Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to Disney employees protesting against the state’s Parental Rights in Education Act, saying their actions suggest being in favor of “injecting sexual instruction” in young children.
Disney employees staged a small walkout on Tuesday in protest of the controversial bill that many on the Left have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Pockets of employees protested across the country, including near the Walt Disney Animation Studios in California and Walt Disney World in Orlando.
“Read the bill, and if you have issues with it, articulate those. It’s a free country,” DeSantis said. “What I don’t do are narratives and slogans and people just putting things out that are basically false narratives. And I think that’s what happened. I think, unfortunately, Disney’s leadership bought into a lot the false narratives.”
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While speaking at a news conference in Wesley Chapel, Florida, DeSantis was asked about the Disney protests against the legislation and reiterated that the bill’s goal is to prevent instruction related to sexuality from entering the state’s lower-elementary classrooms.
“The classroom instruction they’re getting should not be involving these issues — involving sexuality, particularly things like transgenderism where they’re being taught where they may be able to change genders,” DeSantis said.
He added that everyone has the right to protest but that people should understand the statement their actions are making.
“If you’re out protesting this bill, you are by definition putting yourself in favor of injecting sexual instruction to 5-, 6-, and 7-year-old kids,” DeSantis said. “I think most people think that’s wrong. I think parents especially think that’s wrong.”
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The Parental Rights in Education Act passed Florida’s Legislature on March 8. On Tuesday, DeSantis said he would be signing it into law very soon.
