‘Saturday Night Live’ star Kate McKnon, who is openly gay, mocked a ntroversial bill crics are llg the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. The legislatn would ban genr inty or sexual orientatn discsns K-3 classrooms.
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- KATE MCKNON OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY DURG GOLN GLOB
- TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
- ‘I AM EPLY GAY’: KATE MCKNON MOCKS FLORIDA’S NTROVERSIAL BILL
KATE MCKNON OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY DURG GOLN GLOB
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TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
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‘I AM EPLY GAY’: KATE MCKNON MOCKS FLORIDA’S NTROVERSIAL BILL
She leaned to her lbian inty her breakout role on "The Big Gay Sketch Show, " as well as plenty of "SNL" sketch and terviews over the years.
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'Saturday Night Live' star Kate McKnon, who is openly gay, mocked a ntroversial bill crics are llg the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. SNL’s Kate McKnon: 5 facts about the beloved sketch show’s first openly gay female star.