Monday, April 09, 2007

The Micro-Pundit:  Gays at Disney

Our culture is changing, and while some people will view this as another sign of the apocalypse, I view it in a far better light. Disney is allowing gay couples to buy the company’s Fairy Tale Wedding package, allowing gay couples to exchange vows at Disney theme parks and aboard Disney cruise ships. As someone with a number of gay, lesbian, and bisexual friends who would like the same rights and responsibilities as married couples (with or without the word “marriage"), seeing a company that is considered the epitome of family friendly for tens of millions come out and say “we support the right of gays to partner at our parks” is a good step forward.

Of course, Disney’s doing this not necessarily because the company believes that homosexuals should have the right to marry, but more because the gay commitment/marriage market is huge, untapped, and will bring just that much more money in to the company’s coffers. “Family friendly” at Disney really means “friendly to the families of the top executives and their pocketbooks,” but I digress....