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Maya Yang

Disney to lose special tax status for opposing Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill

DeSantis had asked lawmakers to consider the legislation during a special session he called this week
DeSantis had asked lawmakers to consider the legislation during a special session he called this week. Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

Florida legislators passed a bill on Thursday that would revoke Walt Disney Co’s special tax status in a move widely seen as tit-for-tat for the company’s opposition to a new “don’t say gay” state law limiting discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in schools.

The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Ron DeSantis, who is all but guaranteed to sign it.

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