{"id":2003138,"date":"2023-08-16T22:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T02:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-unleashed-event-canceled-over-one-comedians-views-on-gender\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T22:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T02:14:23","slug":"comedy-unleashed-event-canceled-over-one-comedians-views-on-gender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-unleashed-event-canceled-over-one-comedians-views-on-gender\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Comedy Unleashed\u2019 event canceled due to comedian&#8217;s controversial gender views."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomedy-unleashed-event-canceled-over-one-comedians-views-on-gender%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003138&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An Upcoming Comedy Festival in Scotland Canceled \u2064Due \u200cto Controversial Views<\/h2>\n<p>An\u2062 upcoming comedy festival in Scotland has been canceled\u2062 amidst controversy surrounding one of the scheduled performers. Irish comedian Graham Linehan, \u2063known for his work on the sitcom &#8220;Father Ted,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-budget-falls-short-on-combatting-illegal-immigration-top-democrat\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Budget \u2018Falls Short\u2019 on Combatting Illegal Immigration: Top Democrat\">made comments expressing<\/a> his belief that \u2063men cannot become women and vice versa. He also advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-launching-app-to-help-students-find-inclusive-bathrooms\/\" title=\"Harvard Launching App to Help Students Find Inclusive Bathrooms\">single-sex spaces<\/a>\u200c for women \u2064and fairness in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>The cancellation of the &#8220;Comedy Unleashed&#8221; event in Edinburgh came \u200cafter critics highlighted Linehan&#8217;s past remarks about transgender individuals. \u2064The venue, Leith Arches, which frequently hosts \u200cLGBT events, decided\u200d to cancel the event in response to the backlash.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We were not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-friday-panic-cnn-airs-possible-path-for-trump-2020-win\/\" title=\"BLACK FRIDAY PANIC: CNN Airs Possible Path for Trump 2020 Win\">made aware<\/a> of the lineup of this show in advance,&#8221; the venue stated. &#8220;We are an inclusive venue\u200d and this does not align with our overall values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The venue\u2062 emphasized its commitment to working closely with the LGBT+ community \u2064and expressed concerns that hosting Linehan would have \u2062a negative impact on future bookings. They clarified that the decision was not influenced by online activists but rather by their regular community.<\/p>\n<p>Linehan, in response to\u200c the cancellation, expressed his disappointment and requested a detailed explanation\u2062 from the venue \u200dregarding their decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There is no \u200bexplanation as \u200dto what views the Leith Arches find offensive,&#8221;\u2062 Linehan wrote. &#8220;That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-unleashed-event-canceled-over-one-comedians-views-on-gender\/\" title=\"\u2018Comedy Unleashed\u2019 event canceled due to comedian's controversial gender views.\">women deserve single-sex spaces<\/a> and fairness in their sports? That children shouldn&#8217;t be mutilated and sterilized? That JK Rowling shouldn&#8217;t receive death and rape threats?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Linehan later spoke to TalkTV, where he acknowledged the negative \u200bimpact of the\u200d cancellation but also highlighted\u2062 the attention it brought to what he described as a group of highly ideological cultists who have taken over institutions across society.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE \u200bTO \u200cGET \u2063THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Comedian Graham Linehan&#8217;s Edinburgh show was cancelled by the venue because of\u200d his views on trans issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Essentially \u200ba group of highly\u2063 ideological \u2063cultists have taken\u2063 over institutions across society.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuliaHB1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JuliaHB1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Glinner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Glinner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e3THmCKCdv\">pic.twitter.com\/e3THmCKCdv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TalkTV (@TalkTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkTV\/status\/1691721733730971726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked\u200c about the views that the venue claimed would violate their space, Linehan emphasized his belief that it is a crime against\u200b humanity to tell children that they may have been born in the \u200bwrong body. He also mentioned\u200d the closure of the Tavistock gender \u2064identity clinic in the U.K., which he believes supports his\u2063 and J.K. Rowling&#8217;s\u2062 views on \u200dthe matter.<\/p>\n<p>Linehan concluded by stating that if a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-identifying-teen-becomes-first-male-to-win-a-miss-america-sponsored-beauty-pageant\/\" title=\"Transgender-Identifying Teen Becomes First Male To Win A Miss America Sponsored Beauty Pageant\">trans-identifying male<\/a> were\u2064 to enter the women&#8217;s bathroom with\u200d his daughter, \u200che would\u2064 intervene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Edinburgh comedy festival has been canceled due to a performer&#8217;s controversial views on gender. The 55-year-old Irish comedian&#8217;s statement, asserting that gender cannot be changed and advocating for women&#8217;s rights, led to the cancellation of the &#8220;Comedy Unleashed&#8221; event in Scotland. 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