Gay Week At Disney?

[briarroseALS]

When is Gay week at Disney? Your help would be great!!!

 

[tampaguys]

Gay Days 2007 are May 29 - June 24

 

[WDWToby]

whats expected during the gay days at disney?

 

[tampaguys]

whats expected during the gay days at disney?

It's expected that there will be a lot of gay people in Walt Disney World. Actually, there are always a lot of gay people at Disney World, but during GayDays, they aren't expected to hide the face that they're gay.

 

[NewJersey]

I've never been but seriously considering it this year.

 

[WDWPinCollector]

"...but during Gay Days they aren't expected to hide the fact that they're gay."

You mean, during other times of the year we gays ARE expected to hide being gay? I never got that impression from WDW.

 

[NewJersey]

"...but during Gay Days they aren't expected to hide the fact that they're gay."

You mean, during other times of the year we gays ARE expected to hide being gay? I never got that impression from WDW.

I think you took what he meant out of context.

 

[tampaguys]

"...but during Gay Days they aren't expected to hide the fact that they're gay."

You mean, during other times of the year we gays ARE expected to hide being gay? I never got that impression from WDW.

Any other day, we are expected to blend into the background. We are not expected to do things like hold hands, kiss, or otherwise show physical affection which, for straight people, are perfectly acceptable. My partner and I have been threatened with physical violence because we dared to walk around Epcot holding hands. Most of the time, thankfully, we just get annoyed or grossed-out looks, including from cast members. When such looks come from members of the public, I just grin and bear it. When they come from cast members, I will sometimes walk up to them, remind them that their job is to make guests feel welcome, and tell them that they can secretly hate rednecks or black people or gay people as much as they want, but when they are onstage, they need to shut up and freaking smile.

As far as the Disney Company, they treat their gay cast members very very well. My partner loves working for Disney, and I don't blame him. Their anti-discrimination policies are very progressive, and they offer great benefits to their same-sex partners. (For example, I don't personally need to take part in my partner's health insurance, but it's reassuring to know that I could.) The people who run Disney are no fools. They know that if they want to recruit and retain top-notch creative people, they had better not snub the 'mos.

As far as guests, though, it is clear that we are sometimes second-class citizens. Try calling the Wedding Pavilion and booking a same-sex commitment ceremony. Despite the fact that such a ceremony would be a completely private affair, totally outside the public eye, they will not do it.

 

[WDWPinCollector]

Any other day, we are expected to blend into the background. We are not expected to do things like hold hands, kiss, or otherwise show physical affection which, for straight people, are perfectly acceptable. My partner and I have been threatened with physical violence because we dared to walk around Epcot holding hands. Most of the time, thankfully, we just get annoyed or grossed-out looks, including from cast members. When such looks come from members of the public, I just grin and bear it. When they come from cast members, I will sometimes walk up to them, remind them that their job is to make guests feel welcome, and tell them that they can secretly hate rednecks or black people or gay people as much as they want, but when they are onstage, they need to shut up and freaking smile.

As far as guests, though, it is clear that we are sometimes second-class citizens. Try calling the Wedding Pavilion and booking a same-sex commitment ceremony. Despite the fact that such a ceremony would be a completely private affair, totally outside the public eye, they will not do it.

I think you're doing Disney a great disservice by making that assumption, i.e. what is expected of you, since, as far as I know, Disney has no written rules about such things with regard to homosexuals. Further, if you and your partner are threatened, for any reason whatsoever, including perceived or actual hand holding, perceived or actual line cutting, perceived or actual foul language, then such a threat should be reported to the nearest Disney CM. Finally, if you disagree with Disney's policy about same sex marriages (and is this really an issue tied to FL state law and not to Disney's policy?) then you don't have to patronize Disney.

Now, on to something just as important.

Since I'm gay and have never been to Disney Gay Days before, I paid attention to your post about the duration of the event, which you indicate goes from May 29th to June 24th. Wow, I thought, 27 days of festivities. They ought to rename it Gay Weeks instead of Gay Days.

So, I head on over to gaydays.com after doing a Google search and I see a problem already.

Up in the left hand corner of the main page it says Gay Days go from May 29th to June 3rd, a big difference from what was posted here.

However, a quick look over to the right of the main page, just above the icon for Bud Light, and it says Gay Days are May 29th to June 4th. The web site contradicts itself. Interesting.

So, can someone clear this up for me? Are Gay Days from:
a) May 29th to June 24th
b) May 29th to June 3rd
c) May 29th to June 4th

Thanks so much.

 

[ConcKahuna]

I think you're doing Disney a great disservice by making that assumption, i.e. what is expected of you, since, as far as I know, Disney has no written rules about such things with regard to homosexuals. Further, if you and your partner are threatened, for any reason whatsoever, including perceived or actual hand holding, perceived or actual line cutting, perceived or actual foul language, then such a threat should be reported to the nearest Disney CM. Finally, if you disagree with Disney's policy about same sex marriages (and is this really an issue tied to FL state law and not to Disney's policy?) then you don't have to patronize Disney.

Now, on to something just as important.

Since I'm gay and have never been to Disney Gay Days before, I paid attention to your post about the duration of the event, which you indicate goes from May 29th to June 24th. Wow, I thought, 27 days of festivities. They ought to rename it Gay Weeks instead of Gay Days.

So, I head on over to gaydays.com after doing a Google search and I see a problem already.

Up in the left hand corner of the main page it says Gay Days go from May 29th to June 3rd, a big difference from what was posted here.

However, a quick look over to the right of the main page, just above the icon for Bud Light, and it says Gay Days are May 29th to June 4th. The web site contradicts itself. Interesting.

So, can someone clear this up for me? Are Gay Days from:
a) May 29th to June 24th
b) May 29th to June 3rd
c) May 29th to June 4th

Thanks so much.

The actual "GayDay" is considered the first Saturday of June. Most of the events happen before that day, but recently Universal has started trying to attract events in their parks on the days following, to differing degrees of success. So while the "official" and traditional events end on Sunday, they post the date until the 4th since Universal wants in on the action (although nothing is actually planned for universal property).

 

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Any other day, we are expected to blend into the background. We are not expected to do things like hold hands, kiss, or otherwise show physical affection which, for straight people, are perfectly acceptable. My partner and I have been threatened with physical violence because we dared to walk around Epcot holding hands. Most of the time, thankfully, we just get annoyed or grossed-out looks

Made me sad to read this