Michael Hiltzik: On Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, Disney sets a new standard for corporate cowardice
It has become increasingly clear that relying on American corporations for moral leadership is a mug's game.
The Walt Disney Company has just made itself Exhibit A.
At issue is a brutal assault on the teaching of gender issues formally titled the Parental Rights in Education bill, but dubbed by its critics the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
The measure was passed by the Florida Senate on Tuesday and is almost certain to be signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The bill would ban classroom discussions about "sexual orientation or gender identity" through third grade and place limits on those discussions in upper grades.
Disney, the most powerful public corporation in Florida, has been silent as the tomb on the measure while it has made its way through the legislature.
As , the company's failure to take a public
