“When Walt was running things Disney did just fine with highly creative straight people.”
Walt Disney hired homosexuals. It was a much more sophisticated time back then.
Read this interview snippet of Bob Gurr who designed the original Autopia cars and continued as designer of vehicles for Disney. Note the focus on the job and professionalism.
Compare what he says about then to to fascist social engineering of today.
Are you out at work?
I supposed I was, maybe other folks caught on over several decades, never turned into a subject for discussion, since my projects were of way more interest to my co-workers than any sexual orientation. No one ever got around to asking.
Was being gay ever an issue at any of your jobs?
I never noticed any treatment any different than anyone else. My partner was always a part of any business social stuff, it was always just Bob and Fred together. When I was Chairman of the Rolls~Royce Owner’s Club of Southern California, we never noticed any unkind attitudes.
If so, how did you deal with it?
Well, the straight folks were always fun, and the gay folks enjoyed deeper conversations; the focus was always centered on the cars.
If you had one piece of advice to give to a gay person wanting to work in the auto industry, what would it be?
Just forget that you are gay, most folks will just probably figure you out and say nothing. They probably don’t care anyway. You’re going in as a professional, concentrate on being one. Make sure cars are your true passion.
If I remember Eisner was gay. Iger is not gay but he is not Christian either.