Right-wing Christians fly banners warning of Disney’s ‘Gay Day’
An anti-gay Christian group is spending $7,000 to fly planes over Orlando, Fla., dragging giant banners that read, “Warning Gay Day at Disney.” The campaign is part of the group’s boycott and protest of the annual event.
Florida Family Association claims thousands of people enter the park each year during “Gay Day” only to turn around and leave when they realize gay people and same-sex couples are present. The group says it wants Disney to reschedule Gay Day at night after the park closes.
The Florida Family Association says patrons of the event wear T-shirts that “promote homosexuality” and dress in drag. The groups also charges that gay couples publicly kiss, hug and grope each other – behavior the group’s leaders believe will turn children gay if they witness it.
The six-day Pride celebration draws about 160,000 people, who spend an estimated $150 million, to the area to celebrate. Thousands of the event’s participants visited Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom on June 4.
“The economy is improving because of what Gay Days bring into it,” said Gay Day president Chris Alexander-Manley told Orlando’s Action 5 News. “Our crowd behaves better than most convention crowds, so come on out and see what it’s really about.”
Gay Day started in 1991 when LGBT people wore red for visibility during a one-day visit to Disney World. The event has since evolved into today’s area-wide celebration.
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