{"id":1846863,"date":"2023-02-14T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846863"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:50:26","slug":"coming-for-your-children-disney-teams-up-with-activist-lgbtq-choir-for-family-friendly-pride-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coming-for-your-children-disney-teams-up-with-activist-lgbtq-choir-for-family-friendly-pride-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Coming For Your Children\u2019: Disney Teams Up With Activist LGBTQ Choir For \u2018Family Friendly\u2019 Pride Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcoming-for-your-children-disney-teams-up-with-activist-lgbtq-choir-for-family-friendly-pride-concert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846863&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Less than two years after the San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Chorus posted a video in which members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ArOQF4kadHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sing<\/a> About \u201ccoming for your children,\u201d The group has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgmc.org\/press-releases-1\/2023\/2\/2\/san-francisco-gay-mens-chorus-to-present-the-san-francisco-bay-area-premiere-of-disney-pride-in-concert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Announced<\/a> it will partner with Disney Concerts to present two performances at San Francisco\u2019s \u201cDisney PRIDE in Concert\u201d March<\/p>\n<p>This is the so-called \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d Performance will include classic Disney songs as well as chorus members narrating. \u201cpersonal stories of love, LGBTQ+ pride, and family ties.\u201d Disney Concerts, a division of Walt Disney Company, licenses music and produces events that are based on films such as \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d And \u201cThe Lion King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The chorus released a video in July 2021 claiming to be &#8220;a&#8221; \u201cMessage from the Gay Community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll convert your children \u2013 happens bit by bit, quietly and subtly and you will barely notice it\u2026\u201d The chorus sings.<\/p>\n<p>Parents who are concerned about their children&#8217;s online activities or nighttime viewing habits should not be worried by the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFace your fate,\u201d The chorus sings to their parents. \u201cYou are just frightened,\u201d One of the men sings. \u201cYou think that we\u2019ll corrupt your kids if our agenda goes unchecked. Funny, just this once, you are correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Chorus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGMC\/status\/1413659544337620998?cxt=HHwWjICt2bP3qZ4nAAAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Protected<\/a> You can watch the video here \u201ctongue-in-cheek humor.\u201d Yet, its board of directors also made the same statement and blasted Christians. \u201cdecades of children being indoctrinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s our turn,\u201d They wrote. \u201cWe can\u2019t imagine a more perfect partnership,\u201d said San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Chorus CEO Chris Verdugo of Disney in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgmc.org\/press-releases-1\/2023\/2\/2\/san-francisco-gay-mens-chorus-to-present-the-san-francisco-bay-area-premiere-of-disney-pride-in-concert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This partnership is just one more example of Disney\u2019s shift to the Left. Disney films featuring prominent LGBTQ characters (with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1508934581092765700?s=20&#038;t=g92OQKbsHE8kOuyJeQTb7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promises<\/a> and many more to come), to company <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesmatter.thewaltdisneycompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pulling<\/a> Disney classics from the children\u2019s section of its streaming service for not being in line with its social justice goals, Disney has <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesmatter.thewaltdisneycompany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a> Promote stories about creating \u201ca more inclusive future together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March 2022, Karey Burke, president of Disney\u2019s General Entertainment Content, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/30\/disney-executive-wants-more-lgbtqia-minority-character\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> She supports featured \u201cmany, many\u201d Disney characters that are LGBTQ have been featured in Disney content.<\/p>\n<p>Disney is following through on Burke\u2019s 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. \u201cnot-at-all secret gay agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raveneau was instrumental in the creation of Disney+&#8217;s animated TV series, titled \u201cThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,\u201d This was recently confronted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/long-before-the-reparations-episode-generated-outrage-disneys-proud-family-was-pushing-extreme-leftist-culture-on-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backlash<\/a> More than an episode pushing \u201creparations\u201d For African Americans<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur leadership over there has been so welcoming,\u201d Raveneau spoke out about her efforts to \u201cadding queerness\u201d In the show.<\/p>\n<p>Disney paid a price for this plan. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/q1-fy23-earnings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Company<\/a>In 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.<\/p>\n<p>Disney\u2019s returning CEO Bob Iger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/02\/09\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-layoffs-restructuring.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telled<\/a> CNBC, he plans \u201ctransform the company\u201d It cut $5.5 billion in expenses, and laid off 7,000 employees. This is 4% of its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Like Disney, the San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Chorus has also made activism a key part of its mission. Verdugo responded in kind to the backlash. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfist.com\/2021\/07\/08\/extremely-funny-sf-gay-mens-chorus-video-unleashes-torrent-of-right-wing-threats-vitriol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke to SFist<\/a>, a media company in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it\u2019s not only about the artistic product that we put out, but also about our being activists,\u201d He said. \u201cSocial justice is a mantle we take up, and we take it up loudly. We won\u2019t back down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Disney concert isn\u2019t the only activism in which the San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Chorus takes part. This group uses a variety of methods. <a href=\"https:\/\/give.sfgmc.org\/campaign\/dragathon-2022\/c419160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drag competitions<\/a>Includes one called \u201cDrag me to St. Francis,\u201d To fundraise.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/search?q=disney+PRIDE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster<\/a>, other Disney PRIDE concerts are set to be performed around the nation by other gay men\u2019s choruses throughout the spring and summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Men\u2019s Chorus is one of the choruses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattlechoruses.org\/2023\/01\/10\/disney-pride-in-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perform<\/a> Disney PRIDE concerts. The chorus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeattleMensChorus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-labels<\/a> As \u201cone of the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ and ally-identified choruses,\u201d Performs often in drag at concerts or performances that have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SeattleMensChorus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The label<\/a> The chorus is as follows: \u201csuited for bringing the little ones,\u201d Even children under 5 years old can apply.<\/p>\n<p>This group actively participates in LGBTQ activism. Craig Coogan, interim executive director of the Seattle Men\u2019s Chorus and the Seattle Women\u2019s Chorus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/opinion\/changing-hearts-and-minds-through-music\/?fbclid=IwAR1yVqfyit3MWfwuoZgxffcpgP2FXCVPwcMTsGZp44-v60DnpITYjc3xo4Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Write<\/a> This article appeared in The Seattle Times, December 9, 2022. \u201cThe Seattle Men\u2019s Chorus \u2014 which for 43 years has woven music, social change and humor into its performances \u2014 returns for another season of holiday concerts to entertain, enlighten and empower audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same article, he also describes how the chorus was held \u201cspace on stage during a concert for a dual wedding,\u201d Referendum 74 was passed and legalized same-sex marriages in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The Gay Men\u2019s Chorus of South Florida is also performing two Disney PRIDE concerts. The chorus was just days old when they performed two Disney PRIDE concerts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JspLxMses08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Posted<\/a> a YouTube video of its \u201cCelebrate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two years after the San Francisco Gay Men\u2019s Chorus posted a video in which members sing about \u201ccoming for your children,\u201d the group has announced it will partner with Disney Concerts to present two performances at San Francisco\u2019s \u201cDisney PRIDE in Concert\u201d in March. 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