North Carolina baker claps back at Don’t Say Gay bill with sweet treat

Matt Bumpas makes a “Please Say Gay” cake
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A new Don’t Say Gay bill passed the North Carolina Senate on Wednesday after it was introduced by Republicans on the first day of Pride Month.

H.B. 755, a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” modeled on Florida’s infamous Don’t Say Gay legislation, would regulate classroom instruction about LGBTQ issues and require schools to inform parents if their children request to be called by different pronouns. The bill is expected to pass the Republican-led House but get vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

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The bill has one local resident fighting back — with cake.

“All this hate mongering really has me angry. It’s hard to talk about. I’m really in disbelief and I really wanted to do something that spoke back to them,” said Matt Bumpas, the owner of Sweet Bumpas Cakes, a Durham-based home bakery.

So Bumpas got in the kitchen and came up with a clap back: the Please Say Gay Cake.

“I started baking the cakes and posted on Instagram and within an hour orders started coming in.”

Local politicians worry the bill is…

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