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Jon Skolnik

#BoycottDisney: New CEO's culture war

LGBTQ employees protesting CEO Bob Chapek's handling of the staff controversy over Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, gather for a group photo at the entrance of Walt Disney Company on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Burbank, CA. Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Disney is bracing for another rash of employee-led walkouts as the company remains embroiled in internal backlash over its delayed reaction to Florida's "don't say gay" bill, a development that has put the company at odds with both Republicans and progressives in the state's ongoing debate about so-called parents' rights in education. 

Hundreds of Disney employees all across the country have staged daily walkouts in protest of the company's bungled response to the sweeping measure, which was officially signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week. 

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