Saturday Night Live sparked controversy but received some praise over several LGBTQ+ references in its skits last weekend.On Weekend Update, a news parody segment, cohost (and SNL head writer) Michael Che came under fire for a joke referencing President Biden's reversal of his predecessor's trans military ban.“President Biden signed an executive order repealing Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military,” said Che. “Yeah, it’s good news.
Except Biden is calling the policy, ‘Don’t ask, don’t tuck.’ Which is not good news.”The joke did not go over well with activists on social media. "What is Saturday Night Live’s weird obsession with transphobic nonsense?” wrote Charlotte Clymer.