RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show

Join us for a new episode of Radio GAG on Self Defense. People generally and marginalized communities in particular have once again been expressing in social circles the perceived need to own a gun to protect themselves. “Protection” is the number one reason cited on polls of gun owners of why they chose to arm themselves. In this episode we hope to acknowledge the fear and actual danger people may find themselves in, while also asking deeper questions about who and what they want to protect themselves from and what risks and responsibilities come with their choice. . Since higher risks of death, suicide and injury are associated with gun ownership, it's our mission in this show to give good information on how you can reduce harm associated with owning guns and extend the invitation to join our Gays Against Guns community and networks of queer folk and allies everywhere. GAG Guests: Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, Shannon Flores and Jessie Ojeda with George DeCastro Day and GAG co-founder Kevin Hertzog.

Parkland Remembrance at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In this episode Sarah talks to Florida GAG member Dana Cotton about her commitment to remembering Parkland and supporting the community. Dana takes us to Project: Grow Love, a memorial garden started on the High School campus where 17 students and teachers were killed in 2018. Robert DeDominic shares the unthinking and unfeeling action of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who has declared a tax holiday on the sale of guns and ammunition in Florida. We remember the seventeen who died in this tragedy, and continue to work to reduce gun deaths and injuries. Guests & Socials: Dana Cotton Contributors: Robert DeDominic, Sarah Lilly

Episode #:1 Title/Topic: Artivism 2025 Hosting: Ti Cersley Join host Ti Cersley for Episode 1 of 2025…How do we arm ourselves to fight white nationalism? Fascism? The return of McCarthyism? On this podcast the answer is Artivism! All art must be made! Our guest is Stonewall Inn resident DJ Chauncey Dandridge, we discuss artivism in NYC and his calling to support queer artists. From The People's March on Jan 18th, some inspiring words from Gays Against Guns President, Jay W. Walker. GVP Editorial by Robert DeDominc on how the Arizona House plans to reduce school gun violence by allowing more guns on campus. Our in Memoriam: Starmichael Tucker, 30 years old, 1/2/25, Pensacola, Florida. Guests & Socials: @djchaunceyd, @jaywwalker Contributors: @robb_dedo

Costs of Gun Violence pt 3 : Safer Shopping to All! In this podcast, we dig into some OG GAG history with Kenn Kidd, who organized direct actions against Wells Fargo and Fedex around their support for the NRA and gun makers. Our GVP news this week is about the costs of gun violence to taxpayers in Columbus Ohio, estimated at half a Billion per year, thank you to Sean Stefanic. We speak to Morgan Avirgean, the Campaign Manager of Business Must Act for Guns Down America about the ways the stores we shop in and the corporations that control them prop up the gun industry or actually make us safer against gun violence. Then dig into GAG's corporate action wins with GAG activists and founding members Cathy Marino Thomas and Ken Kidd. And as always we start with our In Memoriam, young single mother Jessinya Mina… Thank you to Libby Edwards for this contribution and our production team,.Sarah Germain Lilly, Ti Cersley, Sean Stefanic, Libby Edwards, Cathay Marino Thomas and guest Ken Kidd.

Join Radio GAG as we approach Transgender Day of Remembrance, this Wednesday, November 20th, holding Trans victims of gun violence in our hearts with a new podcast that pushes back against Christian Nationalist hate. Hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Ti Cersley bring you Part 2 of Churches Against Gun Violence. We speak to two faith leaders who see ending gun violence as part of their Christian call…Bryan Miller, of Heeding God's Call to End Gun Violence and Shane Claiborne, author and founder of Red Letter Christians. Both men speak to a broad bi-partisan community in churches in and around Pennsylvania and in the national conversation on gun violence.

RED-FLAG LAWS – Extreme-Risk Protection October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, host Libby Edwards explores how red-flag laws can help protect individuals who are under immediate threat of gun violence. Our guest, Tom Verni, a retired NYPD detective with over 27 years in law enforcement and former city-wide LGBTQ+ liaison in NYC, will discuss the red-flag law and how extreme-risk protection orders can be used to stop firearms deaths in cases of domestic violence. We will also review Manuel Oliver's one-man show, "GUAC", now playing at the Public Theater, and "Trickled Down Decadence: Screams for Hope,” an exhibition where the artists address gun violence at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in Jamaica, Queens, NYC. In Remembrance of Ellie Claire Young, 22 years old, 10/19/24, Memphis, Tennessee. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233. Other resources: --New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline NYS: 1 (800) 942-6906 Hotline NYC: 1 (800) 621-4673 --The National Domestic Violence Hotline. 800/799-SAFE (7233). Their site is full of information that helps people understand and recognize domestic abuse. Also, through their website, thehotline.org, you can connect by untraceable internet, chat and text, as well as locate resources available in your state. --Additional resources are available from everytownsupportfund.org. --In NYC, the organization W.A.R.M. (weallreallymatter.org) provides support and shelter. Their crisis hotlines are: 917-736-1046, 917-736-0680 and 917-736-1621. --NYC Anti-Violence Project: --AVP.org/get-help Hotline: 212-714-1141. AVP also has walk-in appointments from 1-4 pm, Monday through Thursday at 116 Nassau Street, 3rd Fl. --Additional sites with that provide excellent articles to further the understand the subject of domestic/intimate-partner violence. https://vawnet.org/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/domestic-violence/ https://www.thehotline.org/resources/get-help-50-obstacles-to-leaving/ https://www.safehorizon.org/

Join us on Radio GAG for There's Nothing to it…VOTE!. Well there's a lot to it this year. Host Ti Cersley dives into few facts and final dates for registering and voting in NY. Sarah Germain Lilly held a roundtable with gun violence prevention activists who have been canvassing in the final days to this historic election. Guests: Ashbey Beasley, Sonni Mun, Josh Tjaden discuss their experiences going door to door in swing states to get out the vote!. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is a time to recognize victims, raise awareness, and support survivors of domestic violence. In Remembrance of Arlene Connolly O'Neill, 47 years old, 10/16/24, Yonkers, NY.

Join us on Radio GAG for Suicide Prevention Month and how to be aware if someone is contemplating suicide. Libby Edwards and Cathy Marino-Thomas host with guest Hudson Munoz, executive director of Guns Down America. We discuss how they ended the NRA's lucrative insurance program, pushed major American banks to end their business relationships with irresponsible gun manufacturers, and forced large retailers like Walmart to dramatically shrink gun sales. In Memoriam is Vanity Williams. Contributors: Donna Aceto, Frank Gargiulo, Sarah Germain Lily, Ti Cersley @gunsdownmovement Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ young people four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. We will talk about suicide prevention--how to tell if someone you know is thinking of harming themselves and how to get help, in a crisis and beyond. Below are organizations that provide crisis support:   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: CALL or TEXT 988

SAMSA (https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/suicide/warning-signs). The Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration provides suicide warning signs for both adults and young people.   The Trevor Project (www.thetrevorproject.org): The Trevor Project offers suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. It provides guides and articles covering warning signs and suicide awareness. Their trained counselors are available 24/7 via text, chat or call. From a computer, connect from their website; otherwise:   TO TEXT:  Send “START” TO 678-678   
TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH A COUNSELOR: (866) 488-7386 TO CHAT: Connect directly via their computer website at https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/   NAMI (www.nami.org) The National Alliance on Mental Illness's Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms. https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups/NAMI-Connection/ FOR HELP: Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264); TEXT: text “HelpLine” to 62640 or EMAIL: helpline@nami.org   American Foundation for Suicide Prevention / Out of the Darkness Walks (https://supporting.afsp.org)
Out of the Darkness Walks to raise awareness and funds take place in cities nationwide.

Join us on Radio GAG for The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round. A bus load of gun violence prevention activists were in NYC for Guacathon 2024. On the bus, we met up with Scout Cardillo from March for Our Lives and Bulletproof Pride. We discuss how this national GVP, youth lead organization is working to address the intersectional issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community at an upcoming advocacy day in DC. Beep! Beep! Out on the street… New York City Council Member and one of GAG's “Fierce Queenz”, Eric Bottcher introduced legislation requiring gun stores to display graphic imagery, in addition to warning signage, that conveys the health dangers of firearm ownership. GAG President, Jay W. Walker delivers inspiring words at the event. For show and tell, Change the Ref and March for Our Lives have collaborated on theshotline.org…a new way to contact your representative about gun violence. AI technology has re-created the voices of those shot and killed by guns so they can call our representatives in hopes of changing gun laws. Our in Memoriam is for the Apalachee High School shooting victims in Winder, GA. https://bulletproofpride.org/ https://www.theshotline.org/ Host: Ti Cersley Contributors: Cathy Mario-Thomas, Libby Edwards, Sarah Germain Lily, Frank Gargiulo

Join us on Radio GAG for Churches Against Gun Violence! Christian Nationalists are grabbing headlines with slogans like “God, Guns and Country”, the more crude and sensational the better. With all the press on far right evangelical churches (was Jesus a Republican or a Democrat?), we have forgotten that churches have been a powerful force in Social Justice movements in the past and can still be today. With 40-50% of adults over fifty attending church in America, churches still have considerable political and economic clout. On our podcast today we talk with members of a grass roots, national group of gun violence prevention activists from the Methodist Church, the largest Protestant Denomination in the US. From the push for safe storage to common sense gun laws , Methodists are taking action with powerful , specific resolutions at their conference and national level, and actions and networking with gun safety groups. Views on gun regulation vary from state to state, and can make the work of gun violence prevention advocates challenging.

Join Radio GAG for our 50 States of Gun Violence podcast! Ti Cersley and Sarah Germain Lilly catch up with friend and Queer ally, Jeremy Stein, now serving as the Executive Director of States United to Prevent Gun Violence. We discuss his vital role in supporting state-led activists. Sarah reports back from the Stop Project 2025 Rally in time Square NY and from Illinois we honor the life of Sonya Massey. https://supgv.org/

Join Radio GAG for our 2024 Youth Power 2 podcast and tap into the power of change! Radio GAG catches up with Enough Plays to End Gun Violence's young playwright Niarra C. Bell and actors Eddie Moore and Sky Carrington about their art and views on Gun Violence in America. Then survivor activist Sam Schwartz of the 2024 Tour to Save Democracy gets on board to tell us about his work. We share the beauty of the Gays Against Guns 2024 Pulse Memorial June 19 in NYC as reported by Pix 11 News and we honor the life of Jasai Guy, 15 who was killed by another young teen in June. And join us at a special Gays Against Guns summer action to flip “New York 4” blue with Sam Schwartz in August. Thanks to the Radio GAG team, Sarah Germain Lilly, Sean Stefanic, Ti Cersley, Libby Edwards, and producers Paul Rowley and Gene Graham for their work on this podcast, and to Frank Gargiulo for our graphics.

Radio GAG introduced Project 2025 (officially the Presidential Transition Project) in our April 7th podcast, which gave a broad overview of this right-wing Republican plan to dismantle American democracy. In the coming months, we will focus on specific aspects of Project 2025 and how this authoritarian, white-supremicist effort to restructure our government will affect us. We welcome back Anna-christine d'Adesky of “Stop the Coup 2025,” who explains how their policies will impact the LGBTQAI+ and immigrant communities, and strip away women's fundamental human rights. Please take time to investigate the links below and tune in to gain a deeper understanding of this plot and what is at stake with the coming election. https://www.stopthecoup2025.org https://rebrand.ly/NotOnOurWatch

Project 2025 (officially the Presidential Transition Project) is the right-wing Republican plan to dismantle American democracy--a harrowing plot that reads like dystopian fiction but is all too real. These policies will turn America to an authoritarian, white-supremacist, autocratic state, much like Hungry. Anna-christine d'Adesky of “Stop the Coup 2025,” along with GAG's Jay W. Walker, will discuss the ways in which Project 2025 will limit our freedoms—especially for members of the LGBTQIA+, immigrant and other minorities--and change the structure of our country. This may be THE most important issue we will confront in the coming months. Please take time to investigate the links below and tune in to gain a deeper understanding this plot and what is at stake with this election. https://www.stopthecoup2025.org https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/trump-2025-radical-plan-second-term https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/project-2025-promises-revenge-oppression https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025 https://www.semafor.com/article/02/20/2024/heritage-recruits-an-army-to-build-a-trump-presidency-playbook https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/will-the-heritage-foundations-project-2025-turn-trumpism-into-a-governing-agenda/tnamp/

Radio GAG Speaks with Ashbey Beasley, Highland Park survivor and lobbyist extraordinaire, about the dollar cost for families and communities when a mass shooting occurs. Ashbey breaks it down and explains how laws shield gunmakers from liability. Our GVP news focuses on New York City, and we treat you to We Wanna Take Your Gun sung by our fab queertet Sing Out Louise.

Remember Valentine's Day before the Parkland Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School? How many memories survive for the parents who lost children at that horrific event? One father, Manuel Oliver, has made a mission of continuing his son Joaquin's activism against gun violence and has filed an international lawsuit condemning the American laws and corrupt culture that allow gun violence like the Parkland Massacre to flourish. The suit is Joaquin Oliver vs. the USA for the right to live free from gun violence, brought by Global Action Against Gun Violence. In this episode, Manny talks to Radio GAG about the suit. Our In Memoriam is for Richard Henderson, who died not far from his home in Brooklyn, NY, standing up to bullies on the subway train. Check out the Gun Violence Prevention news and a feature on Enough Plays to End Gun Violence with Sean Stefanic and Sarah Germain Lilly. Josh Tjaden and Ti Cersley host.

“I need it for protection..” Most Americans give protection as the reason they obtained a gun. But are you safer with a gun? What is the difference between feeling safe and actually being safer? Olivia Brown, from Project Unloaded and Katherine Schweit, author and former FBI Agent and expert on school mass shootings, share their differing perspectives and strategies on these critical questions about owning and using guns with Radio GAG. The GVP News focuses on recent legislative wins including with White House Executive orders and progress on holding the gun industry accountable for weapons trafficking. Enough Plays to End Gun Violence is back. Sarah Germain Lilly and Sean Stefanic tell us about this new production of six plays that amplify the voices of American youth on gun violence

Libby Edwards takes a look at the state of gun laws in Iowa.

This week, Radio GAG marks the sixth annual National Gun-Violence Survivors Week (January 22 – 26) and begins its examination of the costs of gun violence. Our special guest will be Patricia Oliver, a co-founder of “Change the Ref,” and mother of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who was killed on Valentine's Day in Parkland. In Memoriam: Ahmir Jolliff and Dan Marburger of Perry, Iowa. The GVP News will feature very powerful and damning comments concerning the findings of the DOJ'S newly released “Critical Incident Report” on the shooting in Uvalde, TX .

How Safe Storage Laws can change the landscape of gun violence in America. Gun Violence prevention news: The 11th Annual Vigil for All Survivors of gun violence brought historic gains for the gun violence prevention movement including Senate votes and sponsorship by Senator Charles Schumer. Our In Memoriam: Francesco Cochran, age 17, who took his life with an unsecured weapon. In Conversation: Radio GAG interviews Diana Cochran, mother of Francesco. Diana shares some experiences lobbying for Ethan's Law, a federal law for Safe Storage concurrent with the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Survivors in DC and Francesco's law, a NY State bill that will extend the protections of Safe Storage to all children up to age 18.

Trans Day of Remembrance 2023 Our actions: On November 20th, Gays Against Guns teamed up with NYCyouth4transrights and The Clinton School GSA at their event in Washington Square Park. GAG's Human Beings represented transgender, gender non-conforming/non-binary and TwoSpirit Americans who have been killed by gun violence in the last year - Ti Cersley has a report back. Our In Memoriam is for Koko Da Doll, who was a transgender star in the Sundance Film Festival documentary Kokomo City. In Conversation: Radio GAG interviews Kiara St. James of NYTAG, the New York Transgender Advocacy Group, on their mission to advocate for more inclusive gender-based policies that benefit Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB) individuals through building community leaders, educating practitioners, and influencing policy makers. We close our show with an interview with Erene Mastrangelli, a new Gays Against Guns member who shares her activism and her beautiful song "Love Shine".

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For Domestic Violence - Part II, our first guest, Catherine Shugrue dos Santos of the NYC Anti-Violence Project, will address the many unique factors in LGBTQ+ domestic violence that result in barriers to safety, and where to find assistance. And a survivor of domestic/intimate-partner violence tells us how she recognized her situation and sought help. In the United States, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. In one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men who suffer physical abuse in some form. Partner abuse can take the form of emotional coercion, threats, and stalking, up to physical violence and murder. When guns are involved, a woman's risk of being killed increases by 1000 percent. If you or someone you know are in a relationship that has become violent, these organizations can help individuals escape and recover from a dangerous relationship. NYC Anti-Violence Project: avp.org/get-help Hotline: 212-714-1141. AVP also has walk-in appointments from 1-4 pm, Monday through Thursday at 116 Nassau Street, 3rd Fl. New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline NYS: 1 (800) 942-6906 Hotline NYC: 1 (800) 621-4673 The National Domestic Violence Hotline. 800/799-SAFE (7233). Their site is full of information that helps people understand and recognize domestic abuse. Also, through their website, thehotline.org, you can connect by untraceable internet, chat and text, as well as locate resources available in your state. Additional sites with articles that provide excellent articles to further the understand the subject of domestic/intimate-partner violence. https://vawnet.org/ Search “Good Housekeeping on domestic violence”—there many topics/links. These were quite good: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/domestic-violence/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a37005/statistics-about-domestic-violence/ https://www.thehotline.org/resources/get-help-50-obstacles-to-leaving/ Want to get involved in stopping gun violence? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here's the link to make a comment. https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001 Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at gagsignup@gmail.com and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.

OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. In the United States, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men who suffer physical abuse in some form. Partner abuse can take the form of emotional cohersion, threats, and stalking, up to physical violence and murder. When guns are involved, a woman's risk of being killed increases by 1000 percent. In the first of two podcasts this month, RADIO GAG will speak with Stephanie McGraw, founder of We All Really Matter, a Harlem-based, New York City agency that provides valuable resources and programs for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our second podcast of the series will discuss intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ+ community, the many unique factors that result in barriers to safety, and where to find assistance. At the end of each show, we will provide hotline numbers and names of organizations that can help individuals escape and recover from a dangerous relationship. We hope you will join us. Want to get involved in stopping gun violence? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here's the link to make a comment. https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001 Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at gagsignup@gmail.com and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.

This week we are celebrating the First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Join host Ti Cersley and Gays Against Guns President Jay W. Walker as they discuss the importance of this new office and the Deputy Director, Greg Jackson. Find out what else is gagging with GAG this Month? Plus, Sarah Germain Lilly brings us an update on Enough Plays to End Gun Violence. Our In Memoriam: Josh Kruger, 39 years old, 10/2/23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It's suicide awareness month and Radio GAG has plenty to talk about. Our featured interview with Cator Sparks describes the changing world and changing identity of men in our culture, and the suicide of his own father. Meanwhile the Radio GAG GVP news focuses on the gun safety regulation that legislators are able to move on and the grass roots efforts to push them. And Gays Against Guns Gaggers report on the response to the event of a notorious group claiming to promote Gay rights while spreading hate, conspiracy theories and misinformation. Want to get involved? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here's the link to make a comment. https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001 Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at gagsignup@gmail.com and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.

September is Suicide Awareness Month and the rates of gun suicide are particularly high among former and current military members. Join Radio GAG host Ti Cersley and guest Marissa Edmund breakdown a report from the Center for American Progress about Gun Suicides and military members. Since this interview, 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 988 is available 24 hours.

Suicide Awareness Month. If you know, you know. Suicide is an epidemic in the US, with teenagers, the middle aged, elderly women and especially men all among the victims. Join Radio GAG this month as we explore suicide, what can be done and especially the access to guns that kill about 70% of suicide victims. Sarah Germain Lilly interviews Katrina Brees, Artist/Activist whose suicide prevention bill Donna's law is now in effect in Washington, Virginia and Utah. Radio GAG producer Ti Cersley shares Gun Violence Prevention news, and our In Memoriam features athe Dunham Family of Akron Ohio, victims of the type of mass shooting in which the killer takes the life of their entire family before killing themselves. If you'd like to get involved in preventing gun violence, Gays Against Guns can use your skills and donations. Go to our webpage https://www.gaysagainstguns.net/support to learn more.

Radio GAG reports on summer activism and gun violence prevention events in our podcast GAG ing in the Streets. Join our Radio GAG hosts and guests as they discuss Gays Against Guns recent event: Guac's Dance Party, an outdoor dance party with Manuel and Patricia Oliver, Sam Schwartz and other gun violence survivors in honor of Joaquin Oliver who was killed at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Sam Schwartz, cousin of Alex Schacter was on the Never tour with the Olivers and tells us what we can do to reduce gun violence and save lives. GAG member Michael Shannon joins us to interview his New York State Assembly person Jessica Gonzalez Rojas on her Community Violence Intervention bill which is ready to be signed into law by Governor Cathy Hochul. Our In Memoriam honors Laurie Ann Carleton, who was shot and killed over her display of a rainbow Pride flag in her store in California. Listen in to Radio GAG for awareness, information and action!

Radio GAG welcomes Brandon Wolf, Pulse Nightclub survivor turned activist and author of a new book “A Place for Us: A Memoir”. Join host Ti Cersley and Jay W. Walker as they discuss the current state of Florida. Brandon explains how he still finds hope in the people of Florida even with anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, political hate speech, book bans and now permitless carry. Sarah Germain Lilly provides an update on Gun Violence prevention news on online gun sales including “Armslist” , essentially an unregulated Craigslist for gun sellers and source of crime guns. In Memoriam for Dr. Gwendolyn Lavonne Riddick 7/30/23, Eden, North Carolina. https://brandonwolf.us/

Suppose you had taken out a restraining order against your former partner, because they beat and threatened you and menaced you with their gun. Then the judge tells you, this restraining order will protect you and your family from a confrontation with this person, but you cannot restrict them from carrying a gun. Enter Zackey Rahimi, who claims he has such a right even though he's used a gun intentionally and recklessly many times. United States vs Rahimi is the next Second Amendment case that SCOTUS will hear. Radio GAG talks with Rachel Graber of the Battered Women's Justice Project about this case and the effects it could have on intimate partner violence. Facebook: Battered Women's Justice Project Twitter: @BatteredWomenJP Instagram: @batteredwomensjusticeproject

One of our favorite youth activists told us recently that an important way we can advocate to end gun violence is by talking about it! So, just how do you approach such a sensitive issue with people you care about in your community this summer? Radio GAG speaks with Fred Guttenberg, Author, Activist and dad about his new book American Carnage, co-authored with Thom Gabor. Fred's daughter Jaime Guttenberg was one of those killed at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. As herdad he advocates for gun safety regulations and changes in culture that can make Americans safer. Our Radio GAG producers talk about how we talk to others about violence and share tips on how to find common ground and move forward on saving lives and preventing deaths and injuries from gun violence. Our new chapter GAG South Florida meeting 8.10 at 7:00 PM at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors.  8.16 Guac's Magical Tour AIDS Memorial. Dancing, DJ's Ice Cream Truck Get all the dish on how to talk about gun violence on Radio GAG! 8.21 on all your favorite podcast platforms.

This week on Radio GAG! A report on the Pulse Memorial Vigil held at Stonewall Memorial Park in Greenwich Village. Ti Cersley talks with Tomik Dash and Devin Domingo from BaBEC about Juneteeth on Fire Island and there work for Black and transgender equity as well as a sense of belonging among LGBTQ+ Black people and all people of color. Voices from the Assault Weapons Ban DC Survivor's Sit In and update on the actions that continue as a result of this historic event. Queer Liberation March 2023 Preview. Plus Libby Edwards talks with David Mills, Comic Actor on his viewpoint of living in the UK and back in the States. #Pulse #BanAssaultWeapons #SurvivorSitIn #BabecFireIsland #DavidMillsComedy

Join Radio GAG 5.25.23 as we get the down low on the Survivor Sit In DC June 6-12. Activist Sam Schwartz who lost his cousin Alex in the Parkland mass murder 2.14.2018 has had enough.  After lobbying for five years in Florida and Washington DC, Sam has called for all the Gun Violence Prevention groups to join him in a National sit in for a vote on the Assault Weapons Ban before Congress.  While lawmakers drag their feet and wait for Democrat hold outs and the GOP to stand up for Americans who want to attend school, go out to nightclubs and shop in grocery stores in safety, we are sitting down with Sam to #TakeAVote. Get the details and Sam's straight talk about lobbying and guns on Radio GAG Survivor Sit In DC 5.25.23 on your favorite podcast platform. Follow @samschwartz03 on Twitter.

Join Hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Ti Cersley as Radio GAG goes LIVE to find out what our listeners think about banning assault weapons. We hear from Comedian Amy Schumer at a rally held on May 13th in Union Square to give mom what she really wants: an assault weapons ban. Robert DeDominic gives us a GVP news update. Do you think an assault weapons ban would reduce violence and injuries in the US?

Join Hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Sean Stefanic as we look at the misguided and deadly results of the guns, deaths and injuries pushed into our lives by gun manufacturers and the politicians who protect them. First, a news update on another deadly shooting with an AR-15 in Texas, and victories from state houses all across America that have passed legislation to regulate firearms. Then we go to the somber, gray scene at a Brooklyn High School where a memorial takes place for a high-school student shot outside his home in Ft. Greene. We will also check in with Christina Owen of Norman Oklahoma, on her own “Wrong place” incident, and her reflections on being a parent during this time of lockdowns and mass shootings. We wrap up the show with an interview about Youth Arts New York, and the non-violence workshops they conduct with students. Guests Robert Croonquist, Sonni Mun, Virginia Vitzthum, Jay W. Walker and others share the students' views on the issues of violence facing them today.

GAG comments on the NRA's recent convention in Indiana and talks with activists Tom Gerety and Mary Tuttle, who were among those who created onsite actions to push back against the NRA's dangerous messaging. Join hosts Libby Edwards, Sean Stephanic and GAG contributor Robert DeDominic, as we discuss the NRA's faulty definition of the Second Amendment and hear about Body Count, a street action in downtown Indianapolis illustrating the disastrous cost of gun violence .

Join Radio GAG, as we amplify the youth that are driving the gun violence prevention movement that's changing the political perspective across the nation. Across the country, youth are demanding gun reform, safer streets and respect for LGBTQ+ Rights. Radio GAG interviews members from NYC Youth 4 Trans Rights; Rachel Jacoby of March for Our Lives and Chicago Alliance to Prevent Gun Violence; Abby Kisicki, Highland Park Survivor and organizer with Newtown Action Alliance. Ti Cersley speaks to activists from @nycyouth4transrights about their success organizing the 2023 Transgender Day of Visibility. All members are under 21 but bring attention to harmful anti-trans laws and voice their reactions to the controversial marketing campaigns targeting the trans community. And we'll update you on the Senate Hearing on NY Victims of Violent Crime called by Representative Jim Jordan to embarrass Prosecutor Alvin Bragg. Radio GAG is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Hosts Sean Stefanic and Sarah Germain Lilly discuss the violent chain of death connecting two deadly forces on the rise in America and Mexico; Fentyal trafficking and the illegal gun trade. Robert Dominic shares the GVP news update. Newtown Action Alliance leader Po Murray details the international delegation which traveled to Mexico to meet with Mexican leaders about the crisis. Asheby Beasley, who recently took over a Fox news report on the Nashville shooting, her lobbying efforts and the common sense gun laws that unify both parties. Author Sunu Chandy reads a poem from her new book Dear Comrades.

Host Sarah Germain Lilly reports on the far-right House Judiciary (horror) hearing called: ATF's Assault on the Second Amendment: When is Enough Enough?; and the gun violence prevention movement's heroic responses. Next Sean Stefanic shares a report on the far-right Gift of Life Counter Protest that many activists took part in Saturday, March 25th. Jay Walker gives a full report on the Drag Story Hour in NYC hosted on March 19th by NYS Attorney General Letitia James and the defense provided by peaceful activists surrounded by rainbow flags. Finally, from Michigan, GVP activist and former NRA Instructor Jonathan Gold shares the recent victories in gun safety legislation in his state.

GAG reports on the recent bans and attacks on drag artists in America. Host Ti Cersley reviews the history of drag bans in a special report with NYC know it all drag performer, Gina Tonic. Fellow Gagger, Sean Stefanic talks to Desiree Joy Frias, about her work as a Drag Story Hour Defender. Then Jay W. Walker reports on the protests from the LGBT+ Center, where AG Letitia Games participated in a Drag Story Hour. Sarah Germain Lilly gives us a breakdown of President Biden's Executive Orders in the Gun Violence Prevention News.

• Students Against Santos Rally In Long Island with Marti Cummings • Sean Stefanic covers Gays Against Guns at St. Pat's for All in Queens, NY • Sarah Germain Lilly shares an anti- gun violence anthem, End Gun Violence Now, by Resistance Company. • We introduce a new feature, It's Downright Tacky, calling out four of the most ridiculous gun waving whack jobs in the media presently, (it was hard to narrow it down). Get your boos and hisses ready for these over the top idiots.

New Series: Culture Change- Gun laws, registration, training and insurance will make us safer. But how do we change the gun culture in our country? This week on Radio GAG from The UK, a week without gun violence. Ti Cersley discusses national safety, government corruption and activism with friend Julie Roberts who raised awareness of Mesothelioma in Scotland. In Memoriam Christine Michael. Sean Stefanic reports the Gun Violence Prevention news and we prepare for St Pat's For All Parade, Sunday March 5th in Queens.

On today's special broadcast Radio GAG shares an update on Legislative Action from Angela Weber, of the Honor with Action Coalition. Live from DC, Ti Cersley from Gays Against Guns reports from the Vigil and Commemoration “Remembering Parkland” sponsored by Brady “Team ENOUGH. Kevin Cramer Jr. also reports the direct action in DC with Change the Ref's Guac school bus blocking traffic calling for an assault weapons ban. We share clips from March for our Lives, the youth-led movement that helped bring about a Blue wave in the 2018 midterm elections. Gun Violence Prevention Activists share their work and how they have survived trauma and nurtured their families and communities. And we take your calls about moving on and reducing gun violence in America. Poem "If I Were a Riffle", by Lidija Slokenbergs

Parkland 5 Years After What do you do five years after 17 members of your beloved family and community are killed and your elected officials fail to pass gun safety laws and work to undo safety measures that are still in place? Our guests, Debbie Miller, Stacey Wesch, and Angela Weber, self-described Gun Violence Prevention activist Bad Ass Bitches, address these questions and a wide range of topics surrounding Parkland, gun violence, Florida, Ron DeSantis and surviving trauma. Our In Memoriam honors DeAndre Matthews of East Flatbush, who was killed in what his family believes was a hate crime. And we share a special Black History Month premium book package: from author Wendy Jones, An Extraordinary Life: Josephine E. Jones and The Culinary Art Portfolio of Josephine E. Jones and from Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Berry Hawes the New York Times Best Seller Grace Will Lead Us Home the story of the survivors of the killings at Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston South Carolina. Sarah Germain Lilly and Robert De Dominic host.

Gun Violence does not stop! Every incident impacts survivors and their communities for years and sometimes lifetimes. This week on Radio GAG, Sarah Germain Lilly speaks with survivors in Brooklyn, NY, Parkland, FL, and Aurora, CO. They share their experiences and a message of healing and change. Sandy Phillips tells us about Survivors Empowered and their plans for a retreat center to heal trauma from gun violence. Sarah Lerner tells us how she and her students have been coping five years after Parkland. Educational Advocate Celia Green and her sons share how gun violence affected their lives and family.

Join us for Radio GAG's New Episode “American Hate…I Am Under Attack!” GAG reviews the spike of hate and violence over the last several years and how it has affected the Queer, Jewish and AAIP communities. Join host Ti Cersley and fellow Gaggers… Robert DeDominic, Shep Wahnon and Sonni Mun discuss how the NRA and right wing politicians have fueled American hate and violence. We also discuss the police brutality in the Tyre Nichols case and activists taking to the streets. In Memoriam for Unique Banks 21 years old, Chicago 01.23.2023.

Unregulated tactical accessories are making guns more lethal - Part I of a two-part series. This Tuesday, Radio GAG will explore the issue of unregulated tactical accessories, in a two-part series, starting with the "auto sear." Although AR-type rifles are often involved in mass shootings, handguns are actually the most used weapon. Handguns and ARs have now become more deadly than ever thanks to the auto sear, which will convert a conventional semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic one for only $20. Radio GAG's guest this week is Alain Stephens, who will explain the auto sear and how this little Lego-like device is challenging law enforcement as the death count rises. Our "In Memorium" will commemorate Stephen “Twitch” Boss, whose recent suicide shocked his many friends and fans. We will also hear from Jay W. Walker and Sonni Moon from the GAG march/rally for the victims of Monterey Park shooting.

Are all gun owners NRA and Second Amendment hard liners? What do gun owners think about gun laws, gun safety and what it means to carry a weapon? Gun violence prevention advocate Jeff Kasky, father of Cameron Kasky, founder of March for Our Lives and gun owner Guillermo Sabatier, join Radio GAG producers Ti Cersley and Sarah Germain Lilly to debunk myths about gun ownership and address the responsibilities and consequences of carrying a gun.

Join Host Ti Cersley for a full review of the last year in gun violence prevention news. We will examine everything from the change in our gun laws, armed intimidation, mass shootings, assault weapons, survivors and how GAG has kept the LGBTQIA2S+ community a significant voice in the gun violence prevention movement.

Join Radio GAG for our new podcast episode “Honor with Action in DC Part 2”. Gays Against Guns was a powerful presence at the Gun Violence Prevention summit week in Washington DC which was attended by many gun violence prevention groups from around the country and organized by the Newtown Action Alliance led by Po Murray. Our show focuses on the Gays Against Guns Press conference at As You Are, an LGBTQ+ cafe and gathering place near the Capitol. Then we ride the bus with Manuel and Patricia Oliver, parents of Joaquin Oliver who was murdered in the Parkland mass shooting to the 10th Annual Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Radio GAG shares original sound from the Vigil, including President Biden's remarks and those of Keinon Carter, Pulse Survivor. GAG members share their experiences accompanying survivors of gun violence to lobby Senators for a vote on the Assault Weapons Ban and other gun safety legislation before the end of the 117th Session of Congress. Hear it on an all new episode of Radio GAG, the Gays Against Guns on your favorite podcast platforms.

Join Radio GAG for an eye opening conversation with Professor Carol Anderson on her landmark book The Second: Race and Guns in a fatally Unequal America. Professor Anderson and Jay W. Walker examine the roots of the Second Amendment, its context in the slave economy, and how it has come to support white supremacy in the United States. Part 2 in this series examines the right to bear arms from the lens of race in the 19th and 20th century and leads up to the present moment. Sarah Germain Lilly hosts, thanks to special guests Professor Carol Anderson and Jay W. Walker.