The Walt Disney Company is expanding its media empire into at least ten anti-gay countries, regions as they go 'woke' in the United States.
Disney is expanding into countries that criminalize homosexuality despite taking a"woke" political stance in the U.S.In many of those places, same-sex activity is punishable through lengthy imprisonments, hard labor and fines.
In others, like Saudi Arabia, where this is no criminal code, homosexuals and transgender individuals face an array of punishments, ranging from fines to chemical castrations to death. In Yemen, homosexuality is also punishable by death. The announcement of Disney+’s expansion into anti-LGBTQ+ areas comes as Disney positions itself as supportive of the LGBTQ+ community in the United States, saying in a statement earlier this week that they are "dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country.
Disney released the statement in opposition to the Republican-backed Parental Rights in Education law that was signed by Republican Florida Gov.
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