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Al Franken May Have Found a Loophole in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill<!-- wp:html --><p>Comedy Central</p> <p>One year ago, Florida’s so-called <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/floridas-dont-say-gay-bill-is-as-vicious-as-it-sounds">“Don’t Say Gay” bill</a> was signed into law. To commemorate the occasion, Sunshine State governor/<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-roasts-ron-desantis-bizarre-dating-tactic">Thai food connoisseur</a> Ron DeSantis is looking to expand the mandate—which prohibits discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation until fourth grade—to <em>all</em> grades through the end of high school. But <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/al-franken-among-daily-show-guest-hosts-post-trevor-noah">Al Franken</a> thinks he may have discovered a loophole.</p> <p>“This ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law is terrible,” <em>The Daily Show</em> guest host said on Thursday night. “Luckily, although, it doesn’t say you can’t sing about being gay.” Franken then demonstrated what this might look like in the classroom with a little song and dance routine that went something like:</p> <p><em>Being gay</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/al-franken-may-have-found-a-loophole-in-dont-say-gay-bill">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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One year ago, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill was signed into law. To commemorate the occasion, Sunshine State governor/Thai food connoisseur Ron DeSantis is looking to expand the mandate—which prohibits discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation until fourth grade—to all grades through the end of high school. But Al Franken thinks he may have discovered a loophole.

“This ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law is terrible,” The Daily Show guest host said on Thursday night. “Luckily, although, it doesn’t say you can’t sing about being gay.” Franken then demonstrated what this might look like in the classroom with a little song and dance routine that went something like:

Being gay

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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