Speaking at the company’s “Reimagine Tomorrow” summit, Chapek began by pledging “to be a better ally for the LGBTQ+ community” and apologized “for not being the ally that you needed me to be” while assuring that he is “committed to ensuring that our company lives up to its values.”
“I’ve read many emails that have been sent, spoken with LGBTQ employees and their allies, met with advocacy groups, and convene my own leadership team, and I have been taken by the honesty, the openness, and the urgency of their stories,” he said.
“I want you to know that your words have made a real impact on me,” he added. “I understand that we’ve made mistakes, and the pain of those mistakes have caused, and I know that our silence wasn’t just about the bill in Florida, but about every time an individual or institution that should’ve stood up for this community, did not.”
