“When I was in middle school in the ’90s, I was kind of, like, tortured by the constant use of the word ‘gay’-like, ‘That’s so gay’ or ‘Ew, you’re gay.’ It made me feel so horrible. “I’m sorry to barge in here… I heard about this law, and I think it’s amazing,” offered McKinnon, clearly in jest. Ron DeSantis, will now head to the GOP-controlled Senate where it is expected to pass. The legislation, which recently passed Florida’s House of Representatives, would ban “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in the state’s primary schools.
After a packed cold open featuring Putin apologists Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Donald Trump, and Steven Seagal raising money for Russian oligarchs as part of the “Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular,” this week’s SNL Weekend Update brought on cast member Kate McKinnon, who is openly gay, to address Florida’s deeply homophobic “Don’t Say Gay” bill.