Like SNL costar Cecily Strong's lauded Goober the Clown abortion segment that condemned Texas law banning abortions after six weeks, McKinnon's Weekend Update segment about the bill has garnered praise and support from fans and stars alike, including West Side Story breakout Ariana DeBose, who identifies as queer. If the '90s were right and gay means bad, then this is the gayest law I've ever seen.' So one kid can say, 'I live with my parents,' but another one has to say, 'I live in a house with two adult men who bought me when I was young'? They'll be less confused then.' She added, 'Look, Colin.
I don't know,' Jost said, prompting McKinnon to quip, 'Right. Today, most teachers in Catholic schools are not nuns. 'Well, I guess it's so kids aren't going home with questions that parents don't want to answer. In this 1990 skit from NBCs 'Saturday Night Live,' Dana Carveys Church Lady takes way too much pleasure in punishing 'schoolboy' Rob Lowe. Like, does this 'Don't Say Gay' law have a purpose?' And I just think these laws are lesbians - I'm sorry, unconscionable. It just seems like this is going to make kids gay and trans - sorry, depressed and suicidal. 'Anyway, I am deeply gay - sorry, deeply concerned. It's just that thing of when they say, 'Don't say gay,' then it's stuck in your head. Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Kate McKinnon on 'Saturday Night Live' Kate McKinnon during Weekend Update on Saturday, March 5, 2022
