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20
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Vancouver band cancels Charlottetown show after venue denied transgender member washroom access
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venue → cancel → access
'The reality is hate is on the rise, and some of it relates to deep-rooted stuff'
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some → relate → stuff
A Vancouver punk band that was set to play in Charlottetown this past weekend cancelled its show after a transgender band member was stopped from using the women's washroom at the venue.
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member → set → venue
Rougaroux was in Prince Edward Island as part of a cross-country tour and had a show planned at the Sportsman's Club.
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show → have → Club
Members of the band are transgender, including singer Marina Hanly, who — as equipment was being unloaded — needed to use the washroom.
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equipment → include → washroom
"As I was just outside of the washroom … trying to mentally prepare to just go in there, the bartender came up and taped up a little handwritten paper sign outside the door that said 'ladies only,' and said, 'Hey, we're very strict about this,'" Hanly said.
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Hanly → try → this
Band member George Finley said he found Hanly to the side of the stage area and asked about what happened.
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what → say → area
He said he walked to the washroom and "ripped down the sign" before approaching the bar and asking for an explanation.
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he → say → explanation
"The words I used were, 'Why, when my female fiancé is going to use the washroom, did you feel the need to walk in front of her and put this sign up?'
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you → use → sign
[The bartender] responded with, like, 'Well, if she's female, there should be no problem,'" Finley said.
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Finley → respond → ?
"There are four trans women travelling with us, including Marina, and I myself am a trans man.
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I → be → Marina
So I walked over there and I told everyone to get the gear and get out, that we were leaving.
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we → walk → gear
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The manager of Sportsman's Club told CBC News that the business tries to accommodate transgender people, but that doesn't include access to washrooms and the venue does not have gender-neutral facilities.
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venue → exist → facilities
The manager said there are no plans to change the bathroom policy.
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manager → say → policy
Derrick Biso was set to perform at the show as their drag persona, Remedy, after hearing the show was coming to town and reaching out to the band.
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show → set → band
"[It's] certainly a really disappointing experience, very discouraging and certainly one that is a violation of people's human rights to access washrooms," Biso said.
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Biso → access → washrooms
"The reality is hate is on the rise, and some of it relates to deep-rooted stuff."
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some → relate → stuff
Hanly said Rougaroux doesn't hide who they are, and imagery is prominent on the band's social media.
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imagery → say → media
"It's pretty clear that we are talking about queerness and that that is kind of like a big part of our identity as a band," she said.
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she → talk → band
"I had talked to them on the phone when I was booking this but, at the same time, you kind of would think that a venue would do … the bare minimum in looking at who they're booking."
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they → talk → who
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