WEBVTT - Queer Youth Are the Future

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning peeps in Welcome to Wika f Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>Meet your Girl Danielle Moody once again recording from the

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<v Speaker 1>home Bunker. Folks, you know, I know that the news

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<v Speaker 1>has beaten this story to death, but I can't help

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<v Speaker 1>but discuss it on here. Over the holiday weekend, Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump found himself dining with a known white supremist, white nationalist,

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<v Speaker 1>anti Semite named Nick Fuentes, along with Kanye West, and

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<v Speaker 1>the media spin out from this over the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days has allowed us once again to believe that

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump is both a genius businessman can do no wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>and yet a bumbling fucking idiot and doesn't know who

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<v Speaker 1>is coming to his home in Mara Lago because Donald Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>when brought the evidence to his face, who Nick Fentes is,

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<v Speaker 1>what he stands for, what he has said, what events

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<v Speaker 1>he has spoken at, Donald Trump is, oh, well, he

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<v Speaker 1>was nice to me, so I guess it doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>that he's not so nice to black people, or Jewish people,

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<v Speaker 1>or Muslim people or women at that right, because he's

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<v Speaker 1>also one of those fucking in cell misogynist like bullshit

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<v Speaker 1>guys that Donald Trump loves to pal around with, like

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<v Speaker 1>an Elon Musk I digress. But Donald Trump is been

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<v Speaker 1>able to say, and the media has said, well, he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know who he was dining with. Well, there are

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of things that are wrong with that sentiment.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, you can't both have people believe that you

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<v Speaker 1>were a genius and also a fucking idiot, right, because

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<v Speaker 1>this has been the normal pattern with Donald Trump. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't know any better. Oh he had no idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh he minced up his words. Oh he didn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>to say that. Let me remind you that the man

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<v Speaker 1>is seventy fucking something years old. Okay, he is not

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<v Speaker 1>an adolescent. He is not a toddler. He's not a

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<v Speaker 1>fucking child. So this perpetual, like you know, naivete that

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<v Speaker 1>we want to have around who Donald Trump is and

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<v Speaker 1>what he should know. The man was the former president

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<v Speaker 1>of the United States. Let's stop treating this motherfucker with

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<v Speaker 1>kid gloves. Let's stop giving Donald Trump the benefit of

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<v Speaker 1>the doubt, which he ran out of fucking years ago. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>when he came down the escalator calling Mexicans rapists and murderers,

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<v Speaker 1>right when he said that he could grab a woman

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<v Speaker 1>by the pussy because he's a star, and when they're

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<v Speaker 1>a star, they'll let you do it. A man who

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<v Speaker 1>has multiple sexual assault cases that have been brought against him.

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<v Speaker 1>So can we stop playing this bullshit game in the

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<v Speaker 1>media of Oh, because I don't say that I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>racist out loud, then that means that I'm not a racist,

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<v Speaker 1>Or we can all pretend that we don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>is in Donald Trump's heart, or the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican Party who has been silent on his dinner companions,

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<v Speaker 1>and the fact that this entire fucking party is associated

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<v Speaker 1>with white nationalists because they don't say it outright, and

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<v Speaker 1>even when they do, the media still treats it up

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<v Speaker 1>as like, oh, well, maybe she means that, maybe he

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<v Speaker 1>means it, Maybe they don't. Marshary Taylor Green has spoken

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<v Speaker 1>at events with Nick Fuentes, has gone to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>white nationalism white Christianity. Paul Gossar has also spoken at

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<v Speaker 1>events with Nick Fuentes, has talked about white nationalism. If

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<v Speaker 1>it walks like a duck and talks like a racist duck,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a fucking racist duck. So can we stop playing

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<v Speaker 1>these stupid, fucking games where we pretend that we don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what Donald Trump is doing that we don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that he's a white supremaist. The man referred to African

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<v Speaker 1>nations as shiitthhole countries. The man referred to COVID nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>as the Kung flu. The man referred to undocumented people

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<v Speaker 1>as aliens and put chill in cages. Said why can't

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<v Speaker 1>we bring in people from you know, those good Norwegian

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<v Speaker 1>countries like Finland or something like that. Donald Trump is

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<v Speaker 1>a white supremacist. Finally, Ben Rhodes, an MSNBC contributor, finally

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<v Speaker 1>said it on cable news. It was the first time

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<v Speaker 1>that I've heard it said on cable news by another

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<v Speaker 1>white man, who is just like, can we stop pretending here?

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<v Speaker 1>So I would like to go even a step further.

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<v Speaker 1>Can we stop allowing the Republican Party to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>operate like this a normal political party when we know

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<v Speaker 1>in fact that it is a well funded, well organized

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<v Speaker 1>political hate group. That's what it is. The reason why

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans are not condemning the dinner with Nick Fuente's is

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<v Speaker 1>because many of them believe the same fucking shit. They

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<v Speaker 1>know that this is who their base is. So if

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<v Speaker 1>your base is a bunch of white supremacist supporters. What

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<v Speaker 1>the fuck does that make you? So? My feeling here, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>is that it's intellectually dishonest for us to keep playing

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<v Speaker 1>this double Dutch game, back and forth, back and forth

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<v Speaker 1>about whether or not Donald Trump is a racist. Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump has told you himself that he is. Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>has surrounded himself with people who believe in the replacement theory,

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<v Speaker 1>people who discuss it. So what do they say? The

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<v Speaker 1>old saying goes that if you lay down with dogs,

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<v Speaker 1>you gonna get up with fleas. This is Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Republican Party. You know. When Hillary Clinton

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<v Speaker 1>back in twenty sixteen referred to Donald Trump's supporters as

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<v Speaker 1>a basket of deplorables, she didn't go further enough. She

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<v Speaker 1>didn't go far enough, because they're not just deplorable, they're

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<v Speaker 1>fucking vile. Marjorie Taylor Green, Paul Goes or Donald Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>These people do not deserve to have political titles. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't deserve to be a part of our government. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>where the fuck do we draw the line? Is there

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<v Speaker 1>no line for us to draw? I thought that it

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<v Speaker 1>was very clear right that anti semitism bad, racism, bad,

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<v Speaker 1>misogyny bad, homophobia, transphobia, bad, bad. I like, it is

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<v Speaker 1>so utterly frustrating to watch reporters contort themselves so as

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<v Speaker 1>not to offend the most vile people and their vile

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<v Speaker 1>ass supporters. Oh, I don't know if we can call

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump at white supremacist. I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 1>person that gunned down although those black people in the

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<v Speaker 1>store is a white supremacist unless they leave a manifesto,

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<v Speaker 1>unless they write it up, unless it says so that

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<v Speaker 1>I am proudly racist on my social media. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>we're just going to be left with wondering. No, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really fucking clear. What isn't clear to me is

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<v Speaker 1>the decision to tap dance around these issues. What isn't

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<v Speaker 1>clear to me is what is the media actually get.

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<v Speaker 1>What do they get from pretending? You know, the Republicans

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<v Speaker 1>are getting ready to take over the House in January

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<v Speaker 1>when they come back for their news session, and it

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<v Speaker 1>is not clear whether or not Kevin McCarthy is going

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<v Speaker 1>to get the gavel back because there are many members

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<v Speaker 1>who are saying that they're not voting for him, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not like there is any one of them

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<v Speaker 1>that is actually better because They're all a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>spineless ass kissing white nationalists, right, Like, that's who the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican Party is. It's fascinating to me though, that we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna go back. Republicans are going to take over the House.

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<v Speaker 1>The news is going to cover their bullshit hearings as

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<v Speaker 1>if there are some type of merit that is there.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do a series of investigations into Hunter Biden and

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<v Speaker 1>Hunter Biden's laptop, or as Ted who said on his

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<v Speaker 1>own podcast the other day, oh no, we need to

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<v Speaker 1>not go after Hunter Biden because Joe Biden is the godfather.

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<v Speaker 1>What the fuck are you talking about, Ted Cruz, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>in all honesty, you allowed a man who called your

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<v Speaker 1>wife ugly, who disrespected you, disrespected your family, to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to do so so that you could have some type

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<v Speaker 1>of power. You kissed the ring of a known criminal.

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<v Speaker 1>How many fucking lawsuits does Donald Trump have against him

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<v Speaker 1>right now, from everything from fucking tax evasion to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to pressure a secretary of State to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>find him eleven seven hundred and some odd votes. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm tired of the lawsuits, and what I want are

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<v Speaker 1>the indictments. What I want are the fucking charges to stick.

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<v Speaker 1>But how Ted Cruz finds it within himself to say

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<v Speaker 1>that Joe Biden a man that has given himself to

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<v Speaker 1>public service for his entire life, who has done nothing

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<v Speaker 1>but good, like with his own life. Like, yeah, Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Biden has presided over legislation that we know was fucked

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<v Speaker 1>up and has tried to make amends for those things

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<v Speaker 1>like the fucking crime bill, right like his you know,

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<v Speaker 1>attacks on Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas's hearing, like all

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<v Speaker 1>of those things. We know that Joe Biden is not perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>But what we know for a fact is that Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Biden is not a fucking criminal like the one that

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<v Speaker 1>Ted Cruz fucking capes for that. The whole Republican Party

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<v Speaker 1>capes for knowing that Donald Trump is a criminal because

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<v Speaker 1>they all benefit from it. And what I am tired

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<v Speaker 1>of is the media giving everyone the benefit of the doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh do you When Donald Trump was asked on stage,

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<v Speaker 1>do you denounce the proud boys the oath keepers? No,

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<v Speaker 1>he told them to stand back and stand by and

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<v Speaker 1>then weaponize the crowd filled with those proud boys and

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<v Speaker 1>oath keepers to go attack the Capitol Building. But We're

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<v Speaker 1>still waiting around for Merrick Garland to decide that he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to have a special counsel to take more time

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<v Speaker 1>to run out the clock, do you know, come up

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<v Speaker 1>with nothing? Another nothing burger like the Muller report ended

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<v Speaker 1>up being What pisces me off is when people say like, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>Ted Cruz knows better, does he? Because when people continue

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<v Speaker 1>to act against the interests of this country, right, when

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<v Speaker 1>people continue to support and uphold people who support an

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<v Speaker 1>uphold white nationalists, how difficult is it to just connect

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<v Speaker 1>the fucking dots. I'm confused, I really am, so you had.

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Bill Cassidy tweeted yesterday President Trump hosting racist anti

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<v Speaker 1>semites for dinner encourages other racist anti semites. These attitudes

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<v Speaker 1>are immoral and should not be entertained. This is not

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<v Speaker 1>the Republican Party. And my quote we treat said this.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be clear, your base is filled with Nazis, white nationalists, racists,

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<v Speaker 1>anti semites, and more. This is the Republican Party. Marjorie

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor Green has spoken at events with Nick Fuente's and

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<v Speaker 1>she is McCarthy's right hand. This is who you all

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<v Speaker 1>love and lift up. They don't denounce anything that Trump does.

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<v Speaker 1>And what people fail to realize, what they fail to realize,

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<v Speaker 1>is that their silence is their alignment, right Like, the

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans are not being held hostage by Donald Trump. They

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<v Speaker 1>are willing accomplices. They are aligned with Trumpism. And Trumpism

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<v Speaker 1>includes anti semitism, it includes racism, it includes hate in

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<v Speaker 1>all its forms. Oh, it's you know, it's fine to

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<v Speaker 1>be a homophobe. I guess if you're the governor of

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<v Speaker 1>a state like Greg Abbott or Ronda Santis, and you

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<v Speaker 1>can pass legislation that bars gay people from you know,

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<v Speaker 1>living full and complete lives, that's okay, so long as

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<v Speaker 1>you throw up Christianity in front of it, right, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>those are things that are still acceptable that we accept

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<v Speaker 1>as normal legislation. To me, there is no distinction between

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<v Speaker 1>the racists and the anti semites and the homophobes and

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<v Speaker 1>the transpols. They are the same fucking people. What I

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<v Speaker 1>would love, What I would love is for everybody that

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<v Speaker 1>gets on television to take a page out of Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Rhodes's book just say the fucking truth. Donald Trump is

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<v Speaker 1>a white nationalist. Donald Trump is the leader of the

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<v Speaker 1>Republican Party. The Republican Party is a white nationalist party.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it, end of story, and cover them as such.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. You don't need people to say to you

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<v Speaker 1>I am a racist. You watch what they do, you

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<v Speaker 1>watch what they say, you watch who they hang with.

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<v Speaker 1>So in every single one of those aspects, Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 1>and the Republican Party has shown us who they are.

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<v Speaker 1>Believe them. Coming up next, friends, very excited that there

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<v Speaker 1>are a couple of episodes coming up this week where

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<v Speaker 1>I have the opportunity to sit down with young people

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<v Speaker 1>who are still in high school, young queer kids who

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<v Speaker 1>had the ability to attend the It Gets Better Youth conference,

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<v Speaker 1>meet other queer kids in person, and actually hear about

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<v Speaker 1>what is on their minds, what concerns them, because you see,

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<v Speaker 1>what we do is that as a society, we talk

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<v Speaker 1>at kids, and we talk about kids, but we don't

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<v Speaker 1>really talk to kids, particularly queer ones, particularly those that

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<v Speaker 1>are marginalized. We use them as political foot balls, but

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<v Speaker 1>we don't actually know how it's affecting their day to day.

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<v Speaker 1>So in today's interview, I interview a young person by

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<v Speaker 1>the name of Chloe who is a non binary artist,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will talk to them about what it's like

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<v Speaker 1>to be out and queer as a young person, what

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<v Speaker 1>they think about how LGBTQ people are being treated, and

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<v Speaker 1>what are some of the biggest misconceptions that we have.

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<v Speaker 1>That conversation with Chloe is coming up next, Folks. I

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<v Speaker 1>am very excited to be joined on this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>Will Gay by a couple of youth queer advocates who

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<v Speaker 1>participated in the It Gets Better campaign's Youth Summit, and

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<v Speaker 1>today I'm joined by Chloe, who is a non binary

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<v Speaker 1>artists who likes to express their creativity with different mediums

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<v Speaker 1>such as drawing, writing, and painting, and they enjoy writing

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<v Speaker 1>articles and drawing different things that they find interesting. Chloe,

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<v Speaker 1>tell me how was the Youth Summit experience for you?

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<v Speaker 1>The Youth Summit experienced? It was it was new because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not around a lot of young queer people like

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<v Speaker 1>um here in North Carolina, So it was like really

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<v Speaker 1>interested to interact with them like other than online. And

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<v Speaker 1>even though I'm kind of shy myself, I enjoyed it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was it was nice to have like conversations in

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<v Speaker 1>person because like you have a lot of conversations online,

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<v Speaker 1>where like in person is really different. So what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of conversations were you having. What were some of the

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<v Speaker 1>sessions that you attended that were really interesting to you? UM,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the sessions where like when we played um

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<v Speaker 1>different games and stuff and UM just talking about like

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<v Speaker 1>our lives and how like they're so connected even though

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<v Speaker 1>like we come from all around. UM, Like it's it's similar,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's different. Like it was so interesting seeing that.

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<v Speaker 1>So you live in North Carolina. What greade are you in?

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<v Speaker 1>Teh in tenth grade? Okay, and what is it like

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<v Speaker 1>being in tenth grade and being queer in North Carolina?

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<v Speaker 1>Being queer enough Carolina. It's like I even think this

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<v Speaker 1>while I was on something. I don't I'm not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not very expressive with my identity. I'm more expressive

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<v Speaker 1>online than I am in person because I just feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's a lot of it can be like a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of unsolicited opinions, and I meant that I really

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to hear it. I feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like my identity is sacred to me, and

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<v Speaker 1>so if I don't feel comfortable sharing it with you,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not like my obligation to tell you, So I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't like say I have like the experience of

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<v Speaker 1>being like, um, really like I'm queer North Carolina, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not open about it, so it's like kind of different.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you tell me a bit about your online experience?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that different chat rooms that you go to, different

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<v Speaker 1>platforms that you use? How do you create online community? UM?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't necessarily go to chat rooms like earlier, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>during when I was first like, it's from my identity.

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<v Speaker 1>I UM, I would go to different like like informational sessions.

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<v Speaker 1>It will be like a chat room, right, but it

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<v Speaker 1>would be like about like vogueing like ballrooms, So I

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<v Speaker 1>would go to those sessions, but that only have to

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<v Speaker 1>like once, and UM, I necessarily just talk about like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm over on myding on Instagram and things of that nature.

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<v Speaker 1>But UM, it's meant it's just like somebody like signing

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<v Speaker 1>up on your story. They're like, hey, I'm by too,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like that sort of thing. I don't really like.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not really like an end depth conversation unless like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like I personally know you or we got to

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<v Speaker 1>know each other. What made you want to attend the

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<v Speaker 1>Youth Summit? Was this your first time? Hm? Um? Last

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<v Speaker 1>year even though I got in the program last year.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't have when you summit last year, so like

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<v Speaker 1>because of COVID, But um, I wanted to attend because

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I've never been in LA and then

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like it would be a great time to

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<v Speaker 1>like interact with people, um, other queer people, because I

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<v Speaker 1>don't get a lot of that in North Carolina. It's there.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have within your school a GSA any type

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<v Speaker 1>of programs that are directed towards LGBTQ youth, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe so. Um. I remember in middle school they had

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<v Speaker 1>a DSA, but from this time I was in eye

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<v Speaker 1>transition from middle school in high school, I moved to

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<v Speaker 1>a different high school, like like I live in like

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<v Speaker 1>like a predominantly white suburb of Charlotte, So I moved

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<v Speaker 1>to a more diverse part of Charlotte could go to school.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't physically move, but I decided to go to

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<v Speaker 1>school there. And so we're kind of behind on clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>Like my school just bought back clubs this year, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's like we have I think it's like art clubs

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<v Speaker 1>and STUBB. It's not like yesa, okay, what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>programs or what kind of groups do you go to

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<v Speaker 1>in person? If you go to any at all, are

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<v Speaker 1>there that are there available for people that are your age? Um?

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't know, because, Um, I don't go to any

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<v Speaker 1>because I feel like it's like kind of like a

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<v Speaker 1>disconnect from going to a different from going to like

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<v Speaker 1>a different say, to go to school's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>a disconnect. And like some things like sometimes I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like more it's more diverse and like more open in Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 1>but I live like it's different because it's like I

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<v Speaker 1>don't get home from school to a certain time, and

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<v Speaker 1>then like my parents don't get off of work till

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<v Speaker 1>a certain time. So it's like some things like in person,

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<v Speaker 1>most thing I can only do virtual because it's like

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<v Speaker 1>that's just like how my life is seconds. It's how

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<v Speaker 1>my life is set up right now as well. I

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<v Speaker 1>prefer to do things virtually. UM, tell me, Chloe, what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think that older people get wrong when they're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about queer use? I feel like what older um

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<v Speaker 1>people get wrong is like just the whole concept and

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<v Speaker 1>the whole um this is new. I never like a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of older people I noticed they try to say, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we never had this back in my day. When actually

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like they actually did, but they kind of

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<v Speaker 1>shut them down or um people were less expressive because

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<v Speaker 1>they could get hate crime in the person who would

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<v Speaker 1>hate crime them, they wouldn't get any like punishment for it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I feel like most older people they feel like

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<v Speaker 1>this is a it's a surprise to them, and like

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<v Speaker 1>they often overreact to like certain things like if they

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<v Speaker 1>see like a queer couple or like, um, it's I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like trans youth, especially a lot of old older

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<v Speaker 1>um people, they overreact to it, but they feel like, um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's new when it's like really not in like people

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<v Speaker 1>like they know themselves, like they I feel like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>don't recering aboutself. It feels like a lot of older

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<v Speaker 1>people they live in a hetero normative like mindset yea

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<v Speaker 1>where they feel like if it's not a heteronormative like

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<v Speaker 1>is like mind bling when it's really normal, it really

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't be because people know themselves. Like you said, what

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<v Speaker 1>message would you send to people in order to get

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<v Speaker 1>them to be more open minded because a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of older people say, you know, you're too

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<v Speaker 1>young to make decisions about yourself, to make decisions about

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<v Speaker 1>your body. What message would you send to them. A

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<v Speaker 1>message I would send to them is to educate themselves

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<v Speaker 1>because it's really it's really down to them, because I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like at a certain point, it's a difference between

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<v Speaker 1>ignorance and like hatred. Like ignorance is like you don't

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<v Speaker 1>know and but you're It's like then line because hatred

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<v Speaker 1>is like you know you're wrong, and you know you

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<v Speaker 1>don't know everything about the subject, but you continue to

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<v Speaker 1>stay uneducated about it. So I feel like it's up

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<v Speaker 1>to them to educate themselves. And I feel like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really it's really up to them because at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, the people they like feel like

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<v Speaker 1>they're trying to spew hate against in their ignorance against

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to continue to live their lives. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to live their lives. So it's like it's up

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<v Speaker 1>to them. What advice? Last question for you? What advice

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<v Speaker 1>do you give to other people young people your age

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<v Speaker 1>that may not feel comfortable yet coming out or are

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<v Speaker 1>scared to come out. What advice do you give to them?

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<v Speaker 1>My advice I would give them is don't come out

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not ready, because I feel like coming out

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<v Speaker 1>is not essential, Like you don't need to an I

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<v Speaker 1>don't stay everyone like like straight people, they don't announce everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>They're um um straight. So it's like, if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>feel like coming out, you don't have to. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like you want to come out, like you should, like,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure you're comfortable, you're ready, like um, you're in

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<v Speaker 1>a safe environment like you should like um, just take

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<v Speaker 1>your time like I. Don't try to like um force

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<v Speaker 1>it or try to make it um unnatural because so

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<v Speaker 1>and so said so, or you feel like your album

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<v Speaker 1>gates are telling them, just like, make sure you're comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>and safe with doing it. Chloe, thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for making the time to join WALK often sharing your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts and your experiences at Youth Summit. I really appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 1>That is it for me today. Dear friends on woka

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<v Speaker 1>app as always power to the people and to all

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<v Speaker 1>the people. Power, get ok and stay woke as fack