Kate McKnon rips to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill on 'SNL'

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

This weekend on “Saturday Night Live,” st member Kate McKnon shared her thoughts on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that is expected to bee law Florida. * is kate from snl gay *

This weekend on “Saturday Night Live, ” st member Kate McKnon shared her thoughts on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that is expected to bee law ntroversial piece of legislatn, officially lled the Parental Rights Edutn bill, part prohibs “classroom discsn about sexual orientatn or genr inty certa gra levels” Florida’s primary schools. ” McKnon, who is gay, said.

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

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“Bee when I was middle school the ‘90s, I was kd of tortured by the nstant e of the word ‘gay, ’ like, ‘That’s so gay’ or ‘Ew, you’re gay, ’ and ma me feel horrible.

) Ron DeSantis has taken a stand and said, ‘No, you nnot say gay school anymore! “I am eply gay — sorry, eply ncerned.

Do this ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law have a purpose?

TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED

‘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. * is kate from snl gay *

“Ugh, if the ‘90s were right and ‘gay’ means ‘bad, ’ then this is the gayt law I’ve ever seen, ” she Parental Rights Edutn bill has been passed by the Florida Hoe and is up for a vote the state’s Senate this week. Carlos Guillermo Smh, a Democrat who is gay, said on the Florida Hoe floor.

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

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Instant GuiThe 28-year-old Upright Cizens Briga and Big Gay Sketch Show alum will make her but "Live om New York" on April 7. McKnon is bt known as a st member on The Big Gay Sketch Show, an SNL-que LOGO work seri that is produced by Rosie O'Donnell and has "a unique LGBT perspective.

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SOUNDS LIKE A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELLEN PAGE COM OUT—SORT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE OFFICIALLY G OUT,PAGE HAD A LTLE FUN WH LBIAN MORS BACK 2008, A SK THAT SE HER YEARNG TO HUG A WOMAN—WH HER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE ELLEN DEGENER SHOW"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE GAY GO TO 11 WHEN KATE MCKNON DRAGS OUT HER ELLEN IMPERSONATN AND JIM PARSONS PLAYS HUMAN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT JOHNNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEN AFFLECK PLAYS A UNSELOR AT AN EX-GAY MP TASKED WH TURNG A BUNCH OF QUEER KIDS STRAIGHT. SPOILER: HE FAILS—{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DONNIE'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NUPTIALS OF DONNIE BARTALOTTI (BEN AFFLECK) AND SMTY (SETH MEYERS) ARE SOMETHG LS THAN FABULO, THOUGH THEIR VOWS ARE RATHER HEARTFELT: "YOUR LOVE HAS OPENED UP PARTS OF MY HEART I NEVER KNEW EXISTED. 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HE WAS A BIZARRE, BETIFUL CREATURE OM ANOTHER WORLD SEEMGLY TRAPPED ON PLA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STEFON FALLY GOT HIS MAN WHEN SETH MEYERS TERPTED HIS WEDDG TO ANRSON COOPER, ATTEND BY OF STEFON'S ODDLY-SPECIFIC CREATUR OF THE NIGHT. AND BEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE RETURNS OCTOBER 1 AT 11:30PM ON NBC WH HOST MARGOT ROBBIE. CATCH CLASSIC SNL WEEKDAYS ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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“First of all, I’m gay, ” he said, “and this movie is gog to be gay non. "Alex AvilaAnd Gay Tim, a Brish LGBTQ news se, celebrated Friday, the day of the film’s official release, as “Barbie day“ and lled the world-renowned doll a “queer cultural phenomenon. PicturIn an terview wh Fandango, actor Kate McKnon, who is openly gay and plays “Weird Barbie” the film, said Barbie is about “imagatn.

Many also flagged the teased scene which Barbie, now the real world, exchang a longg look wh Ameri Ferrera’s Gloria character; though, the relatnship between the two turns out to be a tribute to motherhood and the tradnal, nuclear before the film’s release, Robbie all but squashed the mors that some or any of the Barbi and Kens would be gay, tellg the Brish LGBTQ magaze Attu: The dolls don’t “actually have sexual orientatns. There are brief appearanc by Earrg Magic Ken and Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken, both of which Mattel has always nied were tentnally gay-d. ”As far as the queer-d trailers and promotnal clips for the new “Barbie” film, Rand poted to a phenomenon known as “gay wdow advertisg, ” or the practice of advertisers gturg to queer dienc a way that will go over the heads of those who would disapprove.

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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.

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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.

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The law actually means that you n't acknowledge that 'gay' exists at all. " 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.

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