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A gender non-conforming Ukrainian puppet called Niko · PRIDE Daily

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  Speaker 1: Coming up, I'm taking the Episcopal. First up. A gender
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  Speaker 1: non-conforming puppet in Ukraine getting some of the country's biggest
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  Speaker 1: names to really open up. Sex Education Show The First
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  Speaker 1: Time sees host Niko asking very direct questions that only
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  Speaker 1: puppets can get away with about the likes of sexuality,
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  Speaker 1: intimacy and self-acceptance. One of the guests is bisexual singer Milovin,
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  Speaker 1: a former Eurovision hopeful, who talks about coming out and
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  Speaker 1: what his relationship with his dad's like. It's all the
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  Speaker 1: work of filmmaker and LGBTQ plus activist Yuri Divizhon.
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  Speaker 3: I'm trying to make every year some educational content about
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  Speaker 3: LGBTQ topics. Video and music art creativity works well to
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  Speaker 3: help gather people and fight for rights in countries like Ukraine.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks to Open Eye Gallery... Social media star Tumazar also
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  Speaker 1: presents the show, which was filmed at Ukraine's National Library
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  Speaker 1: in the capital Kyiv. And a fun fact, Niko is
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  Speaker 1: brought to life by Anna Lev, who's the voice of
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  Speaker 1: Bart Simpson there. Got a link to the first time
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  Speaker 1: in our show notes. Next, plans to have civil partnerships
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  Speaker 1: in Poland are a bit stuck for now. Legislation passed
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  Speaker 1: by both houses of parliament was vetoed by hard-right president
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  Speaker 1: Karol Nawrocki in July. And our vote to override this
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  Speaker 1: bigot has fallen short. Means same-sex couples are still without
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  Speaker 1: certain rights, covering the likes of tax, access to medical
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  Speaker 1: information and inheritance. And an American priest has become the
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  Speaker 1: first out transgender dean of a cathedral in the history
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  Speaker 1: of the Episcopal Church. Yes, I know it sounds niche.
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  Speaker 1: The very Reverend Micah Cronin is now the senior priest
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  Speaker 1: at All Saints in Milwaukee, basically the chief exec. The
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  Speaker 1: 30-year-old used to be Methodist, but moved to the Episcopal
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  Speaker 1: Church just over a decade ago because he finds it
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  Speaker 1: more inclusive. If you tell your friends about Pride Daily,
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  Speaker 1: you tomorrow.