Locally, this has no practical effect, because Disneyland Resort has not provided direct donations to the Boy Scouts in recent years.Īnd no other company has cut off funding in recent years to the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which has 30,000 members, said Jeff Herrmann, the council’s president.ĭisney officials long have offered employee benefits to same-sex partners, began offering Fairy Tale Weddings to same-sex partners for commitment ceremonies in 2007, and last year signed a court brief supporting same-sex marriage.įormer Disneyland Resort President George Kalogridis, who now heads Walt Disney World, is openly gay. Disney officials declined to comment, so it is unclear what prompted the new stance with the Boy Scouts. According to Disney’s policy, a group receiving a donation can’t discriminate on any level, including sexual orientation.Īlong with the Boy Scouts, other groups barred from Disney donations include religious organizations and labor unions.
