Kate McKnon Rips Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill on 'SNL'

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• KATE MCKNON OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY DURG GOLN GLOB
• KATE MCKNON RIPS TO FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL ON ‘SNL’
• ‘I AM EPLY GAY’: KATE MCKNON MOCKS FLORIDA’S NTROVERSIAL BILL
• SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S KATE MCKNON MOCKS FLORIDA'S 'UNNSCNABLE' 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

KATE MCKNON OPENS UP ABOUT BEG GAY DURG GOLN GLOB

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KATE MCKNON RIPS TO FLORIDA’S ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL ON ‘SNL’

“I am eply gay — sorry, eply ncerned. Do this ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law have a purpose?

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‘I AM EPLY GAY’: KATE MCKNON MOCKS FLORIDA’S NTROVERSIAL BILL

'Saturday Night Live' star Kate McKnon, who is openly gay, mocked a ntroversial bill crics are llg the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. McKnon, who is openly gay, appeared as herself to addrs the legislatn passed by Florida's Hoe of Reprentativ, which would bar tors om speakg to primary school stunts about LGBTQ+ topics, such as genr inty and sexual orientatn, that are not nsired "age-appropriate or velopmentally appropriate" for pupils. Known as the Parental Rights Edutn bill but ed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by crics, the ntroversial legislatn would allow parents greater thory to take legal actn agast school districts that vlate the bill.

" McKnon explaed, "When I was middle school the '90s, I was kd of tortured by the nstant e of the word 'gay. ' Like, 'Oh, that's so gay. Ew, you're gay.

" "To hear that [Florida ernor] Ron DeSantis has taken a stand and said, 'No, you nnot say gay at school anymore, ' I'm jt so jazzed. The law actually means that you n't acknowledge that 'gay' exists at all.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S KATE MCKNON MOCKS FLORIDA'S 'UNNSCNABLE' 'DON'T SAY GAY' BILL

" He explaed to a stunned McKnon, "Yeah, like teachers n't speak about gay people history, or if a kid has a gay fay member. And if a kid nfis that they're gay to a teacher, the teacher has to out them to their parents. It's jt that thg of when they say, 'Don't say gay, ' then 's stuck your head.

"Anyway, I am eply gay — sorry, eply ncerned. It jt seems like this is gog to make kids gay and trans — sorry, prsed and suicidal. Like, do this 'Don't Say Gay' law have a purpose?

If the '90s were right and gay means bad, then this is the gayt law I've ever seen.