The new laws compelled Equality Florida and the Human Rights Campaign to issue atravel advisoryto the state.
The host hotel, the Doubletree by Hilton at Sea World, is sold out, Clark said.
The feedback has been all over the place, Clark said.
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Guests just dont know.
He said that greater security precautions for the event have been in place for some years.
A spokesperson for the Orange County Sheriff declined to talk about specific measures they are taking.
Disney takes security very seriously, said Brandon Wolf, press secretary for Equality Florida.
We know that Disney has had values of inclusion for a very long time.
Theyre having third-graders declare pronouns?
Were not doing the pronoun Olympics in Florida, he said, per the AP.
But critics say the bill is vague.
Clark said he had performers sign acknowledgements knowing that they were aware of the state law.
The fines are substantial fines and they affect the host hotel.
We dont want to put them at risk at all.
Wolf said that the law is written in a vague way with the hopes that it will induce self-censorship.
The show must go on, Wolf said.
We cant self censor to the most extreme right wing reading of the law.
As a result we should carry on.
Groups on the right have protested Gay Days in the past, but Clark notes a difference this year.
It is not Jerry Falwell on a billboard, he said.
These are real laws.
