Disney just debuted its new “Pride Collection” just in time for Pride month…
The corporation has been under heavy scrutiny this year after its reaction to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill has been put on blast by both the LGBTQ community and homophobes.
Switching gears to better support its LGBTQ employees and fans, this has prompting conservatives to come for Disney for being “woke”, promising boycotts.
Similar merch has been available before as the “Rainbow Collection”, but calling it the Pride Collection gets straight to the point –pun intended.
Disney said in a statement,
The Disney Pride Collection was created by LGBTQIA+ employees and allies at The Walt Disney Company and is a reflection of their incredible contributions and place at the heart of the company.
We stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ community everywhere.”
The collection features Marvel superheroes, Star Wars branding, and glimpses of Mickey Mouse ears, with variations on pride, bi, or trans flags. There are t-shirts, mugs, backpacks, etc you can buy here.
Disney is donating all profits from these items through the end of June to a variety of LGBTQ+ organizations like GLSEN, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and The Trevor Project.
With the release of the Disney Pride Collection, The Walt Disney Company announced that all profits made from this collection’s sales will be donated to support LGBTQIA+ youth and families 🌈 pic.twitter.com/bf3ku2qvCP
— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 16, 2022
(via Pride)
