794- Refused By A Hotel with Activist/OYT Make-up Owner Courtnei Lee
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Courtnei Lee (OYT Make-up Owner, Trans Activist, Entrepreneur) was walking in downtown Vancouver when she needed to use the bathroom. She walked into the closest hotel only to be denied entrance by the hotel concierge. What in the world happened? Listen to find out!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's storyworthy. Today on the show, activist and owner of OYT Cosmetics, Courtney Lee, |
| 0:07.7 | talks about being turned away at a hotel. And I asked the gentleman at the desk if I can use the restroom, |
| 0:13.8 | and he looks me up and down and gives me kind of like a frowning face, and it's just like, |
| 0:19.8 | this is for hotel guests only. |
| 0:22.5 | And I was like, okay, well, I am, I used to perform here. |
| 0:25.8 | I'm actually, I'm just on a medication that makes my bladder really regular. |
| 0:29.0 | So is there any chance you would just let me use the bathroom really quickly? |
| 0:32.5 | It's kind of an emergency. |
| 0:34.7 | And I can see his face. |
| 0:36.3 | I kind of mentally realize that there is nothing I can say to this person because the |
| 0:42.1 | second I walked in, I've been judged. |
| 0:44.5 | Today on the show, activist and owner of the makeup company, O-Y-T, Courtney Lee, talks about |
| 0:50.6 | being turned away at a hotel. |
| 0:52.8 | Stay close. |
| 0:53.6 | Hey, it's Courtney Lee, and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:09.1 | Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:10.0 | And I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:12.7 | Whether you're a long-time fan of the show of almost 13 years, or you're a brand-new listener. |
| 1:17.7 | Welcome to Storyworthy. I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with comedian Josh Edelman. |
| 1:24.4 | Josh is a wonderful comedian, and he's actually a filmmaker now. He wrote and directed the documentary called Mentally Al, Mentally Al, about Alou Bell, the comedian. And it's really flipping good, man. You can go over to YouTube, you can buy Mentally Al, or rent it, I mean, for just $4. |
| 1:45.7 | And Josh Edelman, he's just a really great comedian. |
| 1:49.0 | And last week, he talks about Mentally Al, and he also talks about his worst film festival. |
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