FutureAshleyDukes
DIS Veteran<br><font color=red>Hot dog, I love tha
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- Nov 4, 2004
Karen- I think your job as a travel agent is to let your client know about actual Disney sponsored events that take place. Like Rick said, if you're going to tell them about Gay Days then you'd also have to tell them about other non-Disney sponsored events. I can see why she would be upset if you hadn't told her about a Disney sponsored event like Star Wars weekend, MNSSHP, or MVMCP, but to expect you to tell her about a non-Disney sponsored event is ridiculous. I think if we warn people or tell them about the event as a pre-caution we are feeding into their misunderstanding.
ETA: I hope that didn't sound harsh at all, I was just trying to say I thought you were doing your job in a prof. way, and that she was out of line to get upset with you!
ETA: I hope that didn't sound harsh at all, I was just trying to say I thought you were doing your job in a prof. way, and that she was out of line to get upset with you!
I said surely this is a joke ..... nope he was serious. 
She said "How dare you send me and my children to Disney when it's Gay Pride week." and continued to give me the riot act b/c I didnt' tell her it was Gay Day. Gez, lady, I'm sorry. 
I really didn't know (honestly I really didn't, hadn't thought a thing about it!). She just kept on blasting me to the moon! 
She told me she'd never book another vacation w/me b/c it was my responsibility to advise her of this event. So a group of us travel agents were at a trade show one night--including a friend of mine who is gay and in a commited relationship. I asked him how would he have handled that if the shoe had been on the other foot. He reassured me I did the right thing, let her blow her top, go else where etc. But I really felt bad about it. So as a travel agent, where do I draw the line? Do I tell my clients that typically the first Sat in June is Gay Day at Disney? Do I tell them that Key West (one of my FAVORITE destinations) has a gay community and they MAY see gay couples there? Do I tell them not to take their kids to Key West the last week in October b/c it's Fantasy Fest and all heck breaks loose down there? Do I tell my clients that you are very likely to see topless sun bathing on the beaches of Cancuin and in the Caribbean? So after much discussion w/other TAs and a few friends (both straight and gay) I have decided that it is my job to advise my clients of what is going on at the destination they have chosen to go to if I know about it. 
I asked her who she booked her pkg w/(wasnt' me!). She said her SIL had booked it direct w/Disney and no one had told her that. She had heard it from a co-worker. I told her that I ALWAYS tell my clients now about it. She said she didnt' want her children exposed to that lifestyle!!! I said "Good Grief, "Sue" they're 17 and 12 yrs old don't you think they've seen or heard about it before now!!?!?!?" She admited her 17 yr old would be fine but didn't know about the 12 yr old. The conversation continued from there but I just couldn't believe how stupid some people can be!!! What was she expecting? To see a couple going at it in front of Dumbo's Ride? GIVE ME A BREAK!!! 
