‘Coming For Your Children’: Disney Teams Up With Activist LGBTQ Choir For ‘Family Friendly’ Pride Concert

Less than two years after the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus posted a video in which members sing About “coming for your children,” The group has Announced it will partner with Disney Concerts to present two performances at San Francisco’s “Disney PRIDE in Concert” March

This is the so-called “family-friendly” Performance will include classic Disney songs as well as chorus members narrating. “personal stories of love, LGBTQ+ pride, and family ties.” Disney Concerts, a division of Walt Disney Company, licenses music and produces events that are based on films such as “Beauty and the Beast” And “The Lion King.”

The chorus released a video in July 2021 claiming to be “a” “Message from the Gay Community.”

“We’ll convert your children – happens bit by bit, quietly and subtly and you will barely notice it…” The chorus sings.

Parents who are concerned about their children’s online activities or nighttime viewing habits should not be worried by the video. 

“Face your fate,” The chorus sings to their parents. “You are just frightened,” One of the men sings. “You think that we’ll corrupt your kids if our agenda goes unchecked. Funny, just this once, you are correct.”

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Protected You can watch the video here “tongue-in-cheek humor.” Yet, its board of directors also made the same statement and blasted Christians. “decades of children being indoctrinated.”

“It’s our turn,” They wrote. “We can’t imagine a more perfect partnership,” said San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus CEO Chris Verdugo of Disney in a Statement.

This partnership is just one more example of Disney’s shift to the Left. Disney films featuring prominent LGBTQ characters (with promises and many more to come), to company Pulling Disney classics from the children’s section of its streaming service for not being in line with its social justice goals, Disney has promised Promote stories about creating “a more inclusive future together.”

In March 2022, Karey Burke, president of Disney’s General Entertainment Content, She supports featured “many, many” Disney characters that are LGBTQ have been featured in Disney content.

Disney is following through on Burke’s promise. Disney has been long pushing LGBTQ content for both kids and adults. Latoya Raveau, an executive producer at Disney, stated that she was amazed by how welcoming Disney was for her in a video last March. “not-at-all secret gay agenda.”

Raveneau was instrumental in the creation of Disney+’s animated TV series, titled “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” This was recently confronted Backlash More than an episode pushing “reparations” For African Americans

“Our leadership over there has been so welcoming,” Raveneau spoke out about her efforts to “adding queerness” In the show.

Disney paid a price for this plan. According to the CompanyIn the three months ending in 2022, Disney+ lost 2.4 Million subscribers. The company suffered a $1.05 billion direct-to-consumer loss in the quarter just ended.

Disney’s returning CEO Bob Iger Telled CNBC, he plans “transform the company” It cut $5.5 billion in expenses, and laid off 7,000 employees. This is 4% of its workforce.

Like Disney, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus has also made activism a key part of its mission. Verdugo responded in kind to the backlash. spoke to SFist, a media company in San Francisco.

“For us, it’s not only about the artistic product that we put out, but also about our being activists,” He said. “Social justice is a mantle we take up, and we take it up loudly. We won’t back down.”

The Disney concert isn’t the only activism in which the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus takes part. This group uses a variety of methods. Drag competitionsIncludes one called “Drag me to St. Francis,” To fundraise.

According to Ticketmaster, other Disney PRIDE concerts are set to be performed around the nation by other gay men’s choruses throughout the spring and summer.

The Seattle Men’s Chorus is one of the choruses Perform Disney PRIDE concerts. The chorus self-labels As “one of the world’s largest LGBTQ and ally-identified choruses,” Performs often in drag at concerts or performances that have been The label The chorus is as follows: “suited for bringing the little ones,” Even children under 5 years old can apply.

This group actively participates in LGBTQ activism. Craig Coogan, interim executive director of the Seattle Men’s Chorus and the Seattle Women’s Chorus, Write This article appeared in The Seattle Times, December 9, 2022. “The Seattle Men’s Chorus — which for 43 years has woven music, social change and humor into its performances — returns for another season of holiday concerts to entertain, enlighten and empower audiences.”

In the same article, he also describes how the chorus was held “space on stage during a concert for a dual wedding,” Referendum 74 was passed and legalized same-sex marriages in Washington.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida is also performing two Disney PRIDE concerts. The chorus was just days old when they performed two Disney PRIDE concerts. Posted a YouTube video of its “Celebrate