this is anything other than a subtle dig at Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation…
…about as subtle as a brick to the face.
The flags say “We Say Gay” AND Disney has had well publicised arguments with the man.
abfab
He got rear ended by another driver.
DBMC
Go Disney!
That’s something I never thought I would say.
abfab
God is Ney!
abfab
The right wingers cointinue to fail. This family is just as bad as Rhonda’s and all the other Republican racist fat pigs.
By Sally Krutzig
Idaho Statesman
BOISE, Idaho — Fourteen months after St. Luke’s filed a defamation lawsuit against Ammon Bundy and another far-right activist, the case has reached a conclusion.
The 12 jurors deciding damages in the civil action filed back into the courtroom early Monday evening to announce what Bundy, close associate Diego Rodriguez and their various entities would be ordered to pay the health system and other plaintiffs.
The verdict: a total of $26.5 million in compensatory damages and $26 million in punitive damages.
Compensatory damages are intended to compensate plaintiffs for losses experienced because of defendants’ actions and punitive damages are to punish defendants for their actions.
SDR94103
yes.
Jeremiah
It may have “officially” started in 1991 for Disney parks, but the tradition is actually at least a few years older. I was living in Louisville, KY in the later 1980s when I learned about “Red Shirt Day” at Kings Island theme park and went with some friends in 1989. We had a good laugh over this poor straight guy who had inadvertently worn a red shirt and he and his wife suddenly realizing what was up. She ran into the souvenir shop behind them and came back out with a big grey sweatshirt for the hubby to put on. Fun times!
Openminded
Is that not a Florida Gator wearing a Jester hat in the lower portion of the “5”?
Rustie
Yes, sure looks like it!!! Thanks for pointing that out…that may be the “subtle dig” we’ve heard so much about….
Mack
I’m going t WDW in November and my SIL is going with me, she’s a retired Disney employee. She gets to shop in the Disney employee’s store. Hopefully they will have one for WDW so I can buy it and wear it. Last year when I went I got a red sweatshirt, with “Cast Member” in rainbow colors. Wear it all the time in the winter.
abfab
I hope this shithead pays for the bodywork on the govt issue car…..which he was using to campaign with in Tenn and SC.
Matthewnow
I wouldn’t screw DeSanctimonious with his dead mother’s D… Born and raised in FL. Why does FL elect so many losers.
GayEGO
Ho hum! We still have a lot of quirks out there, like DeInSane and his wife!