Disney Picks Anti-LGBTQ Middle Eastern Country for New Park

Disney announced Wednesday it would be opening its seventh park in Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates .

Abu Dhabi’s “vibrant culture” bans same-sex marriage, adoption of children by same sex couples, production of or sharing of pro-LGBTQ material, and well, homosexual sex, according to Equaldex , which tracks countries’ laws on LGBTQ matters.

In 2022 , Disney released “ Lightyear , a movie which featured a same sex kiss, which was banned in the UAE .

A Pixar TV series set to feature a trans character was reportedly altered to remove gender identity as part of that character’s arc.

Yet two Disney shows featuring lesbian moms, “ Firebuds ” and “ Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures ,” were nominated in January for the GLAAD Media Award for Kids and Family Programming .

Disney shareholders rejected a proposal by the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project to end the company's participation in the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index .