Ghostland. I'm Ann Charles. I'm Linda Cremlis. This is Tuesday, October 6th, and we're taping in Montpelier, Vermont, which is unseated indigenous land. So now you'd like some headlines, wouldn't you? I would. And maybe a trivia question? Well, do we have one? Yes, we do. Okay. And out in the mountains, October 1986, front-page news, the Vermont Republican Party at their annual meeting. They did something to their platform. What was it? And remember, it's the Vermont Republican Party. So for some headlines coming out of Canada and going into the Canadian Parliament, they have reintroduced a bill that would impose a ban on the use of conversion therapy. And they are reintroducing it. It was a bill that had been originally slated in March, but because of COVID, the process got derailed, needed to be reintroduced as they're starting their session over again. And one of my concerns is what we're seeing frequently with conversion therapy bills. The bill does not apply to those seeking guidance and support from counselors or faith leaders, so that there is this religious exemption that seems to be put in place. But with minors, you can't do it, period. So it would need to be an adult approaching a community of faith saying, please do this for me. The other piece coming out of Canada is François Arnaud, who played César Borgia in the Showtime series, he came out as bisexual. And he did it just before September 23rd, which was, and I didn't realize it, International Bisexual Visibility Day, which kind of indicates, you know, there wasn't a whole lot of promotion from within our communities. We still may have a lot of work to do. And here was one of his statements, because when he was talking about it, you know, he was talking about how much narrative do you give? Sort of how much backstory. And he said this, silence has the perverse effect of perpetuating those stereotypes, making by guys invisible and leading people to doubt that we even exist. So he said, when he would talk about an ex-girlfriend, there was this presumption that, of course, and that he needed to add this to that narrative so that people got it. Yeah, that. So and then I'm going to talk a little bit about the upcoming election. I'm going to go, I'm actually going to go down through the list of LGBTQ plus candidates. We have a few. We have 14. And it keeps growing. But here's one of the things I want to mention to people. You all should have gotten your mail in balance by now. If you haven't, you need to get in touch with the town clerk and say, where is it? And did you sign it? Yeah. Thank you. Per Jim Condos, the Secretary of State, please, if you're mailing them back in, get them into the mail on or before October 24th, which is a week before election day to ensure it has time to get there, because in Vermont, it needs to be received on or before election day. If it's received after it doesn't count. This is Medicare open enrollment day from October 15th to December 7th. This is changing your Medicare coverage, you know, those supplemental plans if you didn't sign in for Medicare B. But this is also the ACA Obamacare open enrollment from November 1st to December 15th. And until the Supreme Court hears the challenge, Obamacare is still the law of the land, you are entitled to health insurance. The census, the census, and it will make Linda happy will continue until October 31st for per federal appeals court ruling. Boy Scouts of America, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. If you are somebody who is abused in the Scouts, you have only until November 16th to file a claim. And that means your need to go out and find one of the law agencies handling these cases to have your claims submitted. Let me ask you, when they go bankrupt, does that mean that the organization dissolves or it goes bankrupt and just keeps going? It means that they're relieved of their financial debt. So if you are somebody who was victimized in the Scouts, being included in the suit, whatever assets they have, you're entitled to, or you're entitled to a portion of. You know, anything filed after that bankruptcy, they have no more money, they have no more resources, you're not going to get anything. Sunday, October 11th is National Coming Out Day. What do you have planned for your next step in coming out? October, it's a busy month. It is LGBTQ plus History Month. Yes, and I would like to add, if I may, that a very important project that has been conducted by historian and archivist Eric Marcus has just started its eighth season. So it's called Making Gay History. You can go online and find seven seasons of interviews with very important historical figures. They're audio interviews. And in the eighth season, he's been able to collaborate with the Studs-Turkel archives. So he's got the lineup. It's really exciting. Lorraine Hansberry. And the first episode is available. And I watch, I listen to it, and it's with Christopher Isherwood. It was fabulous. His memoir, it was 1976, I think, his memoir, Christopher and his kind had just come out, and he was talking about all of it. Berlin in the 30s. And so Eric Marcus is really a trailblazer. And he's been doing Making Gay History podcasts for years. So tune in. You'll really, in the past, I've listened to Barbara Smith and Morty Manfred, an early gay activist. And, you know, so please tune in. And for more of a sort of local, you might go on to the Pride Center site and look for access to the panel discussion following all we've got about disappearing women's space. And you might see a familiar face. October is also Hispanic Heritage Month. October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month. And looking at the Pride Center site, Say Space is one of the sponsors for a visual and speak out on October 29. However, what I did not see on the listing on the site currently is if this is an in-person event, and if so, where or if it's a virtual event and how one could participate. So now you're going to take me to strange and exotic places. I feel like the pendulum has swung back quite a bit in the last two weeks in terms of transgender rights in England.  No, the that was something but the account of transgender rights and movements toward education and so forth. And there was a fierce debate about the Gender Recognition Act that was inaugurated under Margaret Thatcher and it was being revised. So there's bad news from there that I will report on. Government, okay. On the ground in Poland, I have several Polish stories that are discouraging. More bad news. A journalist who condemned anti-LGBT violence and corruption in Honduras has been murdered. His name is Luis Almondares. I have a picture of him for you to see now. The Egypt police are arbitrarily arresting and torturing LGBTQ people. This is a new report from Human Rights Watch. The Berlin patient, Timothy Ray Brown, dies at 54. He was originally cured of AIDS but then died of leukemia. So that's very sad news. There are more encouraging stories as follows. Japan Airlines gets rid of ladies and gentlemen for gender neutral greetings. And I have more information about that. That's very cheery. My favorite story maybe of the episode is that Fran, it's not particularly LGBTQ related, but France is going to ban the use of wild animals in circuses and marine parks. I'll expatiate about that in one of my segments because that's fabulous news. It's about time. I'd like to show you a picture now of Uruguay where thousands of people are marching for LGBT rights. So you see the picture there and much of the article explains how socially distanced and messed the marchers were. But this picture doesn't seem to reflect that. So my thinking is even though the news source says this is the picture of the march, I think it might be some other picture of a Uruguayan march because I don't see too many masks and no social distancing here. Apropos of Pride, the first Pride march was held in Zaporizhye, Ukraine. There were 500 people who marched and 750 police officers and National Guard members there to protect them. So no one was injured presumably. And my last picture is of the first transgender deputy prime minister from Belgium. Her name is Petra D. Sutter and she's a candidate of the Green Party and this is a good breakthrough in Belgium. So I have more matters to discuss in greater detail. But now let's turn to Linda. Hi we have the national news. Well at least some of it. Members of the LGBT community have been making Proud Boys trend on social media. Shepard Smith, a gay journalist, talks about life after Fox News. Transnurt, this is a sad story again from Puerto Rico. Trans nursing student Michelle Ramos-Vegas shot to death in Puerto Rico. Her death makes the sixth known victim in Puerto Rico. And the 30th this year in the United States.  Her body was found by the side of the road in the town of St. Germain. She was shot three times in the head. You know this has just got to stop. And then Rachel Maddow was roasted for tweeting God blessed the president. Her sympathetic reaction asking her followers to pray for Trump who just walked Joe Biden for wearing a mask caused outrage. I was a little outraged. I watched the episode. It was very jarring to hear that. An anti-LGBTQ alliance defending freedom has filed two suits in Virginia. A 24-year-old man was dancing with a female friend for a TikTok video in Lower Manhattan when an unknown assailant called him a homophobic slur and punched him repeatedly in the head. New fest to feature an all-trans reading of Brokeback Mountain. We'll have more about that. Republican Super PAC runs a ad calling a gay candidate creepy. This is very exciting. Viola Davis just woos as lesbian blue singer Ma Rainey. And I cannot wait to see that. We'll have more information about that. Legendary I Am Woman singer Helen Reddy has died. Was she a lesbian? No but you know I Am Woman. You know it deserves a mention. Yes everybody sings it all the time. That's a good one for the show. A gay musician was kicked out of church, has been flooded with supportive messages only named as Gabriel was a member of his church music group and played weekly services was told to leave when he was found wearing gay pride gear. On Fox News, Pete Buttigieg lays into Mike Pence ahead of the BP debate. He said you have in Pence a professional Christian who is going to have to defend the character of a president who sent hush money to porn stars.  Atlanta out on film LGBTQ festival of his queer bold cinema. We'll have more about that. Phoenix mayoral candidate Marissa Hamilton has an anti has anti LGBTQ comments on Facebook which were very hateful and she should be disqualified from running. She is parroting far right conspiracy theories by QAnon. US Supreme Court will not hear Kim Davis who she was the person in Kentucky who refused to give marriage license to gay couples. Lambda legal asserts that marriage equality is at risk and we'll have more about that. Serana San Diego a Puerto Rican LGBTQ icon has died at 73 and last for the headlines is Boys Town name change in Chicago gets mixed reactions from residents but will now be known as North Halstead. The name Boys Town has been in use since the 1980s. So are you going to watch Netflix production of Boys in the Band? Yeah I did too. Is that on now or is it coming on? I didn't see a release date. I just saw the promo saying it was coming. I will probably watch it. Yeah I saw someone who so it's available in some Netflix because I saw someone reported on it that was good. So I'm going to talk about the elections and I'm going to combine two segments into one so I may seem windy to you all. I'm going to go down through the individual races and you know the first one I'm going to talk about is Kathleen James. She's running for a house seat Bennington 4. She is an incumbent. This is a two-seat district and both she and the other incumbent are seeking re-election so but she does have opposition. stiff opposition? Not living in the area I can't tell you. When I've talked with some of these candidates one of the things that they've said is this is somebody who has run before or this is somebody who is known within the community. So I mean it's like Bill Lippert you know he had a difficult primary. You know he is running I need to find him really quickly in Chittenden 4-2 so one-seat district and the person who is running against him is a Republican who has run against him in several previous elections. So it's somebody that has name recognition has growing support within the community. So it's really difficult to gauge exactly what does that mean. Okay then there's Ember Quinn who is the Chittenden district. She is not an incumbent this is a two-seat district and unfortunately both of the current Republican incumbents are seeking re-election and this has been a traditionally Republican district so Ember could use your support. In Milton. No well that's Chittenden 10 people who live in that district will recognize that. But it might be useful for the general audience to know. The other is Emma Mulvey Stannick which is a house seat Chittenden 6-2 this is a part of Burlington. She is not an incumbent this is a one-seat district. She has no opposition and in the primary she defeated the long-term Democratic incumbent.  Tiff Blumow who I know you will be telling us the correct pronunciation at some point but Tiff is not an incumbent this is a two-seat district. There is opposition but this is also an open two-seat district. Historically Democratic both of the Democratic incumbents who were long-term legislators both chose not to seek re-election this year. So this will be an interesting one to watch. Who's your opponent do you know? Not off the top. No there are two Democrats and two Republicans and an independent in this race and none of them have strong name recognition for me. Okay so this is truly an open seat election. Taylor Small. Chittenden 6-7 this is Winooski. Taylor is not an incumbent this is a two-seat district. Taylor and Hal Colston who is the other Democratic incumbent are seeking election. There is an independent candidate. Jim Ellers right? Exactly and people are seeing it as being only a marginal campaign because Jim is also running in several other races. So John Kalaki Chittenden 7-3 this is a one-seat district he is an incumbent he has no opposition and we adore John. David Glidden this is Franklin 3-1 this is St. Albans City. He is not an incumbent it's a two-seat district and current and both of the current incumbents are seeking re-election one is Democratic one is Republican and sometimes what happens in Vermont communities of a fairly large population they may split their vote it's like if you look at the Caledonia Senate you know there is Jane Kitchell who is a Democrat and Joe Benning who is a Republican and they share the district. However one of the things that we have also seen is if you have two strong candidates with good name recognition you could flip a district. So we're going to be watching what happens with David who is known to the community. It tends to be a kind of a conservative area. Historically it has been a split different district. Kathy Keenan was a representative for here for years and she was a strong progressive Democrat. So there are two very strong political perspectives and they seem to both be represented so we'll see what happens. The other is Kate Donnelly who is LaMoyal 2 this is the Hyde Park area. She is not an incumbent and it is a two-seat district. There is opposition and one of the Democratic incumbents is seeking re-election one isn't. So this has been a Democratic-held area. Emily Kornheiser in Wyndham 2-1 this is Brattleboro it's a one-seat district. She does have opposition. But Emily right now has been doing a lot of work within the community particularly outreach to women low income. So her name recognition has been growing over the past year. And then there is Heather Superknot. We'll talk a little bit more about that in a bit. Windsor 4-1 this is Barnard Pumford area. She is not an incumbent it is a one-seat district. She does have opposition. The Democratic incumbent chose not to see re-election. One of the things about Heather that might get her a bit more traction because her Republican opponent is known within the community. When elected Heather will be one of the few farmers serving in the legislature. And then on the Senate side we have Brian Campion who's running out of Bennington. He is an incumbent. It's a two-seat district and both he and his Democratic seatmate are seeking re-election. They do have opposition and Becca Ballant you know out of Wyndham County. Two-seat district both Democrats are seeking re-election. There is opposition. When elected there is a very good chance Becca will be the first woman and out lesbian president pro tem of the Vermont Senate. And as I made some brief references our next upcoming interview show on October 17th. We may be interviewing three of these first-time candidates for the House. So what exactly? So with that. Okay let's go to Poland. No. I think we're going to the UK first. Maybe. Well we're going to the world first. In actually the UN member state world. In which 13 states have are still criminalizing transgender existence. Nigeria, Oman and Lebanon are among the nations with explicit anti-trans laws according to the latest review by an LGBT rights group that monitors such things. Others even though 13 people explicitly make it illegal others use morality and indecency laws to crack down on the trans community. The research that was revealed in this report details trans legislation and policies in 143 UN member states and 19 other jurisdictions. Many other countries apply seemingly innocuous regulations covering offenses such as public nuisance and decency morality and loitering to police trans communities according to this report. The upside is that 96 UN member states now have provisions for legal gender recognition. Some of the more shining nations when it comes to legal gender recognition are based in the global south such as Argentina. Eight years ago as we know or we may not know but now we'll know Argentina joined a handful of countries that let trans people change their gender on official identity documents without physical or psychological tests. Now we'll get to that in more detail momentarily. The report also highlighted some positive developments for trans people over the last two years. Nine countries have taken steps to make it easier for people to change their name and gender classification on official documents such as birth certificates since 2018. Now 25 nations with more to follow show us a better example of how to respect the basic human rights of trans and gender diverse people. This report concluded. Contrary to this it really is a positive trend. I mean the headline was glaring and frightening but on balance in the world things are looking up except in the UK. As I said in the intro in 2004 the UK under the Thatcher government the UK established the Gender Recognition Act and they decided to revise it in 2015 under the leadership of this woman Equalities Minister Liz Truss and she was viewed when she appeared she was viewed by great with great suspicion by the LGBT community and rightly so. So now as a result of this re-evaluation of the Gender Recognition Act they've come up with some recommendations that are just really political. Proposals under Theresa May. I'm sorry did I say Margaret Thatcher. I meant Theresa May in 2000. Oh may a culpa. OK well now I've got it right and please entirely different hairdo. OK well Theresa May wanted people to self-identify by their chosen gender by signing a statutory declaration with how having to provide evidence of a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria. They suggested that another suggestion that was on the table was to overturn you have to according to the current law you have to live in your chosen your gender that you want to have affirmed for two years. And so these are draconian provisions. Two years ago this consultation was launched and people responded with great enthusiasm toward loosening these rules about a medical diagnosis and two years in your gender identity and so forth. However they have decided to drop all those suggestions and in the decision the Liz Truss says that she wants to lower the price for gender affirmation surgery and she wants to oh I'm sorry the cost of trans people to change their birth certificates is going to be lowered. It was a hundred eighty dollars and she's also going to cut down the lines for gender affirmation surgery and she's presenting this as a balanced outcome but trans you know LGBTQ people are really outraged describing it as a failure of leadership. Countries including Ireland Portugal Norway and Argentina have a self ID allowing trans people to legally change gender by a legal declaration and without doctors involvement. There was popular support for this almost two-thirds of the 102,000 respondents said they backed removing the requirement for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. More than three quarters said they supported scrapping the need for trans people to say they've lived in their gender for a specific time period. The opponents including I hate to say a JK Rowling and in fact there was turmoil about this and 200 people some writers and publicists signed a condemnation of JK Rowling's Rawlings anti-trans position. Did I say they they are a con you write a condemnation and the only writer I recognized was Jeanette Winterson. There were 80 people who supported the transphobic position and the only person I recognized here is Tom Stoppard so that makes me kind of sick because I love his plays but so there's been ferment in the UK and the trans opponents say that they're concerned about the privacy and fairness when it came to trans people accessing women only areas but in the United States women's rape groups said that in 2016 200 municipalities that allowed trans people to use rape crisis facilities in domestic violence shelters saw no rise in sexual violence or public safety issues as a result so some people are just happy it's over but it's it's a bad outcome similarly I last week last meeting I reported good news about LGBT instructions being mandated in the schools but now the government has issued gender identity guidance for teachers in England they shouldn't tell children that they might be a different gender based on their personality or the clothes they wear which the guidance published on Thursday notes that teachers in England must not reinforce harmful stereotypes well I couldn't get behind that and resources used to discuss topics involving gender and biological sex should be age appropriate and evidence-based we are aware that topics involving gender and biological sex can be complex and sensitive matters to navigate the problem here is schools have been discouraged from working with organizations that produce material suggesting that non-conformity the gender stereotypes should be seen as anonymous with having a different transgender identity and this is a creepy provision because it evokes the transphobic canard that there's pressure for people to transition and you know the this hoax has been perpetuated widely in the United States particularly by this best-selling book called tomboy that's getting a lot of play in the national media saying my daughter's not trans she's a tomboy suggesting that there's pressure to transition if you aren't gender conforming which is availed transgender anti-transgender message if you ask me in a statement about all this guidance for the schools mermaid a charity that supports transgender children said it isn't for any adult to tell a child or young person what their gender identity is in fact all too often we see damage done when grown-ups try to force children and young people to be something they're not either non-trans trans non-binary so it's a failure of leadership and the implementation of this of these educational guidelines is kind of muddled there's a campaign group called transgender trend which is transphobic and is very glad that this guidance has been issued Stonewall is a very prominent LGBTQ charity and activist group but teachers have been advised not to consult Stonewall when they're planning their curricula so mixed message from the UK even though I was very rosy last time and I mixed up Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May I'm not going there well they were both concerned yeah well Whitman used to say the words of my book nothing the drift of it everything so that's the story from the UK now I can go on to Poland well I think you want to do that the second segment or fine that's fine um so this is kind of members of the LGBTQ community have been making pro boys trend on social media by posting images of gay pride in pictures of themselves with loved ones the trend is an effort is an effort to shut down post of a far right group who is anti-LGBTQ and anti-immigrant among other charming things the pro boys however deny that they are an anti-gay group so okay they're just racist yeah yeah thugs Shepard Smith a gay journalist talks about life after Fox News and what warms his little gay heart is um now that he is working for CNBC before he left Fox last year he often didn't get any support from his employer's surprise because he wasn't cardling Trump he bumped heads with his Fox bosses and colleagues even the president turned on him for telling his audience the truth so good luck to you mr. Smith anti-LGBT alliance defending freedom has filed two lawsuits on behalf of clients who say that Virginia's new inclusive civil rights law infringes on their religious liberty and freedom of speech the Virginia values act took took effect on July 1st and banned discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and new fest to feature in all trans reading of broke back mountain the event will be live streamed and free on october 18th with donations suggested to benefit new fest and the new york city anti-algae uh the new york city anti-LGBTQ violence project they are and i have a picture of these uh four um actors who are uh in this um production Leo shang ian richards alexander gray and brian michael smith so i think that would be interesting to see i'm on the new fest mailing list good and a michigan lawmaker and rising star in the democratic party who is running for congress in one of the nation's most contested seats discussed drug use in sex in a now deleted blog where we also published derogatory comments about women and creepy remarks about children in underwear however john holey is seeking the democratic nomination of michigan's this congressional district and was last week endorsed by democratic congressional campaign committee the official campaign arm of the democrats of the democratic campaign committee the official campaign arm of the democrats in the house of representatives an up-and-comer in the party holey has been endorsed by vice president hopeful senator kamala harris michigan govern gretchen wittner and firebrand squad member representative roshita tiab to leave but so he's a homo he's anti-woman and homophobic no i'm getting to it okay because i'm very confused right now this is what he's being accused of by the republicans oh he had these blogs when he was in college anti-woman you know they said it was the anti-woman he he what he said was he he mentioned the word breeders well you know that was considered by the republicans to be an anti-woman um really yes they want they may want to check source on that one i know um you know he he used the term breeder um you know it's all it's all kind of ginned up i mean you know he maybe said a few things in college that were borderline you know but it was a long time ago well you know 10 or 15 years ago anyway but what did he say they were breeders well he said something about people uh let me see the greener dough is a progressive campaign committee along with senate oh so this is just who he was um uh yeah he he said something about little girls in underwear who were doing this like fashion show thing so they called them a pedophile oh i see um he's he called him creepy yeah they called him creepy that's why yeah yeah yeah well that's where their campaign was going the republicans by calling him smear campaign yeah smear campaign basically so viola davis as lesbian blue singing my rainy my rainy is a highly anticipated netflix film uh called my rainy's black bottom that's where we saw her in new york yes no we saw it in london london that's based on the august wilson play davis plays the lesbian blue singer legend may rainy the movie will be released in december on netflix and i have a picture they didn't have a um trailer they didn't have a trailer but i do have a beautiful picture and um so you can take a look at that now it was a great play yeah it was a great play and it should be a great movie and it's on netflix so everybody stay tuned for that and then former us representative katie hill paid a high price for being a visible bisexual presence on capitol hill so much so that she resigned her office but she has to stop being an advocate for bi visibility recently by politician a by politician did reach out to her for advice about coming out andrew gillum the former mayor of tallahassee florida he came out as bisexual in september so keith i have a few more if we get to it but if not no i took i took a little longer so i could go down through all of the lgbtq plus races so that people could get some additional information about who candidates were what they were facing and where they might put support good so let's move to and then and she can okay she can do a story or okay i could talk about poland yes i have spent a lot of time this morning reading about all the developments in poland which are pretty bad in general um on the ground you know as we know there are a hundred lgbt what they call lgbt nearly a hundred local governments representing a third of poland's territory declare themselves lgbt zones um that free zones oh yes thank you lgbt free zones i thought i was going to have to get my passport updated damn okay let's head out to poland a 2020 report um estimates that the number of queer people under the age of 25 who attempt suicide increased from 30 30 percent in 2016 to 45 percent in 2020 84 percent of young lgbtq people are now having suicidal thoughts so these uh policies have an impact um in april 2019 the ultra conservative lgbt group fumdaha pro drove a car around the city of uh nesno a catholic stronghold in western poland reading uh what the lgbt lobby wants to teach kids masturbation consenting to sex first sexual experiences and orgasm stop pedophilia since then these cars and vans have become a common site in big cities um it's the most aggressive homophobic campaign i have seen in my life said a lawyer for an lgbt group um last year this lawyer tried to sue fumdaha pro for spreading false and homophobic content about the alleged link between pedophilia and homosexuality the court ruled against it so none of the city schools and public institutions therefore have spoken out against the group now we may recall that on august 8th 48 people were arrested including margo who became a poster child for lgbtq resistance um that particular episode has been described as the polish stone wall um after her arrest uh software developer named linus luandowski um saw he arrived at his scene at the scene of one of these vans and tried to cover up the banner um with swirls of orange colored graffiti it was filmed by a reporter from for a white wing channel and um luandowski was arrested therefore he was one of the 34 arrests 48 arrested uh during the protests after margo's detention she is a founding member of the queer activist group stop the bullshit um in english translation founded one year ago its members organized dance events to block these vans with some activists called homo foe buses and information stalls on lgbtq issues more recently they are the people who put the rainbow flags and anarchist symbols on statues and war saw which made the conservative government pretty angry many people believe that what the trucks say many of the people believe what the trucks say because the local priests are saying it the local politician is saying it and because there's no sex education in the schools the attacks against lgbtq communities have found themselves facing a new front um involving these charters to um these non-legal and binding charters for to produce zones free of lgbtq ideology um there is a group however of these activists including margo who took a queer tour and went to the southeastern city of debika and set up their stall police officers surrounded them and made them leave while the towns mayor told them their actions were illegal so this queer tour goes to all these lgbt free zones and tries to talk to people i mean what an act of courage um the margo um also the organization she heads got 80 000 dollars in donations but the bank won't release it to them so they're really uh up against it um there was can banks do that yes um we freeze assets of foreign governments all the time the yes the polish crowdfunding platform jutka refuses to let the group withdraw the funds so um this writer recently spoke to margo and her life partner who's non-binary and they said they're trying to back off because they have death threats and that they were going to a pizza party and after they were going to go order pizza and go to a house party but after the party um they were attacked and beaten up by um thugs thugs so the morning after um they've been assaulted twice after the party later that evening um the partner lou had been attacked the man had keys in his hands so lou had bruises and swelling the situation is getting worse on many fronts in poland and the problems are really important to me she said so if it gets worse i have this stupid mindset of i have to work harder because it's not enough many of my friends and i are in a situation where you physically can't do anything more and in a related story poland is trying to spread its hate to other countries in eastern europe um first of all they've elected more right wing people probably hide over from here to the government um and they've begun a push in the region to replace the istan bowl bowl convention with a family rights treaty uh the istan bowl convention is part of the um e use attempt to further lgbtq and women's rights but isn't the country like poland kind of really still split i mean it was a close election so it's not like they they don't have any i mean they don't have any of the power support but i imagine that as far as people are concerned since the election was so close that there must be you know some support there for for for these polish lgbtq people well there is resistance and um but they're showing up you know in the government more and more right wing people are being put in place but this gives me an opportunity to speak of the european union and to show this picture of the supporters in the european union um who are posing on september 30th they're um posing in front of the european union headquarters in support of the lgbtq people in poland but poland has elicited three governments in the region the check republic slovakia and slovenia poland has invited them to join them in an efforts to create join their hate groups there are alternative convention to the istanbul convention and um the istanbul convention is very forward-looking feminist pro-lgbtq so all right and every time i do a eastern european story i look up and see who's in the european union hold that's good all of these member countries all these are member countries of the european union well they should get rid of them um if they can't follow the rules right well the other countries have the other countries haven't committed though slovenia slovakia and the check republic well we'll see what they do you'll keep us posted i'm sure of course i will i just have a couple of one quick thing that well too actually just quick things i wanted to get out before we leave atlanta has an out lgbtq film festival uh and queer cinema and this year is the first year the festival is oscar qualified there are 24 narrative films 15 documentaries 15 short films 27 countries are represented and you can check out the full slate of films get your pens ready at state of films and programs online as films arts entertainment georgia so i think you know that and and you know having them be qualified for the uh oscar is pretty good and um one last quick thing um lamb de legal um is worried about marriage equality since thomas and alito are already creating a longer list of things they'd like to get rid of and with this new justice coming on they should have it in the bag so and they've already made comments that they think that it was not the right decision right right exactly so on that cheery note talking about the republican party 1986 vermont republican party their platform they withdrew the support for the equal rights amendment they put out an alternative proposal instead of equal rights using the term equal protections and rather than using the word sex gender because because they wanted to make it clear that the party party platform does not include support of gay rights the only people who will profit from the eras passage we can only assume are the homosexuals and lesbians we're in a different category there we go well in sight in uh you know all that's been going on this week with the president and everything else uh hanging in there folks and always remember to resist


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channel for those of you who are new and have never been to my channel take a look around if you like what you see go ahead and subscribe. So I've been wanting to make this video for a little while now because I've been seeing all of this information on the coronavirus and actually I've been seeing some information that's quite disturbing about the virus as well and I know that several of my subscribers are all around the world and you are in probably countries that have had confirmed cases of the coronavirus like myself being here in the United States. So the time is now what better time than the present to make this particular video. So that is what this video is gonna be about. I'm gonna give you some brief information on the coronavirus.  So with respect to the coronavirus I'm sure many of you have already heard of this but it is a group it's a subset of viruses more specifically an RNA virus that replicates through the use of mRNA and these particular subset of viruses there are coronaviruses that affect humans and there are coronaviruses that affect animals. So more notably there have been coronavirus outbreaks in the past the most notable one being SARS back in the early 2000s which claimed over 8,000 lives. This particular virus which has been called COVID-19 because it was started in 2019 and it's more notably being called today as of now SARS-CoV-2 which stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. This particular virus has actually claimed over 3,000 lives and it's in several different countries. So it is important for us to be aware of the virus what we're dealing with and so that we can actually prepare ourselves. With respect to how the symptoms of the coronavirus might present themselves it is a respiratory virus it's a respiratory tract infection so with that being said you're gonna have respiratory symptoms right so you're gonna have like your cough and dyspnea similar to that of like a pneumonia. You're also gonna have a fever and so that is the typical I guess you can say symptoms that you would see but there are also other symptoms that can present such as GI symptoms which will be like your nausea and your diarrhea and vomiting and sometimes you may have no symptoms at all and so with all of this wide array of you know severe symptoms of pneumonia to no symptoms at all how how do we know if we have the virus if we've been in contact with somebody with the virus like what that is what's causing this fear and this panic right this the uncertainty of it all and with that I can understand I understand you guys I am with you I get that the fear of the unknown is kind of like really dampening to your spirit but I have to tell you guys like as a health care professional and just as somebody that has been has seen some of these things happen like in the past with respect to just how we per like how the precautions that we put in place to ensure that we're not acquiring these viruses and other diseases that are airborne diseases it's important for us to become about it and I know that you know that's like girl like come on what are you talking about become but no honestly like it's necessary for us to actually like take a level-headed mind about it and go ahead and do our due diligence in terms of research take into consideration the various different precautions being put in place and the suggestions that like the CDC and the WHO are telling us to put into place and use those court those cautious that are put as opposed to going out there and doing some of the ridiculous things that I've seen happen meanwhile the panic of purchasing toilet paper has reached a new low video has emerged of an alarming scene in a Sydney supermarket of two women coming to blows in an argument over the right to buy multiple packets of toilet tissue as the brawl threatened to escalate the store manager stepped in to try to restore law and order now granted yes they were hoarding or getting a bunch of toilet paper we don't know like the full story we didn't get to see like the start of this to the end of it happening but it was crazy they're three women fighting over toilet paper in the grocery store and and that is that is where this whole healthy fear and panic turns into hysteria and ridiculousness and foolishness I recently went to my local safe way to get some signature hand sanitizer that I won in the monopoly game that they were doing and the manager told me that they didn't have any and I'm like well why are you guys like so like why are you guys promoting like this free hand sanitizer if you don't have any and he was like well we actually had a lot but it was all stolen two days ago and I'm like what like what is going on and these these are the things that are happening mass you know mass are being stolen from hospitals why are we doing this when you have this fear and it turns into panic and it causes you to do criminal things that's where I have to be like draw the line like there is a healthy fear but if this fear is causing you to act out of character or I mean bring out a part of your character that maybe you didn't know was there or was hidden and you're now being a criminal then that's when you need to like take a step back and realize okay like what do I need to do so currently you know that there is no treatment for this particular outbreak of coronavirus they're working on it but that is going to take time so with that being said there are things that you can do and your family can do to help reduce your risk of acquiring the virus and also of spreading the virus if you know you know somebody that is actually a confirmed case or has a confirmed case so with respect to that the first thing that you can do is like just common sense stuff which is don't do unnecessary travel right so if you don't have to travel outside of the country if you don't have to travel outside of your state especially to areas that you know have confirmed cases of the coronavirus then don't do it like that goes without saying that's like simple stuff don't make unnecessary travel because you're putting yourself in unnecessary danger so therefore it's smart for you to either postpone your trip or you know cancel that trip so that you can actually make a more informed decision on as the developments of this particular virus comes out into play now with that being said you can also do things like practicing good hand hygiene so wash your hands right about like 20 to 30 seconds and that is exactly like the minimum amount of time that you should be washing your hands for at minimum 30 seconds you should be washing your hands with warm soap and water that will help greatly reduce the germs on your hands and also you know reduce the amount of spread of any germs that you may particularly have with washing your hands it's also important to not touch your face right and i'm doing that right now because my nose itches but if we touch our face on a consistent basis but just to be mindful of that is important go ahead if you touch your nose we touch your mouth go ahead and wash your hands maybe wash your mouth off don't lick your lips and that way that will also help reduce the spread of any germs or viruses that you may have once you're also doing the hand hygiene practice some good hand hygiene practice good respiratory hygiene and what do i mean by respiratory hygiene if you're coughing cough into your arm if you're sneezing sneeze into your arm right that is good respiratory hygiene do not sneeze into your hands or cough into your hands if you do that then go practice that good hand hygiene because that is important in helping to reduce any spread of any type of germs or viruses that you may be carrying and it may not even necessarily be coronavirus it may just be like the common cold but practicing those good respiratory and hand hygiene is important so something else that you and just really the masses can do anyone and this is like if you're at home with your family if you're on the job if you're at school is just actively disinfect those high traffic areas so if you're on a computer wipe down the keyboard your the phone your phone your cell phone we know that our cell phone has like a tons of bacteria on it so wipe that down wipe down the doors that people are coming in out of and pens and pencils that people are constantly using several different people and especially if you see somebody that has been sneezing like i know like my little daughters in pre-k there's always somebody with a runny nose or a cough if we're seeing like hey they're sneezing and then they're going to go touch a toy then again wipe down that toy actively disinfect and something else that we can all do is to just keep our immune system boosted right so like i previously stated it took about 20 months for there to be a vaccine that was actually produced in the amounts incapable of you know combating the SARS that we saw that outbreak in the early 2000s and so it takes time for vaccines to be produced for viruses therefore it's important for us to do our part and by that i mean like help boost your own immune system so go out there and exercise you know eat great food like eat food that will help boost your immune system like dark leafy greens and you know your citrus fruits and you know keep drinking lots of water and take your vitamins but do the things that you can do to help boost your immune system because if god forbid you were to come in contact with somebody that actually has coronavirus then your body will be strong enough your immune system will be strong enough you know hopefully to help combat the virus as it is replicating in your body but those are the things that we should do not panic not be afraid become go about living your life but do so cautiously there is a healthy amount of fear that is absolutely needed but when that fear turns into panic and that panic turns into hysteria and we're out here doing foolish crazy criminal things that's when we have to draw the line and move forward right if you have any questions for me please leave them in comment section below if you have any sites that you know of as well leave those as well for the subscribers out there so that they can stay informed follow me on instagram like this video if you like it and thank you guys so much for watching i will talk to you guys next time bye stay safe


Kuna atu mba wa liku pigya vita pa liku nyumitanda wa kuna katuflani, ulingi estetas umeva mavazi mba wa haiku fraisha wengi, na vili wili, kuna katufili vili flanu wili heza kuhu prophecy na kusema, raisu heza kua raisu. Kwa hiyo, nimesema hivi, wakati liku animesema President Dr. William Ruto, yeye mwenye wehata kua raisu.  She was a wife to the founder Jomokinyata. So, wakati kuna hiyo, wacha ni wami, na nikasema, our three generation will be cast. Why there is no honor to the political founder? Founders, you don't joke with them, Mama, founder of a ministry, you cannot joke around with me.  I paid the cost to be where I am. Same thing, aiziku anata futa Presidency na anainukien, liku animesema wana uta futa Creepu, nikasema ya kwa mba. There shall be honor because if there is no honor, we'll not actually experience the great revival. Onani yalawa. Na nikakwa ni nasema, let President Dr. William Ruto honor the family of Uhuru Kinyata. Let them honor Mamangina Kinyata. Onani yalawa. Kwa sababa kikusa kufanya hivi o tuta pigwa, nimesema hata yale tunapitia, niku sababu ya lack of honor. Komajini angunaitu a bishup Dr. Elizabeth Thoya, founder of Christ Remnant Assembly, aka Delta, Amoso, a National Chair of House Kragi Association, na kanisa Lipo Pale, anda Pasta Maina, in Umoja 3, opposite Super of Primary School, aponi naiza kutupata. Badu mimi ni muimbaji, my songs are on YouTube, anda bishup Dr. Elizabeth Thoya, na tukusa mungu yukana subscribe it, God bless you so much. Bishup Elizabeth, miyaka mingi, skumingi, umeskiliya badu nena changamotu, siku kila mahali. Namu. Badu nimeskiliya nena, na mungu na kwa katihu, nimi kwa very, very busy mungu, nimi kwa katihua refaivu mefika, iyo ninji ambao nimi pita, neki ambia watu God told me that there was a faulty foundation kwa preachers, kama zile muna zo onasai, na tukaku wa tu kenyari buku leta watu misi wamungu pamojand, iyo tu eze kwa ondoa iyo era, spirituare, kwa tse kwa na zile shida, ambazo muna ona ngingizi kwa na huberi, una kutabengine, wana huberi, wana fanya umalaya, wana fanya izina vitu. Isu zote ni faulty foundation, na muneza se mahivi, mabaya inarekebishona mazuri, atakama kuna yale na tendeka even right now, the case of Ile muna ona ya LGBTQ, after a journey of God telling me that you have given birth to a revival in 2019, mungu kana ambia corona, inakwa introduced ni o kupigana na revival, mungu kana ambia part of the great revival rest of families, na ni kaenda kwa mita nao, ni kase mungu kana ambia Izayada 416, ya kwa manansha lakamit, utu eze una jwa marriage ni me kwa under attack.   So kwa ivo, kwa aile mabaya mboi ina tendeika, the best we can do, as servants of God, as Kenyans, understanding the hour of revival is now, is for us not to give the devil a chance. Even in the group when LGBTQ came, mungo alini ambia, the church you should arise and I arose, when I arose I went to Uganda, there was great move of God, miracles and wonders happening, we had an overflow, I went to Barara where revival started, I went there to one among the biggest churches, na guvusa mungu zika kwa zi na onekana, skari wana o koka, I went to the national assembly, zasa ni kakuja sasa where the capital city of Uganda, na kukakuakuna great move of the Holy Spirit, I went to the national assembly of Uganda, I prayed together with the paramederians, there was a great move of the Holy Spirit, people under the power of God, mba kaka kasi mahtu jai ona kitu kama hi, atu jawai amba guvusa mungu zi na jihidirisha kwanji ya kubwa, nika tokahapo nika nda Ethiopia, those are three countries, three angels appeared to me when I was nine years old, so it's been a journey that God is taking me, Ethiopia mungu kanyemi, you have carried the spirit of unity, political, diomana the African assembly, we went there, we prayed, I went to the parist, taping the grace now, political, dyo ii mambombay amba ina tendeka mungu kanyemi, wende kwa president Dr. William Ruto, umo mbine ni hi amba ina leteya Kenya, yetu Shida, na mii ni rikwani ni mwone, na mungu taniwe zesha, yomi langwe itafungu ka albibu to go and tell him what God is saying, and what is the solution of the problem that you're going through economically in Africa. We already went to the African Union where all the readers meet, we went to the parist where he rasi wrote that unity is trend, so it's because of this unity and division also politically that we are having a problem, it is because of this unity and division in the body of Christ that we are having a problem, it is because of this unity and division in the spiritual readers that we are having the problem economically, we are having a problem of anera people doing all kinds of evil because the church which is the Kragi who are the ambassadors of Christ are not united. We are having issues with marriage and what we have to do is to believe marriage is never no longer a very, very key concern and no longer want to be involved in marriage. We want to say that we are single and raise a family as a single parent and we want to come to Kiyongu so that we can be together. We want to say that when we meet, we say that we are not together but we are carrying that grace. We want to say that we are in this area of marriage and we want to say that because of what we have gone through I allowed it to happen because of how marriages are at stake. So, I carry that grace because I want to say that I am in this area of marriage and I want to say that marriage is sweet. That is what I did in 2021 as part of the great revival. I want to say that here you are carrying the anointing. The anointing means somebody who has gone through bad things. That's when I'm saying when you see bad things there is good things that God wants us to do. Don't take bad things and you continue like now the accusation that is there with Akinabasa Makenzi. We are in Kitu Tuya Shetani Kupinga Revival and I want to say that the devil I know you you will not fight this revival in the mighty name of Jesus and you will not fight this revival in the mighty name of Jesus in the city of Nairobi. We are saying great revival has happened and young people shall be delivered from LGBTQ. The men of God shall be united kama wile umeona tumeshikana pamojana aposto Dr. Professor Resha na tukashikana na aposto Dr. Nyaga tukashikana kutoka waka kongo kutoka waka kamerun Ndiotuwa Mieshe Tani Revival is now and we will continue winning souls for Christa changing the evil pattern the Satan is doing So kwa ii o mamba ya marriage kakwa ni ya kwa mba that I normally ask people to register to avoid wale wa tuambao wawa wenewe wawa na take right remarriage na tunu ambiya wukaina utakatifu munguata kupamtu wuna karei the anointing it's the anointing that breaks the yoke the anointing is with that person who is speaking what she is speaking about I'm speaking about revival the spirit of God is upon me to go and set those who are in prison free to go and speak even to the realm of the spirit to those preachers who are false that even if your sins are read as cremations God is able to actually deliver you God is able to save you when you see the evil just go and declare the good news not bad news I said that in Barara I said that in Ethiopia I am saying it here in Kenya that the revival is now and whatever it is is people are going through mourning we declare actually the world dance in Jesus might name if people are actually in prison of any sin if people are in prison of teaching falsehood we declare there shall be good news in Jesus might name Amen Yes Mam, as a country we seem to be divided by our politicians because yesterday when the other day when it was Labor Day we saw a leader making a comment regarding on the political stand in regards to man the man what's happening every Tuesday and Thursday you as a leader in the society was it right for him to comment on that and then maybe you as leaders as church leaders why don't you make a move why don't you guys make a statement so that we cannot be seen as misleading the community I have been making a statement I have been out of the country and even right now I am preparing myself to go to Dubai to USUK because of the great revival I am not even resting one minute I arrived yesterday because of this mega-kesha at Nairobi Cinema Politically I said there have been anera politico God took us to Ethiopia where readership of Africa started that is where this African union in Uganda in Ethiopia and we went and prayed as men of God from different different countries you understand so whatever is happening right now is anera I came with the message for President Dr. William Ruto to tell him what God is saying at this hour they cannot afford to be divided the way they are dividing them so that the reason why there is a economical crisis not just in Kenya but in Africa Africa has to be let go we had that conference in Ethiopia Africa has to be let go the reason why you are seeing this the political problem there is economical problem there is poverty striking people is because Africa has not been let go by international they are under intimidation they are being ruled they are like we are being colonized we are colonized and we are not refused the slavery we have to be united and the devil is using this unity kwa maanda mano nimesema President Dr. William Ruto tafadali mukaechini na kiyonguzi wetu wa right honra bura ira omurodinga muskizane where there is anera nili sema atakama mutu alifanya dambi munguata msa mehe unani elewa atakama there is a political problem na tunajuwa mahali shida ilikuja even in 2022 wakaechini wasemendugu yango mimi najuwa vilikuli tendeka najuwa naeza kuwa kuliyenda hivi kuliyenda hivi let them unite we don't want maanda mano maanda mano ina leta ekonomi iende chini ebuangali adora mahali iripu it is wakati the readers are actually have a political problem whenever there is a spiritual problem in the kraji na ni anawmiya ni monanchi anawmiya ni asindu ina kuwanga anawmiya wale waki wajuwa kipigana siowa anawmiya nirayewa anawmiya na diyo manu tume ita mukesha kubo wa revivo tuwambiya se tanika tika jinnara yes vile hakuja kuwa na kungana pamoja kama kraji kule kume kuwa ya komba kuna preaches wengini ma na take advantage ya raya tunasema in unity in friday imukesha mukubo mauna nda kripuka na irobi tukuji tuwambiya the devil you are liar in jesus name our politicians they are not going to fight our kraji are not going to fight we are united musicians we will not fight we are united we meet all of us there to tell the devil he gets his hands out of kenya get his hands out of zambia i am going all over those country because i carry the anointing god told me i have sent you there whatever you do decree a peace and there shall be peace let us honor those people who god has anointed you cannot put a makenzi together with us you cannot call me me i am not makenzi i am not evangelist iqil ya kama kutuhu deka na makosa kama yo makosa yo nekane anazatubu na hindi imbe mungu ebu mungu ni imbe tazatiba in pasta benhin ali sema ya komba ali kwa wefanya makosa you have never had that story of pasta benhin kuna jambu ali kwa wefanya kosa na kambia mungu mungu nisa mehe nimeona nili kwa na fanya hii dambi nisa mehe dambi kama nili kwa na fanya hii nisa mehe nabadu he is still in the ministry even me i am not righteous Bakushewasam pesimко. Kuch Bakushewasam pesim ko. Kuch Kuch Kuch malaria malariashots effective effective effective this Philip Elizabeth. I might be in ministry ofój But I am not perfect. This No. But I am not perfect. But I am not perfect. But I am not perfect. Uta kutakama human being Uta kutakama human being and they are not perfect. Uta karaka themahu wana nfanya makuosa. Ezinona n Fire high layer 1kitta na Mungu 1kita na irumosa. ...�ud藤eswa padальine ama kwa moka. So, Abbu, kiskem tu na tadye, it's one among you, but is foolish and tumia ujinka. Kwa mbia watu, wa first mbaka watu, wa na kujya kukufa, yun yu jingak yakiroho. A repentata ehi yo Dambi. A kujya kwa yasu, ahwehanda spiritual cover. Mutu ambayana isa kumombia unafanya wibaya. Shida ehi tukama ministers nikufanya kazi ya mungu. And you don't have a spiritual cover. You don't have an authority who is telling you, this is wrong, this is right. And that is where the error is coming. Because everybody is a boss of his boss. So, ile kitutu na hitaji kufanya niya kwa mba, wacha tuwe united, let us have people who can be able to advise you even when we are going wrong. Even nivwa, since as red as crimshans, God is ready to accept us just the way we are.  We are there to preach the good news. We are there to preach the young men. If the way she turns us America, yo anga niwa tuwe jitenge kwa watumishi wamungu. Wah ile li kutese kwa. Unu ni elewa watu wa hospitals kumona the men of God so that the devil can to finish the young people. Unu una. Akamellow usuli nil mica fukun Whether this light is a lifeline or not, wana takaku kuhing introduced here, woh introducing corona Sentinel tetu inaliktu ya k youth if all but they are m immune to the virus we ignore? Tuna inuka Techn Ulingi estetas umeva mavazi yamba haiku fraishawengi Na vili vili kuno, wakati vili vili flanu wili eza kuhu professi na kusema Raisu e to yung eza kua Raisi Kwa hiyo? Nimesema hivi Wakati li kwa ni mesema President Dr. William Ruto Ye yemonewe hata kua Raisi Ni kwa sababu ni kwa ni mesema God has rejected me because he kwa mba Watuwale wali kua now Wali kua na pinga Mamangina Who is actually the founder She was a wife to the founder Jomokinyata So wakati kuna hiyo Wacha ni wambina Ni kwa sababa 3 generation will be cast Why there is no honor to the Politico Founder Founders you don't joke with them Mama founder of a ministry You cannot joke around with me I've gone through hell I paid the cost to be where I am Same thing Aizikuwa na tafuta presidency Na ana inukien li kwa ni mesema Wendu tafuta creepu Ni kwa sababa ekomba There shall be honor because If there is no honor Will not actually experience the Great Revival Una nialewa Na ni kwa kwa ni na sema Let the president Dr. William Ruto Honor the family of Uhuru Kinyata Let them honor Mamangina Kinyata Una nialewa Kwa sababa kikusa kufanya ibo To tapigwa Ni mesema ata iya letu na pitiya Ni kwa sababu ya lack of honor Uwezikali ya kwa kiti Uni kutia kwa ministry Mindi ni manza Na unataka kwingia Under that ministry When you want to stay Under that ministry Wuntil even those who are affiliated With the minister Ukuti ekomba mimi Mindi ni meripaga rama Ya hi ministry Nani me pitekama Sa imi ucheta ni kwa Meni ua maratatu President attack from spiritual Una nialewa So if you are a president Of a ministry If you are a president The way he is already Sat on that seat And he wanted to become The president and he became Una nialewa Era is there Is the same thing I said Honor Angalia Sahi Wali tuzimamangina na vitu Baya sana Kamo liyo na ile video Hawa kikusa kwa ona Whoever who started in that seat first Is the founder Ukikusa kwa ona na unakali Kili kiti kutikata Na politikon di ina Tengezanga ekonomi Politikon di ina Toftia vinyana kazi Politikon di ina fanya Ina fanya Then wewe ukose kwa na iyo kiti Sahi angalia ata deputy Shagwa padwa na tuzile familiar Na iwa seated on that throne Ita kumaliza They are the one making our generation To go through hell They are the one making Ekonomi kareforas to go through hell Because they are sitting on the foundation Of the first president of this Kenya When you sat on that seat You have to honor that family Just see Vandalization ile liwa juzy Just see a whole president Who was a president Going on the street Ile chama konayo Wewe una enda kwa disturb It is a curse you are bringing in Kenya There is already a curse There is already a curse That need to be reversed Politikare They should honor They should honor They should honor Honor your parent Honor your spiritual readers Honor politiko Miwa katia lingia kwa iyo kiti niri Sema we Kama wa mesari miya na hibina Uhuru kinyata Weh Mi misiezi guza mutu wambae Ame muwagili wa mafuta Sababu sita kini Una ni elewa Sita kitu ani we politiko Nani kasa ma I'm supporting Dr. William Ruto 100% I am praying for him I am doing this and this Because he is anointed To sit in that seat So the problem there is Is the same Bishop Dr. Elizabethan People are calling me to tell me There is something you are saying Even if you said that He won't enter He won't sit on that seat Where is Kenya? For 60 years They mocked me They punted at me Kenyas They called me names I'm anointed You do not joke with Somebody who is anointed The Kenya is suffering Because the Achilles Mimini me mafuta Una ni elewa Don't you see the power of God That is moving Na watu ani wadze Gunitafutawakati kuna judgment Siniti sema kutakuna judgment I'm anointed at this hour Carrying the frag of revival I'm not boasting I decrease for God to increase The problem Nandiyo mani LGBT Ritoka mungo kanemia where What did I tell you Marriages see what they are going through You are carrying a month of revival Una ni elewa So I am here To team up with the men of God Unity in karate Unity politically Wherever I am going Government wana fungu wama lango Niliyanda Uganda I was in the National Assembly of Uganda I prayed for them The power of God was manifest I went to the police The power of God was manifest I can show you the clips I went to Ethiopia The power of God was manifest Kwanza ilifungu ka African Union yote Nika kalia mpaka ili ekiti African Union To kwa na otumishwengu Kutoka all different countries To actually rebuke the devil That has refused Africa to go Africa must go Africa has resources Africa is rich We refuse to be imposed To see that there are easy videos of us Wameo na nyota Achen ni siwe ni onge mamba ya nyota Wameo na kitu kipe kinae na kuchipuka Kenya Di wana pinga Haita happen Ikatika jina raisu Christo Our youth will be set free Una ni elewa We will get employment I am saying I am waiting to go To see the president Nini ni atafanya Because I went there The power of God hit me so hard The spirit of God came upon you We went to a church that is more than a hundred years Una eza mbiwa na wakenya wale tulikuwa naio Ni machuzi li kwenya tulika The power of God hit me nilikuwa na tukuliwa iwi na watu Meaning I am carrying something for this country I am carrying something for Uganda I am carrying something for the whole of Africa I am carrying an anointing for the whole world And Africa shall be saved The nations of the world Shall be delivered In the mighty name of Jesus Amen Yes, lastly As we wind up Community love to judge people Yes The way they dress The way they are raised Yes You once fall a victim I would say this Never did I even realize Leave alone even them seeing Because I don't know what them they wanted to see Yesterday we saw Sanaipi tande Was troll for wearing something But people were feeling like It was inappropriate No, for them Let me tell you If somebody have seen Then I've said If Bishop Elizabeth Yuswa Anera with me At address code Will that make God not use me That one is just like the way Una eza valia Ngu wa mok pata na kitu irarui Ngu wei ako Ama u valia na huku Ukuo na juwati Ya kumba kitu uda I come back Either ways Kujawa supposed to put Maybe something else or something That one you should not judge me with that I'm a true servant of God I'm anointed I am blessed That is where you see Sometimes even you might go See men of God They have this They have this And this doesn't mean That God is not going to use them Because of an era that has happened Ya, so it is well All right Thank you so much for your time And for talking to us Hope to see you on Friday Yes And may God keeps guiding you Amen And we hope to see you forever and ever Amen Hallelujah May God bless each and every one of us Who is watching May the grace of God be upon you May God transform you May the power of God deliver you May the young people come to Christ In Jesus' mighty name Thank you so much for hosting me God bless you so much Thank you so much And may God make it easy For you to meet the president Amen No, I don't have a problem Admitting him I will meet him Amen Ya, I'm from a family That we have produced president And I don't I'm not saying that because of that So I carry out the anointing I carry out the anointing Right now even the message has gone to him I had an interview When I arrived from Ethiopia And I become so busy I'm going all over the world Because of the revival So let them come for the Kesha We will see the manifestation Of the power of God In Jesus' name Amen Thank you so much


The First Item of Business is General Questions, at question 1, Fulton MacGregor. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the Domestic Abuse Scotland Act 2018 has assisted the police in responding to reports of coercive control and stalking behaviours from members of the public. R writes on the operation of our groundbreaking legislation that found that at the better reflects how adult victims experience domestic abuse. Police Scotland are committed to supporting effective and consistent implementation. Staff and officers have had training and support to ensure that they fully understand the legislation and how to best use it to protect victims and bring offenders to justice. Recent reports have highlighted that more is needed to make it easier for people to report domestic abuse and for perpetrators to be appropriately dealt with. I am committed to working with partners across justice to consider how we best address that. I thank the cabinet secretary for that very positive response. In recent months I have had contact from a constituent to reports continuing harassment from an ex-partner through the use of ring doorbells, although not on her property. As she further reports that the police dealing with her case seem unsure how to take forward such complaints regarding ring doorbells, though they are extremely sympathetic to the overall situation. Can the cabinet secretary advise if the current legislation on coercive control could include such behaviours that include the use of ring doorbells? If so, what further training may be necessary for front-line workers? Domestic CCTV such as video doorbells is covered by data protection legislation, which is a matter reserved to the UK Government and is nonetheless regulated by the Information Commissioner's office. If an individual believes that domestic CCTV is being used in a way that is anti-social, harassing or intimidating, that that may be a criminal matter, and they can, of course, contact the police. There is, of course, more work to be done, which I am committed to exploring in and around the use of data. However, there is a very clear message that, despite the strategic shift in policing to prioritise, understand and tackle domestic abuse with lots of examples of good practice, we know from all the most recent research that improvements could be made across the justice sector on how cases are handled. We need to be giving victims maximum assurance that their voice is heard and that proceedings and support throughout the process is more available. Pam Gossel. Parties across the chamber agreed with the 2018 act. However, for the act to be truly effective, the police need more resources. As it stands, front-line officers do not have the support they need from the Government to fully enforce the new law. Given the rise in domestic abuse cases, since the act was brought in, does the cabinet secretary accept that the police need more resources to deal with more domestic abuse crimes? In terms of the most recent domestic abuse crime stats, although there has been a decrease of 1 per cent from the previous years, I agree with the member that those figures are a stark reminder about the gendered and hidden nature of domestic abuse and that we need to be committed to tackling the systemic issue in our society both today, tomorrow and for the long run. In terms of issues about resources for police, the policing investment is £1.45 billion for this financial year. That is an additional £80 million, an increase of 6.3 per cent. Right across the justice sector, we are investing £3.4 billion, an increase of £165 million. That investment is being put to good use to deliver justice for women. To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review its approach to drafting financial memoranda in light of concerns raised by the Finance and Public Administration Committee. Cabinet Secretary, Shona Robison. The Scottish Government endeavours to provide its best estimates of anticipated costs and or savings in the financial memoranda which accompany bills in line with the requirements of standing orders. The Scottish Government is also committed to responding to any issues identified by Parliament and its scrutiny of bills and their accompanying documents. Last week, the Deputy First Minister admitted that her Government had managed the public's money so poorly that there is a looming £1.9 billion black hole in the public finances. Is that any wonder when their approach to drafting financial memoranda is so woefully inadequate? The committee in question has raised serious concerns about the financial memoranda for two significant pieces of legislation—the national care service bill and the children's care and justice bill. Why does the Government not think that it is necessary to publish a revised financial memoranda for either bill before the conclusion of stage 1? On Michael Marra's comments on the MTFS statement last week, have he been listening to what I said in the statement that he would have heard? That is confirmed by the Fiscal Commission, but the key reasons for the challenge in next year's budget in particular are firstly due to UK Government cuts to both resource and capital budgets to this Parliament. Michael Marra should know, of course, that makes up the bulk of the money that this Parliament and this Government have to spend. Secondly, of course, inflation and the impact that that has on our budget and, of course, the impact that that has on the pay deals that go beyond what was budgeted for in last year's budget. Michael Marra should stick to the facts about what is lying behind the statement that I had to make last week. In terms of the issues on the financial memoranda, in terms of the children's care and justice bill response, we welcome the feedback of the finance committee and the views coming forward at stage 1. The issue is really that the matters have developed in terms of the financial memorandum. Inflation has increased and, of course, the Scottish Government could not have forecast, which, of course, the committee itself acknowledges that the Government could not have forecast the inflation increase. The stage 1 process has brought additional detail and helpful information, and that is, of course, part of the bill process. There will be an update to the financial memorandum based on stage 1 and based on the updated information from partners that are involved in the implementation group. That work will take place and will update the financial memorandum following and reflecting stage 1. On the national care service, the Minister for Social Care, Mental, Well-being and Sport has agreed to provide an updated financial memorandum, as well as a response to the recommendations of the report four weeks before the stage 1 debate. Of course, that will take account of any agreements and decisions that have been reached over the summer. 3. Stewart McMillan Thank you to ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the review by Zero Waste Scotland and to the environmental impact of single use vapes. 4. Lorna Slater The Scottish Government recognises the significant concerns around the environmental impacts of single use vapes alongside the prevalence of young people vaping in Scottish society. On the environmental impacts, Zero Waste Scotland submitted the initial findings of their report on the impact of single use vapes at the end of May. The findings are currently being considered and the report is undergoing final revisions prior to publication, which we expect to take place in June. I look forward to the report's findings being published and the opportunity to discuss potential next steps to address the issue. 5. Stuart McMillan I thank the Minister for that Applying. As the Minister will be aware, the BBC recently reported where the two 18-vapes products found in a school in England, almost all of which were not legally registered or tested, and certain for independent testing that showed that they contained highly toxic chemicals such as protein aldehyde and concentrations well above the recognised safe exposure levels in addition to containing heavy metals such as lead, chromium and cadmium. Can I ask the Minister what work has been done across Government to tackle the damage that these devices are doing not only to the environment but also to our young people's health? I am deeply concerned about recent reports of illicit vapes containing high levels of lead, nickel and chromium. UK-wide regulations are in place to ensure minimum standards for the safety and quality of e-cigarettes. Through the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland, we continue to support strong national and local alliances to tackle the availability and sale to under-18s of illicit tobacco and vapes. Any action that we seek to take will build on the regulations that are already in place to restrict the marketing, promotion and sale of vaping products to under-18s. 6. Beatrice Wishart I received representations from a young person in Shetland with concerns about the impacts on healthy environment and peer pressure from vaping. Flavours such as bubble gum and candy floss and bright rainbow packaging on shop counters are not there to catch the eye of adults. I spoke with my constituent this morning that they want to see the sale of vapes removed from shop counters. Will the Scottish Government review regulations on vape sales, packaging and advertising? The report from Zero Waste Scotland will look at a range of available policy options, including a potential ban on single-use vapes. I am fully aware of the strength of feeling on this matter and particularly concerns around young people's use of vapes. There have been powerful campaigns for a ban undertaken by less-waste Laura and the Daily Record and others. The review will consider various options, for example increasing access to responsible disposal options and improving product design. I look forward to that review coming out and we will discuss next steps from there. 4. Craig Hoy To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it plans to provide to tourism, hospitality and leisure operators in the south of Scotland region. The Scottish Government recognises that the tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors are a crucially important part of the south of Scotland economy and these sectors create jobs and sustain communities and contribute significantly to the wellbeing of the southern Scotland economy and often form the cornerstone of the local economy as well. Enabling visitors and residents alike to experience incredible offers that we have across the whole region. We are supporting the south of Scotland destination lines with a £2.7 million five-year funding package that is an industry-led leadership group driving the region's tourism, marketing and destination development. We are also working with a diverse range of businesses throughout the region, from large projects such as the £2.6 million investment in the £18 million sustainable development in the Tweed valley in forest, holiday cabins at Glen Trest forest and we are also working with different accommodation and attractions in the region from glamping to museums and visitor facilities. I thank the minister for that answer but all that he said overlooks the fact that he is well aware that many operators face far higher business rates as a result of his Government's failure to pass on 75 per cent rates relief that is being made available in England. Pubs and cafes also face enormous pressures, including the shambolic deposit return scheme, while tourism operators face the burden of the SNP's short-term let's regulations. So isn't it the case that the SNP not only lacks a dedicated Minister for Tourism, it also lacks any credible policy to support this vitally important sector in the south of Scotland? As the minister with responsibility for tourism and hospitality, can I just say how much I enjoyed my recent visit to Glen Trest to meet the company that are investing millions of pounds into that region and it's great to see that the product that's being developed in his region is attracting so much investment and will attract visitors from around the world to visit. Can I also say that, while we do recognise as a role for the Scottish Government to play in a subgroup of the new business deal, we'll look at business rates and other issues. The issues that I find that tourism businesses in the south of Scotland and elsewhere raised with me are high energy costs, the need to cut VAT, the impact of high inflation, the impact of Brexit on Labour shortages, all of which are the responsibility of the member's party in the UK Government, the Conservative party, so likewise he may wish to make strong representations to them. Emma Harper The minister mentioned energy costs and the impact of the energy crisis on hospitality, on pubs and bars and restaurants, including across the south of Scotland, has been substantial with trade bodies recently revealing an average of bills that have surged by 81 per cent over the past year. Can the minister provide any update regarding the Scottish Government's latest engagement with the UK Government regarding the support that can be provided to businesses experiencing the pressures with energy costs and does he anticipate that further support will be forthcoming? Will he must have brief questions and responses, minister? Well, thanks. We certainly share the industry's concerns that Emma Harper raises about the impact of rising overheads such as energy costs. We have extended energy advice to businesses by investing £300,000 to expand the services of business energy Scotland, whilst also doubling the value of SME energy efficiency loan and cash back scheme for energy efficiency to £20,000. We have also established a task force with COSLA to support businesses, because we know that there is much more that needs to be done. However, the minister for energy in terms of rising energy costs is due to meet the UK minister for energy consumers next week, and we will be raising this very important issue with her at that time, and we will continue to make strong representations to the UK Government to address high energy costs. 5. Gwriam Simpson Thank you. To ask the Scottish Government what options it foresees for the future of Ferguson Marine after ferries 801 and 802 are built. Cabinet Secretary, Neil Gray. Thank you, Presiding Officer. We know that Ferguson Marine is actively pursuing many streams of future work, such as the recently announced contract with BAE to support the Type 26 frigate programme, and we are committed to securing a sustainable future for the shipyard. 6. Gwriam Simpson I would thank the cabinet secretary for that answer, but it wasn't an answer, because it didn't answer the question, which was what options he sees for the future. I don't know what options he sees for the future, but if he wants to return the yard to the private sector, as he says he does, then investment is going to be needed. Has he done an assessment of how much investment? The Scottish Government has commissioned an independent review into funding and future options for the yard. When are we going to see that? Thank you. I thank Gwriam Simpson for his question. Ferguson Marine has provided the Scottish Government with a formal request for capital investment as part of its plan to make the shipyard more competitive, and this request is currently being evaluated. Any request for funding will of course be subject to subsidy control impacts and other assessments that are required, and Parliament would of course be updated in due course. I am sure that, in terms of asking about the publication of the document that he refers to, I am sure that Gwriam Simpson would not want to make the yard uncompetitive by releasing commercially sensitive information that is contained within it. Of course, we are looking at the detail that we can publish, and that work is on-going. Kate Clark. Does the cabinet secretary accept that it is the Scottish Government's responsibility to clear up this mess? It is not the fault of the excellent workforce at Ferguson Marine or indeed the people of Inverclyde. Will he provide a timescale on potential future ferry contracts after 801 and 802? Of course, I pay tribute to the workforce who have been, as I have done in all the times that I have either appeared before committee or in this chamber, for the outstanding work that they are doing in incredibly difficult circumstances. We have taken decisions about ensuring that 801 and 802 can continue to be progressed and completed at the yard and will continue to support the yard to secure future work as best we can going forward. Question 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on phase 3 of the learning estate investment programme, including in relation to the planned date for the announcement of successful projects. I know that local authorities are keen to get clarity on phase 3 of the learning estate investment programme. I recently visited Perth High School and the Dunfermline learning campus projects, and I very much recognise the different sleep projects that will make two local areas. The Scottish Government officials wrote to all local authorities in March to explain that consideration about the projects that would form part of phase 3 was still on-going. That set out that further time was necessary to consider the scope of phase 3, including to take account of the impact of market volatility on current projects. However, I am committed to announcing the successful phase 3 projects before the end of this parliamentary session. I thank the cabinet secretary for that answer. It is clear that Parliament needs to see details of that now over due phase 3 of the learning estate investment programme, because currently there are too many schools across Scotland that are in desperate need of upgrading. As the cabinet secretary will be aware, in my region it has been estimated that it could cost up to £160 million to rectify Remshaw Council's monumental error in the calculation of the school role for the new Dargaville primary school in Bishopton. Indeed, the First Minister in answer to my colleague Neil Bibby said that the cabinet secretary would enter discussions with Remshaw Council to try and resolve the situation, and indeed to try and avoid any detriments to the learning resource that is available to Remshaw Council. Can she confirm whether those discussions have taken place, and can she assure the chamber that there will be no detriments to the learning estate investment fund allocations to Remshaw in order to resolve the error, given the need for new schools across the authority? I thank Mr O'Kane for his question. He may not be aware that this issue was raised by his colleague in the chamber yesterday during the debate that we held on the national discussion. I committed to Neil Bibby yesterday to meet with him and to meet the parents who are well involved in the school that he has outlined. I know that officials are already engaging with the local authority and I intend to do so imminently. In relation to the investment coming from this Government, I would just like to put on the record that, since the SNP came to power, we have significantly invested in our school estate. When the SNP first came to power back in 2007, only 61 per cent of our schools were in good or satisfactory condition. Today, that is over 90 per cent. That is real progress under this Government. There is more undoubtedly that we will need to do, and I look forward to working with the member to drive the improvements that we need to see across our school estate.