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Kathleen Kennedy Cites Impact Of “Women, Artists Of Color And LGBTQ” On Industry Amid Disney “Don’t Say Gay” Backlash- PGA Awards

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While not specifically calling out Disney’s recent debacle surrounding Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy made it known that she and her fellow PGA Milestone Award recipient George Lucas are on the right side of history, giving a shout-out to the impact of diverse, female and LGBTQ artists in the motion picture industry.“Steven, George and I met at the dawning of new age in motion picture history, and we worked side by side through one revolution in our industry after another,” the producer behind 120 Oscar nominations said. “Revolutions not only in the means of moviemaking, and in the ways movies reach audiences, but also in the composition of our business.”She added, “As women, artists of color, LGBTQ and differently labeled artists and producers, who have fought for and won a place at the table, propelling our community toward more inclusive, diverse, richer, more sophisticated and nuanced sense of responsibilities for social, racial and economic justice.”Of late, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has been at the center of a firestorm that began over the company’s support for state legislators sponsoring the bill that effectively bans virtually all discussion or teaching about the LGBTQ+ community and “sexual orientation or gender identity” in the state’s public school system from kindergarten to the third grade.

Chapek’s attempts at damage control have made the situation even worse, creating ire among a number of Disney employees.Bob Chapek’s Toughest Test Yet: Disney’s “Worst Week” Over ‘Don’t’ Say Gay’ Response Could Lead To “Profound Change”Kennedy’s speech tonight follows Marvel Studios’ tweet earlier this week against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, as well as former Disney CEO Bob Iger.The

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