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Hear far-right transphobe Lorena Biasotti called out to her transphobic face · PRIDE Daily

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  Speaker 1: A cast Classics in West Cork, it's simply known as
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  Speaker 1: the Murder. In nineteen ninety six, French film producer Sophie
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  Speaker 1: Tuscanda Plantier is found dead near her holiday home. The
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  Speaker 1: police suspect one man, but they can't make a charge
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  Speaker 1: stick and he refuses to leave, becoming the embodiment of
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  Speaker 1: everyone's unsettled nerves.
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  Speaker 2: For people in West Cork, the murder that changed the
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  Speaker 2: character of their peaceful home has become about something completely different.
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  Speaker 1: To find out more about West Cork and all Acas
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  Speaker 1: classics at the acast dot com Forward Slash Classics.
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  Speaker 2: Pride Daily. Hi there, I'm keV McGrath. A bit longer
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  Speaker 2: than usual today because I am a giver coming up
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  Speaker 2: the homo history of Queer Cork. First, though, let me
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  Speaker 2: give you this satisfaction of hearing a dirty rotten transfob
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  Speaker 2: being called out to a dirty rotten transphobic face. Culture
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  Speaker 2: warrior Lorena Biasotti's on a school board in Las Vegas
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  Speaker 2: and turned up for a public meeting wearing an anti
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  Speaker 2: transgender t shirt. Ally Amanda Nukolls was also there, though,
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  Speaker 2: and she wasn't having.
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  Speaker 3: A transgender and non binary youth already faced staggering rates
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  Speaker 3: of anxiety, depression, and bullying. They looked to school leadership
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  Speaker 3: for protection, stability, and basic dignity. For a leader to
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  Speaker 3: bring targeted hostility into the very room where decisions about
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  Speaker 3: their education and well being are made is both irresponsible
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  Speaker 3: and cruel.
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  Speaker 2: This is from a speech Amanda put together during the meeting,
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  Speaker 2: having only just seen the T shirt, which features a
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  Speaker 2: big logo of xx sex Y Athletics, a transphobic clothing brand.
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  Speaker 3: You cannot effectively advocate for the well being of all
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  Speaker 3: children while publicly displaying tempt for some of them. It
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  Speaker 3: compromises the neutrality of this board, signals a hostile environment
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  Speaker 3: to our students, and undermines the trust of this community
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  Speaker 3: that has been placed in this office.
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  Speaker 2: Remember this is all being said right to be Asoti's face.
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  Speaker 2: She's also a member of the Far Eye anti transgender
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  Speaker 2: Mum's for Liberty hate group and has previously compared being
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  Speaker 2: trans to pedophilia. Anyway, back to Amanda, because she ain't done.
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  Speaker 3: I call on this board to condemn hostility toward trans
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  Speaker 3: humans and to hold its members to the highest standards
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  Speaker 3: of respect and responsibility. Our students and our parents are
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  Speaker 3: watching and they deserve so much better than this. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Afterwards, Amanda said it's time to speak out, fight and
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  Speaker 2: stand firm to get far eye elements like Bassotti off
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  Speaker 2: the school board. Pride Daily. Next three queer street performers
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  Speaker 2: have been attacked with fireworks in France. Two dancers and
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  Speaker 2: a musician were taking part in Lyon's annual Everyone Outside festival,
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  Speaker 2: and even from when they were setting up, there was
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  Speaker 2: intimidation and homophobic insults. It then escalated to the fireworks,
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  Speaker 2: leaving one of the group with the ruptured ear drum
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  Speaker 2: and destroying its computer. Lots of condemnation, including from the
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  Speaker 2: mayor who says they'll always be welcome in Lyon. Pride
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  Speaker 2: Daily and for the first time a museum in Ireland's
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  Speaker 2: got a permanent LGBTQ plus exhibit. It's at Cork Public
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  Speaker 2: Museum and tracks the city's queer history with lots of
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  Speaker 2: artifacts and personal items like flyers, badges and magazines. They
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  Speaker 2: helped tell the story of people and organizations that work
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  Speaker 2: to defend the queer community there, especially up to nineteen
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  Speaker 2: ninety three when homosexuality was illegal in Ireland. No time
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  Speaker 2: to tell you that music events funded by the state
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  Speaker 2: in Uruguay could have to include at least thirty percent
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  Speaker 2: gender diverse and female artists. Plans have been passed by
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  Speaker 2: the Senate and now need approval from the Chamber of Deputies.
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  Speaker 2: And San Francisco Queer Film Festival kicks off today with
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  Speaker 2: Dyke Festival Berlin tomorrow. Both are on till Sunday. There's
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  Speaker 2: more on our socials at Pride Daily Pod, including any
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  Speaker 2: breaking news that you lot. I'll see you next week.