This is a departure for Disneyland Anaheim, which has allowed unofficial events such as the annual “Gay Days” celebration, but has never held an official event on its own.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disneyland announced that it will hold its first officially sanctioned Pride Nite as an after-hours ticketed event.
People are also reading… Home + Life + Health DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's district The Anaheim Pride events are scheduled for 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on June 13 and 15 as part of a series of “Disneyland After Dark” parties. Disneyland hasn’t always welcomed the LGBTQ community. Beginning in 1957, Disneyland banned same-sex dancing and security guards warned and ejected gay couples from the dance floor. However, the policy changed after a series of lawsuits in the 1980s.“Disneyland Resort drew on inspiration from events like Disneyland Paris Pride for the first-ever Disneyland After Dark: Pride Nite event in honor of Pride Month in June,” Disneyland officials said in a statement.
Batura added that he believes Disney has a “desire to embrace an agenda that deliberately and blatantly rejects a Christian worldview of the family, as well as God’s view of human sexuality.” While it is now a familiar annual event, Shapiro said that in the early days, Disneyland would post signs at the park entrance “warning” guests about Gay Days and also offered white T-shirts on request to people who didn’t want to be identified with the event by wearing red.
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