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'SNL' Adds Black Lesbian Cast Member Punkie Johnson
Saturday Night Live has expanded its LGBTQ+ representation in announcing new additions.
September 16, 2020
Love Life's Punkie Johnson on the Beauty of Her 'Regular' Gay Role
The SNL star chats with The Advocate about growing up as a Black butch in the South and the refreshing portrayals of queer and Black people on the HBO Max anthology.
December 17, 2021
Jasika Nicole Talks Being a Part of Punky Brewster's Queer Family
The queer star talks playing Lauren, Cherie Johnson's girlfriend and an "unofficial auntie" in a revival of the '80s sitcom.
April 28, 2021
Lil Nas X, Anya Taylor-Joy, SNL's Queer Cast Celebrate Chaotic Pride
"When did it all these straight girls start dressing lesbian?" they ask in "It's Pride Again."
May 23, 2021
Molly Kearney Makes History as First Out Nonbinary Actor to Join 'SNL'
Kearney has recently appeared in Prime Video's A League of Their Own.
September 15, 2022
SNL Premiere Highlights Biden's LGBTQ Support, New Lesbian Cast Member
The cold open showed Jim Carrey playing Joe Biden in a spoof of the first (disastrous) presidential debate.
October 4, 2020
It Gets Better Releases Iguana Pin Following Dan Levy's 'SNL' Skit
Inspired by the comedy sketch, the pin will help LGBTQ+ youth.
February 17, 2021
It Gets Better's SNL-Inspired Iguana Is Now a Pride T-Shirt
The pin sold out -- but there's more merch to buy for a good cause.
May 13, 2021
Kate McKinnon Among Cast Members Reportedly Exiting 'SNL'
McKinnon has been on the show since 2012.
May 20, 2022
Dan Levy's Mom Calls Out His Childhood 'Bully Punks'
"This goes out to the bully punks at Camp WTF who made life miserable for a certain cabin-mate back in the summer of '96," Deborah Divine tweeted.
February 9, 2021
Kate McKinnon Reprises Classic Alien Sketch in Emotional SNL Farewell
McKinnon, who effectively changed queer sketches on the long-running show, stepped into Colleen Rafferty's loose underwear one last time.
May 22, 2022
LGBTQ+ Pride Events Place Abortion Rights Front and Center Nationally
Pridegoers protested for reproductive freedom after the Supreme Court stripped Americans of a right for the first time in history.
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June 27, 2022
Jasika Nicole on Unconventional Families in 'Punky Brewster' Reboot
Nicole plays Lauren, Cherie Johnson's girlfriend and an "unofficial auntie" to Punky's kids.
February 23, 2021