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Update: It appears Duke of York Hotel has cancelled the upcoming show. The original article follows below.
A booking page for an anti-trans comedianâs set at Adelaideâs Duke of York Hotel proudly proclaims âNo Retarded People Pleaseâ.
The booking page, provided to Lucy from Naarm by a concerned South Australian, appears to be from an event that comedian Biddy OâLoughlin held earlier this year at the Duke of York Hotel.
However, the Duke of York will be hosting OâLoughlin again later this month for her show Funny Girl, Sad Songs.
The Duke of York Hotel may have contravened South Australian law by hosting the Anti-transgender comedian, as in South Australia, it is unlawful to discriminate based on someoneâs disability.
"I'm a comedian, it's my job to mock the absurd", Biddy said on her Instagram.
Former patrons of Duke of York have come forward, upset at the decision to allow such a regressive and backward comedian to take the stage.
âNow that they plan on hosting a hateful and aggressive "comedian", I will be making sure to find a better establishment for my own safety and the safety of my friends and family. I question the owners ethics and safety of the customers.â, said one commenter.
In an unrequested email to Lucy From Naarm, Biddy OâLoughlin caught wind of the story and asked, âSo when does this retarded story come out?â.
Biddy OâLoughlin returns to The Duke of York Hotel at 82 Currie Street, Adelaide, on October 12th.
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