Florida lesbians say $250-per-day fine against rainbow fence violates their constitutional rights



A lesbian Florida couple allege in a lawsuit that Key West authorities are violating their constitutional right to paint rainbow colors on their picket fence.

Nicole Sohn and her wife, Linda Bagely-Sohn, have filed a lawsuit after the city's Historic Architectural Review Commission fined them $250 a day for their LGBTQ fence.

'If the city is only enforcing the law against some people because of the message they're expressing, that's viewpoint discrimination.'

The couple said they decided to paint the pickets as a way of protesting state officials ordering that rainbow crosswalks be painted over to avoid politicization of public spaces. They live in the historic Old Town section of the city.

"It was so upsetting for so many of us, and I woke up one morning and was like, 'I'm going to paint some pickets on our front gate,'" Sohn said.

"We posted on Facebook as a joke, like, 'Anyone else want the rainbow fairy to come visit?'" she added. "And we were inundated, and my wife and I ran around that weekend painting a bunch of fences and gates, and it just took off."

That's when the commission notified them that the fences were in violation of local regulations, after they received several complaints. The couple said they tried to go through the approval process and obtain a permit for the fences but were denied.

They were told in March to paint the illicit fences an approved color or face the daily fine.

ACLU of Florida attorney Nick Warren accuses the city of violating the lesbians' constitutional rights.

RELATED: Lesbian couple says vandalism of their 'Little Queer Library' feels like 'censorship' and hatred

"If you walk around Old Town Key West, you'll see lots of colorful displays and different colored paints on fences and houses," Warren says. "Many of them violate the same rules that the city is citing — but if the city is only enforcing the law against some people because of the message they're expressing, that's viewpoint discrimination."

Their attorney said the city has three weeks to respond to the lawsuit, and city officials did not comment about the litigation.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

LGBTQ activists are FURIOUS that California county shut down Pride Month display at public library — over a bookmark



A mother discovered that her seventh-grade child had been given a bookmark in support of the LGBTQ agenda, and her email to her county supervisor has led to a bitter debate.

The mother claimed that a woman gave a presentation during English classes and passed out the politically charged bookmarks, according to the email sent to Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld.

'These items stray into inappropriate and unwelcome advocacy.'

She said her 13-year-old daughter was given a bookmark and called it "abhorrent" that the Fresno County Public Library had used "tax dollars to target children, suggesting reading materials with sexual/homosexual and transgender content."

A screenshot of the email was published by KMPH-TV.

The mother went on to point out that library employees had access to children's private information, and she posited that LGBTQ activists might misuse that information.

"In theory someone could use that data as a grooming list of vulnerable children — confused, unsupervised, 'not supported at home,'" she added.

Bredefeld brought the issue before the other supervisors, and they voted 3-2 to restrict public libraries from recognizing Pride Month or erecting any display to support the LGBTQ agenda.

"The library now, rather than serve all members of the community in an unbiased fashion, has chosen to become advocates and promote a political agenda that many don't support," Bredefeld said.

Predictably, activists are outraged that public spaces won't be used to push their LGBTQ agenda.

"When an LGBTQ youth walks into a Fresno County library and sees a Pride display, it's not about politics. It's a lifeline," said Diana Feliz Oliva, the founder and CEO of Casita Feliz. "It tells them you are seen."

Clovis mayor pro tem Diane Pearce disagreed and supported the decision.

"These items stray into inappropriate and unwelcome advocacy," she said.

RELATED: Lesbian couple says vandalism of their 'Little Queer Library' feels like 'censorship' and hatred

The KMPH report said the libraries would still be allowed to display whatever books they wanted.

And despite Bredefeld airing concerns about the questionable content of some books, the county supervisors had no plans to take those books off the shelves.

Bredefeld brought out a sign reading, "No indoctrination of our children," before the voting took place.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Did the WNBA already break Caitlin Clark? Whitlock’s ‘Sherlock Homie’ investigation uncovers what the league's not telling us



Basketball sensation Caitlin Clark has done more for women’s basketball — at both the collegiate and professional level — than any other player in history. And she’s just at the beginning of her career.

But BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock believes Clark’s impact and influence is waning rapidly, not due to any fault of her own but because the WNBA has already broken her.

“This whole secular, feminist, matriarchal, slave to the LGBTQ agenda may have completely destroyed Caitlin Clark,” he says.

On this episode of “Fearless,” Whitlock adopts the persona of “Sherlock Homie” and investigates the real reason Clark’s reign is likely coming to an end.

Last week, the WNBA tipped off with a three-game run for the league's 30th season. Clark’s Indiana Fever was one of the teams to debut the season, but to the surprise of many, Clark (who plays point guard) went back to the Fever’s locker room twice during the game for back adjustments.

In her postgame interview, she, as well as her coach Stephanie White, insisted the injury was nothing serious.

But Whitlock thinks there’s more to the story.

The Fever recently drafting point guard Raven Johnson when Clark is just in her third professional season is a “red flag” and “a clue,” he argues.

“Caitlin Clark got manhandled and beaten up in year one, and I don't think she's ever recovered, and I think they know it,” he says, pointing out that the WNBA and sports news outlets have started featuring other players in marketing over Clark.

“They know Caitlin Clark is not long term for this league. ... They're trying to hustle us until Caitlin Clark can't play anymore, and they're hoping that, hey, by the time you figure that out, that she's not going to be Super Caitlin and that she may have a limited career because of what we put her through in her rookie year,” Whitlock continues, playing footage of Clark getting repeatedly fouled during her first professional season.

Clark, he argues, has been put through “a hazing process” by the WNBA, which he calls a “lesbian college fraternity.”

“DiJonai Carrington and Marina Mabrey and the other LGBTQ thugs damaged this woman with their brutal style of play,” he says.

“They damaged their rookie hazing her way too aggressively, and now they're apologizing now that she's damaged and destroyed potentially.”

“We've been had, and that's why Sherlock Homie is on the case.”

To hear more, watch the episode above.

Want more from Jason Whitlock?

To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Sara Gonzales exposes Maine school for inviting sexually charged queer dancer to perform for middle and high school kids



As a mother and a conservative American patriot, BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales refuses to tolerate the indoctrination of children in public schools. That’s why she regularly exposes how radical activists and woke school administrators are pushing sexual and gender ideology on kids instead of focusing on real education.

On this episode of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” Sara invites former Oklahoma State Superintendent and current CEO of Teacher Freedom Alliance Ryan Walters to the show to dive into a recent scandal in a Maine public school district.

Earlier this month, Fort Fairfield Schools in Fort Fairfield, Maine, invited a self-described queer musician and dancer by the name of “J-Line” to perform for the middle and high school student bodies.

Sara points out that J-Line’s profile is “filled with cross-dressing, LGBTQ propaganda, and pretty sexually charged content.”

“If I've said it once, I've said it a million times. Public schools are just trying to make your kids trans, gay, and retarded,” she says.

Walters is equally repulsed by Fort Fairfield Schools’ decision to pour resources into the LGBTQ+ agenda as opposed to genuine education. “We'd love to have our kids understand Washington crossing the Delaware, but instead we're doing how to be a gay dancer,” he sighs, lamenting the “extremes” public schools go to make everything about “sexual orientation.”

Sara shares that when she was still in school, she participated in choir and theater, but never once was she subjected to the LGBTQ+ agenda.

“Not one time did my choir teacher or my vocal coach ever talk about actually anything related to sexuality — ever,” she says.

“If they would put one ounce of the effort they push into trying to get kids to be gay or trans into understanding our history and reading on proficient levels, I mean, we would be crushing it right now in education, but unfortunately, they're not doing that,” Walters adds.

Sara points out that under the current Trump administration, public schools are not supposed to be promoting gender or DEI ideology, but she speculates that some are just “doing it in secret.”

Walters says that’s exactly what’s happening — even when parents explicitly complain about it.

Some of the teachers he works with at Teacher Freedom Alliance have reported that in their districts, they are given instructions by administration to “placate” parents who complain about certain progressive ideologies being pushed on their child and then “keep doing it anyway.”

“The left isn't just going to back away,” Walters warns, noting that despite the current Republican administration, liberals are still largely “controlling” many institutions, including education.

“They understand that they control the future if they control the next generation. And so the fight is far from over.”

To hear more of the conversation, watch the video above.

Want more from Sara Gonzales?

To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred takes on news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Disney down on DEI, says ex-staffer: 'The vibe shift is real'



A former Walt Disney Company employee says he is cautiously optimistic about the company's direction, even when it comes to progressive ideology.

Josh Daws, a software engineer with 12.5 years at Disney, revealed on X on Wednesday that he was laid off as part of a Disney restructuring in which 1,000 people lost their jobs.

'It's much better internally now.'

The employee dump, which Disney said was part of an effort to "streamline operations," inspired Daws to answer reader questions about his tenure. Many queries regarding Disney's push for diversity, equity, and inclusion ensued.

DEI decline

The ex-Mouse House employee told fans they may finally be able to breathe easier, with Disney likely on the tail end of its inclusion era.

Daws told one user that DEI at Disney "peaked in 2020" but has been in a "steady decline" since. "It's much better internally now. The vibe shift is real," he wrote.

The engineer told another questioner that he was not a fan of the company's DEI infrastructure, adding that it has "toned it down a ton since Trump was elected."

Daws also answered a question related to who he believes is responsible for the diversity push the company has gone through.

RELATED: The 'Malcolm in the Middle' reboot is so woke even Hollywood hates it

'A vocal minority'

When asked why Disney seemingly "hate[s] conservative Christian[s]" while promoting the "LGBTQ agenda" at every turn, Daws — a Christian himself — attributed it to a "very small and vocal minority of the company."

"Most folks just want to make cool stuff," he added.

Daws also confirmed the company is well aware of how "out of touch" it is with fans. When asked if he had had many other Christian co-workers, Daws replied, "Not enough but more than you might think."

Throughout the question-and-answer session, Daws remained cautiously optimistic about the direction of Disney, while being careful not to insult his former employers.

AI no 'threat'

On the topic of AI, Daws was less circumspect, affirming that Disney would incorporate it as a way to cut costs. "No threat to them."

While Daws acknowledged that AI could be blamed for his firing "on the grand scale," he noted that his status as a remote worker was a more immediate factor.

RELATED: Disney fans cheer as Mouse House reverses DEI-inspired theme park change

When approached by Blaze News, Daws declined to give further comments about the company.

The Walt Disney Company did not respond to requests for comments regarding Daws' claims about DEI or AI.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Why is ESPN ignoring the ‘BIGGEST story going on in sports’?



Jaden Ivey, a former No. 5 overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in 2022 who was traded to the Chicago Bulls in early February 2026, faced backlash after he went live multiple times on Instagram, sharing extended discussions about his Christian faith, including criticism that the NBA’s Pride Month promotions celebrate “unrighteousness.”

On March 30, the Bulls waived him, citing “conduct detrimental to the team.”

Despite this being “the biggest story going on in sports,” ESPN has largely turned a blind eye to it, says “Fearless” host Jason Whitlock.

“I had my guys ... give me a full report on how ESPN covered Jaden Ivey getting waived by the Chicago Bulls for speaking against the LGBTQ alphabet mafia, and ESPN bent over backwards ignoring this story,” Whitlock says.

He calls out the glaring double standards.

“If some lesbian woman had been kicked out of the WNBA for any reason, ... ESPN would have endless segments and shows talking about it,” he says.

As a Christian with conservative views on gender and marriage, Ivey, Whitlock argues, “is poison for [ESPN].”

Despite claiming to be sports journalism, ESPN, he explains, “is not interested in the truth” but rather is dedicated to pushing the progressive LGBTQ+ agenda.

Stephen A. Smith, Whitlock argues, is a key component in this agenda-driven network.

“There’s a reason why they installed Stephen A. Smith — a pathological liar — at the top of ESPN. That’s what you do when you have no interest in exploring the truth,” he says.

ESPN is “supposed to be the ‘worldwide [leader] in sports,”’ he continues, and yet it’s intentionally ignoring “the biggest story going on in sports” because it doesn’t align with the pro-LGBTQ+ agenda.

Smith did “a small little one-on-one thing where he said nothing,” and “‘NBA Today’ with Malika Andrews — they didn’t have a full-blown discussion on it; they read a little news clip and just tried to move on,” Whitlock criticizes.

“They don’t want to have this discussion [about Jaden Ivey] because this discussion leads someplace ESPN, Disney, and Bob Iger don’t want this discussion to go.”

To hear more, watch the full episode above.

Want more from Jason Whitlock?

To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

NHL team to have 'Cowgays' sing national anthem on LGBTQ+ night — and the backlash is brutal



The Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League are facing a lot of backlash from fans decrying the team's support for the LGBTQ+ agenda.

The team said that it would have the "Cowgays" group sing the national anthem at the game Thursday against the New Jersey Devils and would feature a nonbinary LGBTQ+ country music artist.

'Gross. Why associate your brand with bringing sexual experiences to a freaking hockey game?'

"Preds fans — Put your paws up!" the official account for Bridgestone Arena said in a post Wednesday. "We're celebrating PRIDE in Smashville tomorrow night, March 26, with appearances by Medium Build, The Cowgays, Brady Riley & more!"

The post included a rainbow emoji.

The post immediately got negative responses from people objecting to politics being shoehorned into a sports event.

"A team called the Predators with a fan base nicknamed 'Smashville' is having a pride night during a game with the Devils, and a band called the 'Cowgays' is singing the national anthem. There is so much material here and none of it makes you look good," former Texas state Rep. Matt Rinaldi responded.

"This isn't a family-friendly environment. NHL has to stop pushing this radical LGBTQ agenda," Jon Root of OutKick replied.

"Entirely unnecessary and inappropriate. Have some class, decency and decorum. Have some respect for your customers," another user said on the X platform.

"I love the predators but I absolutely will never celebrate a sin nor will I ever go to a game where they do celebrate it. May God have mercy on your soul," another detractor replied.

"Gross. Why associate your brand with bringing sexual experiences to a freaking hockey game?" another post reads. "No hate for gay people but let's leave all sexual innuendo and celebrations for more appropriate events. This is just weird."

RELATED: Pro-transgender Seattle Kraken jersey enrages NHL fans: 'Feel some trans joy'

Michael Mooney/NHLI/Getty Images

"GAY PREDATORS! YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS S**T UP!" one insightful critic said.

The team will also raise funds by selling specialty Pride jerseys and auctioning player nameplates. The proceeds will be donated to LGBTQ+ organizations.

The Predators, the Devils, and the National Hockey League did not respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Satan is real — whether his depraved fashion-world followers believe it or not



Last week I made the case for you that Paris Fashion Week, which just wrapped up on March 10, is yet another example of elitist satanic worship — the same brand of wickedness we see festering all throughout Hollywood and among other elite circles.

Now I’m going to prove it to you.

Official descriptions boast that Inferno is 'not just a party' but a 'ritual.'

In my previous article, I awarded the gold medal for the most in-your-face demonic collection to French fashion label Matières Fécales — translation: Fecal Matter. Its Canadian founders, Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, paraded a sequence of grotesque looks down the runway that included models distorted by nightmarish prosthetics and grisly surgical wounds; ensembles one would expect to see in a film about ghouls and grim reapers; and overtly satanic elements, like devil horns, fake blood, and cult-like theatrics.

The nonconforming, alien-esque duo attempted to justify their freak show by slapping a satire label on it. All the nauseating pageantry and horror were nothing more than a critique of elitist power and privilege, they said.

It’s a recycled narrative we have heard countless times from stars and public figures questioned about their dark spectacles. If the staleness of their defense wasn’t cause enough to reject it as a lie, then Matières Fécales’ partnership with Lewis G. Burton — the obese, transgender, intersex “Mother” of London’s queer underworld — certainly is.

He was one of the “models” chosen to don a look from the label’s Fall 2026 “Ready-to-Wear” collection — a hooded black floor-length robe resembling that of a satanic priest.

Victor Virgile/Getty Images

A far cry from the skeletal catwalkers we’re accustomed to seeing on high-fashion runways, Burton’s large figure, which he proudly uses to fight “fatphobia” and push “fat liberation,” is a core piece of his identity.

It is his stated intention not only to normalize but to glorify obesity and objective ugliness. In a 2019 interview with i-D magazine, Burton, a trained performance artist, said, “When I was first on stage being garish and grotesque, I was shoving my ugliness in people’s faces. I was saying: I feel repulsive because you made me feel repulsive, so now you have to look at it. Now I see it differently because I think I’m f**king beautiful! It’s a new extreme now. It’s about showing that beauty to the world.”

Joe Hale/Getty Images

Beyond the body: Burton’s activism and influence

But fatness is the least interesting layer of the onion that is Burton.

As a founding member of London Trans+ Pride — which he helped grow from just 1,500 people in 2019 to over 100,000 in 2025 — he remains one of the most visible faces of London’s trans activism.

He advocates radical positions for a number of LGBTQ+ issues, including faster and fully funded gender-affirming “care” for transgenders, access to puberty blockers for children, mandatory inclusion of trans people in single-sex spaces, and a ban on all nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children.

Like the majority of left-wing activists, however, Burton’s cries of oppression echo throughout multiple grievance movements. He has steered London Trans+ Pride toward aggressive intersectionality, most notably marching in solidarity with Palestine, which predictably (and paradoxically) includes condemnation of Islamophobia.

Marches, “visibility” events, and left-wing activism are almost unremarkable, though, when compared to Burton’s prominent role in London’s underground queer scene.

His traveling queer techno rave and performance art platform “Inferno” — inspired by Dante Alighieri’s epic poem about the nine levels of hell — is described as “seven layers” of “queer heaven,” where each circle explores new depths of perversion, varying in intensity from “gentle” rituals of chosen-family bonding to the darkest, most depraved circles of sweat-soaked techno, body horror performance, and explicit queer pornography.

Devoted to its hell theme, Inferno events are notorious for their red-drenched lighting, thick smoke, dark and shocking costumes, grotesque performances, and hedonistic indulgences.

One Inferno attendee described an event like this: “A dark warehouse illuminated by a sea of red textiles and clouds of smoke. … Inferno is a space where everyone can express themselves, whether it be through extravagant, tentacle-like costumes or full body paint.”

RELATED: Satan struts at Paris Fashion Week — here are the 3 most demonic designers

Victor Virgile/Getty Images

From hedonism to ritual: The spiritual dimension

But Inferno’s unmitigated paganism doesn’t stop with carnal pleasures. It embraces the spiritual, too.

Witchcraft language is woven into its DNA. Official descriptions boast that Inferno is “not just a party” but a “ritual.”

Additionally, Burton, who styles himself as the “mother” of the matriarchal “Inferno family,” appears to occupy a spiritual role in which he uses his music to cast what he calls spells.

“MOTHERS MILK is more than a music video — it’s a spell,” reads the YouTube description for his most recent song, which he regularly performs live before the dark, gyrating Inferno masses.

Burton’s spiritualism, however, extends beyond the dance floor. In addition to the grotesque, hellish aesthetics that dominate his Instagram account (view at your own risk), he regularly posts new moon rituals, guiding his followers through candle ceremonies and “cosmic resets” that he frames around themes of divine femininity and personal transformation.

In doing so, he positions himself not merely as a DJ or party host, but as a spiritual guide for the community that gathers under his influence.

This fusion of radical progressivism, New Age spirituality, and unapologetic darkness that Burton embodies is not merely a new pagan religion — it's proof that evil operates in interconnected webs.

Webs of alignment and influence

I write this not to stir up hatred for Burton. I actually deeply pity him. When I see people this spiritually lost and psychologically ill, my first thought is always to wonder about where the original break occurred — what trauma, indoctrination, or misfortune sent them down such a dark path.

I write this to illustrate that when elites and public figures shove objective evil down our throats — like Matières Fécales’ demonic Paris Fashion Week collection — they are not being ironic or critical. They are showing us what team they play for.

Choosing Burton as a model was no gesture of inclusivity. It is alignment of values. And in fact, in 2019, Matières Fécales directed the music video for Burton’s song “Hermaphrodite.” They are embedded in the same sick circle.

And that alignment of values extends upward: from the governing bodies of Paris Fashion Week, which embrace the grotesqueness of the Matières Fécales label; to high-profile celebrities who attend the shows and wear the designs — Chappell Roan and Lady Gaga among those who have prominently supported the brand — and who publicly align with the broader community Burton represents; and ultimately to the influential figures and institutions that promote radical progressivism, deliberately unraveling society through the erosion of morality and the poisoning of institutions.

Normalizing the dark: An upside-down world

This is a dark web, and at the center is a worship of evil and the intention to normalize it and sell it to the masses as something that is actually good. Fatness is fabulous. Ugliness is beauty. Perversion is uniqueness. Depravity is liberation. Hedonism is self-expression. Darkness is an aesthetic. Witchcraft is misunderstood. Truth is subjective. Opposition is violence.

Satan is symbolic.

I do believe that many of these people, likely Burton himself, genuinely think that Satan is nothing more than a way to anger the cisgender white conservative oppressors — just a red-tinged aura to throw one’s rage behind.

I wish that were true. It would make the stakes a lot lower. But the truth is that the Satan they flirt with is not a symbol, a muse, or a vibe. He’s the very real and active root that feeds every dark idea, movement, and deed. He is also the mastermind behind the careful framing and packaging that makes objective evil palatable for the masses.

But what does it say about society when something as universally revolting as Fecal Matter or “Mother” Lewis G. Burton are hoisted up as trophies of progress on an elite stage? No one who retains control over his own mind can behold these things and genuinely approve.

To me it means that the primordial plan to engulf the world in darkness is reaching later phases. It reminds me of the scene in “The Fellowship of the Ring” where the trolls and other fell creatures have begun leaving their shadowed lands and are encroaching on peaceful borders. This breach is interpreted as a sign that the Enemy is growing strong and foreshadows the great battle to come.

Our great battle is drawing nearer, too. The signs are everywhere. You don’t even have to search for them. Just look to the streets, the classrooms, the halls of power — or the runways.

My hope, however, is that we don’t make the same mistake as Matières Fécales, Burton, and other embracers of darkness and reduce Satan to a symbol by directing our fury at people who are merely pawns in this cosmic game — forgetting that this has never been, and will never be, a battle of flesh and blood.

Whitlock: The REAL reason LeBron James won’t let his daughter join the WNBA



When LeBron James opened up about cherishing time with his children during the NBA season, the conversation took an unexpected turn. After quickly correcting an interviewer that his daughter plays volleyball, not basketball, James joked that his wife is “done with this basketball s**t.”

And BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock is curious as to why that is.

“I miss a lot of moments, you know, spending time with my kids because of my career, and, you know, any time I get over the course of my career, any time I got moments with them either individually, two of them, three of them all together, whatever the case may be, is always special for me,” James said.

“So, to have my daughter want to come on the road and be with me and spend a lot of time — yesterday we went to Alcatraz,” he continued.


When an interviewer interjected and commented on her playing basketball, James quickly responded, “She’s a volleyball player. Don’t get my wife mad. My wife is done with this basketball s**t.”

“I think LeBron very cleverly is protecting his wife and protecting them from the truth, is LeBron James and Savannah James want no part of sending their daughter into that LGBTQIA+ silent P women’s basketball world,” Whitlock speculates.

“They’re not raising a lesbian, and they want her in volleyball,” he adds.

Dre Baldwin believes it could be a different reason, explaining that it seems to him like “he just doesn’t want to even put that spotlight on his daughter the way it was on his sons.”

“And maybe his daughter might be better at volleyball than she is at basketball. And another kid who he doesn’t want feeling the pressure of having to quote, unquote ‘make it’ in a highly competitive space like basketball,” Baldwin continues.

“But, now that you bring that up, I hadn’t thought of that. That is an interesting angle, and I wouldn’t be mad at LeBron and Savannah if that is indeed their reason,” he adds.

Want more from Jason Whitlock?

To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Disney’s ‘Gay Days’ are canceled. Don’t pop the champagne just yet.



After 35 years, the future of Disney’s “Gay Days” looks grim. The group that organizes the event announced that shifting hotel agreements and the loss of key sponsors forced it to cancel the celebration in 2026. Organizers still urge gay fans to visit the parks on the usual dates and wear themed attire, but the coordinated celebration appears headed for a quiet end.

Whatever happens next, one point matters: Evangelical Christians tried to cancel Gay Days with on-again, off-again boycotts for decades. What finally wounded the LGBTQ leviathan was not conservative activism, but cultural apathy.

Apathy does not mean Americans suddenly disapproved of Disney’s agenda. It means normal people stopped granting it the honor of a fight.

I remember the first wave of evangelical pushback as Disney began signaling support for homosexual lifestyles in the 1990s. Conservatives already watched pop culture coarsen through music, movies, and video games, yet they still treated Disney as a family-friendly institution aimed at children. That is why it shocked them to see the company behind “Snow White” and “Cinderella” host celebrations of homosexuality and extend benefits to same-sex partners long before the Supreme Court imposed gay marriage on the country.

Evangelical denominations answered with a strangely inconsistent boycott. One year, the Southern Baptist Convention urged members to avoid Disney; the next year, churches showed up for Night of Joy, Disney’s Christian music festival.

When Gay Days began in 1991, gay marriage remained deeply unpopular. “Will & Grace” had not worked its magic on the popular imagination, and politicians such as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton still felt compelled to posture as defenders of traditional marriage as late as 2008. If any moment favored a decisive cultural rebuke, that was it. Christians offered sloppy, intermittent resistance, while Disney only leaned harder.

From park to propaganda

Disney’s support for homosexuality moved from park celebrations and employee benefits into its entertainment. Progressive messaging crept into television shows and movies until the woke revolution turned it into a flood. “The Little Mermaid” became black, gay couples kissed in “Star Wars,” and diverse girlbosses dominated Marvel. As acceptance of gay marriage shifted from taboo to required corporate orthodoxy, Disney replaced entertainment with propaganda.

The company then collided with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after Florida moved to restrict the mutilation of children and limit the amount of LGBTQ messaging pumped into public schools. Legislation that the press laughably branded “don’t say gay” sent leftists into a panic. Executives called emergency meetings. Rumors flew that Disney would pull up stakes and flee the Sunshine State.

BlazeTV host Christopher Rufo helped surface video of a corporate meeting where Disney executive Latoya Raveneau announced her “not-at-all-secret gay agenda” to inject LGBTQ themes into kids’ shows. Disney embraced the agenda early, worked to make it dominant — especially among children — and refused to slow down once the woke revolution reached full speed.

Why Gay Days collapsed

So why did Gay Days suddenly fall apart now? Apathy.

Apathy does not mean Americans suddenly disapproved of Disney’s agenda. It means normal people stopped granting it the honor of a fight.

Many families quit watching new releases, not as part of a coordinated boycott, but because the product became preachy, weird, and dull. Others kept their subscriptions but tuned out the messaging and rolled their eyes. Either way, the ritualized drama lost its electricity.

Corporate sponsors follow attention, and attention followed the next outrage. A movement built on being shocking cannot survive once it becomes background noise. When every kids’ show feels like a lecture, even sympathetic viewers start craving something else.

Gay Days did not collapse because Christians perfected a strategy. It collapsed because the culture stopped caring enough to show up, even to cheer. Apathy is not victory, but it can starve a cause faster than protest.

Progressivism needs an enemy

Popular political movements need cultural momentum, and progressive movements feed on transgression. Leftists want to feel like they are fighting the stuffy pastor in “Footloose.” They want to feel cool, rebellious, and righteous. Without dialectical tension, progressivism loses velocity.

When activists fought the religious right, they enjoyed the perfect enemy: just enough moralizing to spark rebellion, but little chance of sustained, effective opposition.

Conservatives could work up outrage on television and even skip a holiday trip, but they rarely sustained a boycott. Republicans generally worship business and profits, so GOP politicians avoided pressure on true pain points such as corporate sponsors and boardrooms. Conservatives served as a political battery, supplying just enough resistance to keep LGBTQ activists energized while imposing few costs. Democrat operatives could not have engineered a better environment.

RELATED: The West’s forbidden truth: Ethnic cleansing is now official policy

Blaze Media Illustration

Machiavelli’s warning

In “The Prince,” Niccolo Machiavelli advises rulers to leave opponents alone or crush them entirely. A complacent enemy grumbles but avoids risk. A crushed enemy cannot retaliate. The most dangerous enemy suffers a minor bloodying: he gains the motivation to fight and keeps the means to harm. Conservatives gave the LGBTQ movement exactly that minor bloodying — outraged finger-wagging with no consequences.

No one lost a job for pushing a gay agenda in Disney parks, shows, or movies. Corporate sponsors rarely withdrew. Disney kept making money. Republicans played the role of cartoonish but harmless foe, delivering speeches about family values while imposing no penalties.

The movement did not lose because the right defeated it. It lost because it exhausted its cultural energy.

Even a strong boxer collapses after he punches himself out. Gay marriage won so quickly and so thoroughly that activists carried the momentum into harder causes such as the trans movement. Support, attention, and funding shifted to the new battlegrounds, and older, boring causes like Gay Days slid into irrelevance.

The lesson is simple. If the right fights, it must pick battles carefully and commit fully to winning them. Secure decisive victory in one arena instead of scattering resources across dozens of losses. Choose targets because they anchor your enemy’s strength, not because they offer an easy headline. If you fight, you must crush the enemy’s capacity to operate; otherwise, you invigorate his cause while draining your own.

Clumsy half measures feed your foe, and you end up hoping he defeats himself. That is not a plan for a protracted culture war.