{"id":575697,"date":"2021-06-28T16:20:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=575697"},"modified":"2021-06-28T16:20:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T20:20:57","slug":"disney-plus-hosts-pride-event-featuring-kermit-the-frog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-plus-hosts-pride-event-featuring-kermit-the-frog\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Plus Hosts Pride Event Featuring Kermit The Frog"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdisney-plus-hosts-pride-event-featuring-kermit-the-frog%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=575697&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-142906013.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Disney+ hosted a virtual concert on Sunday for Pride month that featured Kermit the Frog and appeared to be geared toward children.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-minute program, called \u201cThis Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular,\u201d aired on YouTube and Facebook on Sunday, June 27 at 8 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>The virtual event was hosted by drag queen Nina West, who donned five different elaborate costumes over the duration of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a pink wig and Cinderella-esque ballgown, West introduces the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6H0GsgEVJTY&#038;ab_channel=DisneyPlus\">event<\/a> by calling it a \u201cmeaningful celebration of the LGBT-plus community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStories about outsiders wanting to express themselves and feel seen resonate so deeply with so many of us in this community,\u201d West says.<\/p>\n<p>West performed the classic Disney song, Beauty and the Beast\u2019s \u201cBe Our Guest,\u201d with an LGBT twist, wearing a dress in the rainbow colors of the LGBT pride flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you were like me as a kid, maybe you imagined two princes or princesses singing to one another,\u201d West says, introducing the Disney song \u201cA Whole New World\u201d from Disney\u2019s Aladdin.<\/p>\n<p>Frankie A. Rodriguez and Joe Serafini, who are said to be in a relationship, performed the love song \u201cto give this classic a new perspective,\u201d according to West.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove is love is love, everyone,\u201d West said.<\/p>\n<p>To close the show, Kermit sang \u201cRainbow Connection\u201d on a miniature banjo with a rainbow heart and strap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, after seeing all those performers being so proud of being themselves, I decided that just being myself, being green, is what I want to be,\u201d Kermit says. \u201cHappy Pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rapper and YouTuber Toddrick Hall, who aspires to be an LGBT role model for young people and people of color, and Hayley Kiyoko, who starred in the Disney Channel movie \u201cLemonade Mouth,\u201d also put on performances. Kiyoko has said she identifies as a lesbian.<\/p>\n<p>The show featured a slew of other LGBT performers as well, including gender-nonconforming actor Alex Newell, Disney\u2019s\u00a0a cappella group DCappella, drag queen Jackie Cox, non-binary actor Jesse James Keitel, and gay actor Michael James Scott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.7486910994764\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s showtime and it\u2019s GLOWtime. The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisneyPlus?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisneyPlus<\/a> \u2018This Is Me\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride<\/a> Celebration Spectacular starts NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7l2dfWgFgv\">https:\/\/t.co\/7l2dfWgFgv<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisneyPlusPride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisneyPlusPride<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disney+ (@disneyplus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus\/status\/1409300504677535748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ann Marie Pace, who directed Disney+\u2019s short film \u201cGrowing Fangs\u201d about a Mexican-American teen who is half-human and half-vampire, directed the streaming service\u2019s Pride event.<\/p>\n<p>The event was meant to raise awareness for GLSEN, a non-profit that says it \u201cworks to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many large corporations have made a point this June, when Pride month is celebrated, of expressing their support for LGBT issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrands need to approach Pride not as a marketing moment to sell products and profit from LGBTQ people, but [as] a time to loudly use their reach and influence to affirm our community and support advocacy organizations in authentic and impactful ways,\u201d Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of GLAAD, which works to \u201cshape the narrative\u201d around LGBT issues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/pride-month-brands-n1269835\">said<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney+ hosted a virtual concert on Sunday for Pride month that featured Kermit the Frog and appeared to be geared toward children.The 35-minute program, called \u201cThis Is Me: Pride Celebration &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281553,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-142906013.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Disney Plus Hosts Pride Event Featuring Kermit The Frog","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-142906013.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Disney Plus Hosts Pride Event Featuring Kermit The Frog","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}