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The Walt Disney Company has announced that a portion of the sales expected
from their upcoming 2022 Pride Merch collection will be donated to an organization that has been promoting the teaching of LGBTQ curriculums in public schools for the last 20 years.
This intent to donate was announced by Disney in a recent update to their “Pride Collection” webpage made in service of updating customers on “some
of the organizations” that would receive a portion of the proceeds from
the entertainment conglomerate’s upcoming 2022 LGBTQ-themed merch
offerings.
Listed among these organizations is GLSEN (pronounced “glisten”), an LGBTQ-education advocacy group who has “collaborated [with Disney] for
more than 20 years with support going towards various GLSEN programs.”
According to Disney, the group will use the money “to deepen the impact of student leadership programs and racial equity capacity-building across the GLSEN network.”
GLSEN also notes that some of the funds would also go towards supporting programs such as their National Student Council, a sponsored youth
leadership program committed to “elevating the voices of marginalized
groups within the LGBTQ community”, and their Freedom Fellowship, which prioritize skill-building, studying [one of five] region’s social justice movement history, and exploring organizing opportunities regionally that
can make schools a safer place for LGBTQ+ students.”
If you’ve never heard of them, GLSEN – or the Gay, Lesbian & Straight
Education Network – is a lobbying firm that was founded in 1990 with the
goal of pushing for LGBTQ education in the U.S. public school system.
The organization is seen by some as one of the main groups responsible for
such ideology becoming prevalent in K-12 education.
School advocacy group Parents Defending Education reports on their website
that GLSEN’s work has directly influenced “teacher trainings”, “school
policy guides”, and “curriculum” across schools nationwide.
As listed on GLSEN’s official website, some of the group’s lesson plans
are intended for students as young as kindergarten, ensuring they are
exposed to “examples and use language that includes a variety of family structures including LGBTQ-headed families” and encouraging them to
“address identity and reflections around gender stereotypes”.
https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/05/12/disney-will-donate-portion-of- 2022-pride-merch-sales-to-group-promoting-lgbtq-curriculums-in-public-
schools/
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