Tell Disney Shareholders: Don’t Endorse Ex-Gay Therapy

Tell Disney Shareholders: Don’t Endorse Ex-Gay Therapy

The Issue

Ex-gay therapies have been roundly denounced by health professionals. Doctors have called ex-gay programs dangerous, harmful, and disastrous for patients that go through them.

Yet one group is trying to petition Disney to recognize the legitimacy of "ex-gay" programs. These programs say that homosexuality can be "cured," and that gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people can be treated in order to repair their sexual orientation. It is bad science. And recognizing ex-gay programs on a company-wide level would be bad corporate practice.

Demand that Disney shareholders vote against recognizing "ex-gays" in corporate policies. To do so would send the message that Disney shareholders believe that homosexuality can be cured or treated. And to do so would fly in the face of decades of work done by the company to be a champion for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and customers.

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Michael JonesPetition StarterManaging Director of Campaigns @ Change.org. On the side I write some sketch comedy, and enjoy being the proud parent of the best dog on the planet.
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The Issue

Ex-gay therapies have been roundly denounced by health professionals. Doctors have called ex-gay programs dangerous, harmful, and disastrous for patients that go through them.

Yet one group is trying to petition Disney to recognize the legitimacy of "ex-gay" programs. These programs say that homosexuality can be "cured," and that gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people can be treated in order to repair their sexual orientation. It is bad science. And recognizing ex-gay programs on a company-wide level would be bad corporate practice.

Demand that Disney shareholders vote against recognizing "ex-gays" in corporate policies. To do so would send the message that Disney shareholders believe that homosexuality can be cured or treated. And to do so would fly in the face of decades of work done by the company to be a champion for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and customers.

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Michael JonesPetition StarterManaging Director of Campaigns @ Change.org. On the side I write some sketch comedy, and enjoy being the proud parent of the best dog on the planet.

The Decision Makers

Zenia Mucha
Zenia Mucha
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications
Disney Shareholder Services
Disney Shareholder Services

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Petition created on January 14, 2010