A heiress to the Disney empire appeared in public as a trans at a gala of the Campaign for Human Rights in March.
The HRC held its annual fundraising dinner in Los Angeles on March 13.
“As members of the Disney family, advocating for equality has always been what we do. Tonight, our family is unleashing a fundraising challenge,” Charlee Disney told the HRC gala.
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“We really believe in the work you all do. And we will give $ 250,000 if we can fit that amount into the room tonight,” Charlee Disney continued. “I hope you will help us fight for equality everywhere.”
Charlee Corra attends the Human Rights Campaign 2022 dinner in Los Angeles on March 12, 2022. (Tommaso Boddi / FilmMagic)
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against the bill for the first time in early March during the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting, arguing that “it could be used to unfairly target gay, lesbian, non-binary and trans children and families.”
This response to the bill was criticized by Disney officials as too small, too late. Since then, the Disney family and the company of the same name have become more aggressive by showing support for the move against the law.
“I grew up with HRC, watching events like this and I’m so proud to be part of the LGBTQ + community,” Disney said. “It’s very important to me and my brother, Aidan, and my parents, Sheri and Roy P. Disney.”
Charlee Disney, 30, currently works as a high school biology and environmental science teacher and has little experience in advocacy or political activism. The public appearance of Disney’s usually private heir was a surprise to both supporters and critics of the Florida law.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando on February 24, 2022. (Reuters)
“I feel like I’re not doing much to help,” Charlee told the Los Angeles Times in an interview Thursday. “I do not call senators or take action. I felt I could do more.”
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Disney has come under increasing political fire for attacks Florida’s parental rights bill.
Nearly a dozen lawmakers from the Republican Studies Committee (RSC) sent a letter Thursday to Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek, stating his opposition to the renewal of the company’s Mickey Mouse copyright, which is due to expire in 2024.
RSC President Jim Banks, Indiana’s spokesman, cited the letter, which cited Disney’s ties to China and the company’s “political and sexual agenda” as reasons for their opposition to copyright expansion.
