DeSantis Threatens to Build a Jail Near Disneyland

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis revealed plans to build a jail near two U.S. states that prohibit gender-affirming healthcare, threatening to construct a new state prison next to Disneyland for speaking out against the "Don't Say Gay" law. The Republican governor made this proposal during a press conference, outlining steps the state legislature will take to attempt to regain control over Florida's largest private employer. This move is the latest in an ongoing dispute that began in March 2022 when then-CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, opposed a bill limiting discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida's elementary school classrooms, which has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law. The new measures include allowing authorities to conduct inspections of amusement parks and transportation, increasing the tax burden on Disney, and granting the newly formed board the power to decide how to develop land adjacent to Disney theme parks.