Lauren Boebert joins Ron DeSantis' fight against Disney

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Conservatives have attacked Disney after it pulled its support for a law to prevent teachers of younger children from discussing sexual and gender identity.

, adding her support to a bill that would scrap two no-fly zones over the entertainment company's amusement parks.

The GOP representative for Colorado was among the seven original cosponsors of HR 3109, which would direct the Secretary of Transportation to rescind the exclusionary zones in the airspace above Disneyland in California and Disneyworld in Florida. In a statement, Boebert said:"Woke corporations shouldn't get any favors from the government."after the company denounced a bill preventing teachers from discussing sex and gender.

In the U.S., permanent no-fly zones are usually located over military sites, as well as Washington D.C. A temporary restriction over Disney's two theme parks was made permanent in 2003—but that could be set to change if HR 3109, introduced on May 5, is passed. This image shows celebrations for The Walt Disney World Resort 50th Anniversary in Orlando, Florida, on September 30, 2021 as well as, inset, left, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and, inset, right, Rep. Lauren Boebert . Boebert has joined a battle Republican lawmakers—including DeSantis—are waging against Disney, adding her support to a bill that would scrap no-fly zones over the entertainment company's amusement parks.

"No corporation should get preferential treatment from the government—especially when it is grooming children," she added."Go woke, go broke."Conservatives and far-right activists have accused Disney of"grooming" after it withdrew its support for DeSantis'"Don't Say Gay" law, which prevents teachers of younger children from discussing sexual and gender identity. It has also attracted criticism for depicting LGBTQ+ characters in its content.

 

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