Podcasts about Gays Against Guns

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.

Paul Rowley, an acclaimed filmmaker, visual artist, writer, director, editor, cinematographer, producer, and co-founder of Still Films, hails from Dublin, Ireland, and currently resides in Brooklyn.  Delving into filmmaking in 1995, Rowley has crafted an impressive repertoire encompassing over 40 shorts, features, documentaries, video installations, and experimental films. Recognized as the Irish Film NY Rising Star and a two-time IFTA nominee for his documentary works, Rowley has garnered accolades from the Irish Arts Council, including the Glen Dimplex award from the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Irish American Art Award. He is a distinguished member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.  In 2007, Rowley co-established Dublin's renowned production house, STILL FILMS, where he serves as co-director. The company's debut feature documentary, "SEAVIEW," debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008, followed by the co-directed venture "Build Something Modern" in 2010 with Nicky Gogan.   Since then, Still Films has continuously impressed audiences across prestigious platforms like Sundance, SXSW, New York Film Festival, Hot Docs, Pompidou Centre Paris, among others. His recent acclaimed work, "THE RED TREE," sheds light on the clandestine history of Italian gay deportees under Mussolini's Fascist rule in the 1930s, notably showcased at CCI's Addressing the Nations early in 2021. "THIS ONE'S FOR THE LADIES," a project Rowley shot and produced in collaboration with director Gene Graham, premiered at SXSW 2018, clinching a special jury award and securing distribution by NEON.  Paul Rowley's dedication to merging art with activism is evident in his role as the video director for Gays Against Guns in New York City, a feature documentary focusing on the movement battling the gun violence epidemic in the United States, particularly impacting LGBTQ+ individuals and marginalized communities. With a rich tapestry of awards and accolades adorning his career, Paul Rowley stands as a visionary storyteller committed to reshaping narratives through the fusion of art and activism.    

This week Mark is joined by President of Gays Against Guns and Co-Founder of the Queer Liberation March, Jay W. Walker to discuss what they advocate and how people interpret the right to bear arms in the constitution. The subject hits hard this week as the school year has just begun and already a shooting has taken place. Jay talks about how the organization began which was shortly after the Pulse Club Shooting in June of 2016 in Orlando, FL. So many people got together to stand in front of the club holding plaque of the victims and they continued to advocate since. During Mark's Musings he wonders when is enough going to be enough? Why isn't it now? Rational Revolution with Mark Becker is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Saturdays at 2 across the network. . Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Rational Revolution with Mark Becker.

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.

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.

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!

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.gaysagainstguns.net https://twitter.com/GAGnogunshttps://www.instagram.com/gaysagainstgunsny/

Survivors Next DoorGun Violence does not stop with a victim. Every incident continues to impact survivors and communities for years and sometimes lifetimes. On this episode of Radio GAG Sarah Germain Lilly speaks with survivors in Brooklyn, NY, Parkland, Florida and Aurora, Colorado. 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 are coping five years after Parkland. Educational Advocate Celia Green and her sons share how gun violence affected their family and their lives.Join us for Radio GAG 2.7.23 for Gun Violence Survivor's Week.https://www.facebook.com/GaysAgainstGunsNYC

Be A Man!Join Radio GAG, The Gays Against Guns show for our episode: Be A Man! Be a man, a good guy with a gun...The Great Protector, consider your man card ... You've heard it before ... the way guns are marketed to young men. Listen to Radio GAG for a frank discussion of what masculinity, fatherhood and love mean with Jeremy Stein Executive Director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence and Mike Song from the Ethan Miller Song Foundation.

Sylvan and I sit down a year later to catch up on where their work has taken them since we last talked. In that conversation on Episode 7 we talked about their work with Gays Against Guns, and at the time of that recording, we didn't know that the shooting at the supermarket in Buffalo was just a few days away. Sylvan also shares some hard one wisdom from years of activism, and their insights are both a balm and encouragement for anyone who seeks to make this world a better place through their work.⤷ Subscribe to SEAMSIDE to get a notification when a new episode posts⤷ Get your free trial to the THE QUILTY NOOK

Youth Power:Join Radio GAG on our Youth Power episode as we amplify the youth that are driving the gun violence prevention movement and changing the political perspective across the nation. From Nashville, to Louisville, from New York to Chicago, youth are demanding gun reform, safer streets and respect for LGBTQ+ Rights. Radio GAG interviews 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. We also interview NYC Youth 4 Trans Rights about their success organizing the Transgender Day of Visibility 2023. All of their members are under 21 but bring attention to harmful anti-trans lawsin our country and give 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.

• 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.

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

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.

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 Joachin Oliver who was murdered in the Parkland mas shooting to the 10th Annual Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke at the Vigil, the first time in ten years a President has done so.

Gays Against Guns in Action: Tune in For a report on Trans Day of Remembrance, the waves of action resulting from the Q Club shooting in Colorado Springs and the Walmart shooting in Virginia. Host Ti Cersley reports on the powerful, timely and historic Trans Day of Remembrance event Gays Against Guns produced at the Stonewall Inn. For post election analysis Radio GAG guest Greg Jackson, of Community Justice Action Fund lays out possibilities and strategies for legislative action to reduce violence. We'll share commentary from Professor Carol Anderson, author of The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America on the context of gun violence and how it has impacted our elections.

Strikes are erupting across the country, from railroads to the New School and your local Starbucks. Reminder from your comrades at RPM - never cross a picket line, just grab a sign and walk alongside them. Workers  Today we will hear from rank and file organizers about the Labor Notes troublemakers school, speak to Shep Whanon of Gays Against Guns on Trans Day of Remembrance and close out the show with Caitlin of the GYM on the brutal sweeps Eric Adams is unleashing upon our most vulnerable unhoused neighbors.

This week, Radio GAG talks about the armed extremists who are being encouraged to commit violence by right-wing media. We take time to remember Iris Samtos, a transgender woman, 22 years of age, who was gunned down in Houston Texas. Gays Against Guns joined the Women's Convention 2022 in Houston to celebrate , inform and activate women from across the US. 1500 women from all cultures, age groups, and gender identities gathered , many on scholarships, from places like North Carolina, Iowa, Colorado, North Dakota and Florida.

Why can't we have an assault weapons ban? Assault weapons are used in most mass shootings that have killed and wounded terrifying numbers of people in public places. So why did our Congress allow the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 to expire in 2004? Why is it so difficult to get this ban passed on a Federal level when increasing numbers of innocent people and communities are terrorized with greater and greater frequency? Gays Against Guns founding member Jay W. Walker explains the background story of why we can't get a gun safety bill of this nature through Congress. Meanwhile Gays Against Guns will be represented at the 2022 Women's Convention in Houston Texas by activist Brigid McGinn and Radio GAG producer Sarah Germain Lilly. Women's March Creative Director Kim Parker Russell joins us to talk about the 2022 Women's Convention, reproductive rights, domestic violence and other issues of self determination on Radio GAG. Our In Memoriam Keshia Geter, July 20, 2022 of Eastover, South Carolina.

Radio GAG speaks with NY State Senator Zellnor Myrie about the ways NY State's gun regulations have already become models for gun safety laws in other states. The recent gun regulation reversal of NY's concealed-carry law is affecting other states as well. Host Sarah Germain Lilly asks Senator Myrie about how future gun regulation rulings from the Supreme Court will impact the ways our leaders can adopt gun-saftey regulations. Gays Against Guns organizer Brigid McGinn describes the role Gays Against Guns will play at the Women's Convention in Houston, Texas in August. Guests: NY State Senator Zellnor Myrie, GAG Activist Brigid McGinn Producers Ti Cersley and Sarah Germain Lilly Host: Sarah Germain Lilly. Contributor: Libby Edwards

Today I am joined by Ti Cersley from Gays Against Guns, in a bonus episode that seems more prevalent than ever following the terrorist shooting of LGBTQ+ people in Oslo last weekend. Gays Against Guns are an American organisation which basically does what it says on the tin - it's gays and allies in the US trying to break the chain of death caused by outdated constitutional gun laws. Since 2016 they've been putting pressure on corrupt politicians, making companies cut ties with the NRA, and even protesting at gun shows. Ti told me how the gun industry in the US is all about marketing, control and addiction and how living in the UK allowed him to see what a country where guns are illegal can look like. This is more relevant than ever, because it's not just happening in America. Listen and donate if you can @gaysagainstgunsny - Chris xRoe v Wade ResourcesNational Network of Abortion FundsThe BPAS (British Pregancy Advice Service)Oslo ResourcesOslo Pride

Gun Violence and the passionate and righteous voices demanding change are right at the center of the American debate and this episode of Radio GAG. We are in the middle of Gay Pride Month, marking the six-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shootings in Orlando Florida that killed 49 people and birthed Gays Against Guns. What better time to celebrate our activism than "Juneteenth," 6/19/22 with BABEC, the Black and Brown Equity Coalition in Fire Island! Producers Sean Stephanic and Libby Edwards interview Tomik Dash and Victor Jeffries about this powerful event, while Ti Cersley and Michael Sylvan Robinson discuss organizing over 100 volunteers as "Human Beings," veiled in white, carrying posters that represent innocent lives lost to gun violence in a memorial to Pulse. Host Sarah Germain Lilly guides you through this amazing episode that starts with NYS Attorney General Letitia James and includes a breakdown of the vital gun violence prevention news in the headlines.

We begin June with a different look at Pride. What happens when queer activists use their learnings to tackle issues that wouldn't be traditionally seen as LGBTQ+? We're joined by Irish filmmaker Paul Rowley in New York, who has been documenting the protest and creative activist group Gays Against Guns, in the wake of more horrific mass-shootings in the US. Plus, the ABP tea keeps spilling, the country is in a weird blend of 2007+2010 energy, and it's festival season and we're getting ready to rave.

Michael Sylvan Robinson is a textile artist and a long-time activist with Gays Against Guns. In this pared-down episode recorded days after the shooting in Buffalo, Sylvan offers some hard-won wisdom from his years of activism that I hope are both a balm and an encouragement to you in doing the good work that needs to be done. I'll update this episode page soon with further details.

Jay Walker, co-founder of Gays Against Guns, joins us to discuss gun policies after a shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 students and 2 adults dead.  

The State of New York part 2 is a round table of gun violence prevention activists sharing their views on gun violence in our region. Tune in for a report back from GAG's action, Stop the Presses! On Saturday May 21st, GAG took to the streets and shamed local and national media for ignoring the upcoming Supreme Court case set to dissolve NY state's gun safety laws. Dressed as Newsies, Gaggers passed out our newsletter the GAGzette and interviewed a few concerned citizens to discuss gun violence prevention. Roundtable participants include Son Mun, physician and Gun Violence Prevention activist with Moms Demand Action and Gays Against Guns, Wendy Jones, writer, publisher and community activist, Jay W. Walker, activist and founding member of Gays Against Guns , Sarah Lilly NYC High School teacher and Radio GAG producer and Ti Cersley, Gays Against Guns member and Leading Radio GAG producer. You can hear our podcasts anytime on your favorite podcast platform.

“The State of New York” a round table of gun violence prevention activists sharing their views on gun violence in our region. The urgency in the discussion is both the rising incidence of gun violence in our state and the pending Supreme Court decision on whether the Second Amendment should restrict the legal process on issuing handgun permits. Tune in for recent coverage on the horrific racist mass shooting in a supermarket in Buffalo and a pertinent, frank discussion of the times we are living in and how this violence impacts our communities, especially, Asian, Black, and Jewish communities and other marginalized groups. Participants include Son Mun, physician and Gun Violence Prevention activist with Moms Demand Action and Gays Against Guns, Wendy Jones, writer, publisher and community activist, Jay W. Walker, activist and founding member of Gays Against Guns, Sarah Lilly, NYC High School teacher and Radio GAG producer and Ti Cersley, Gays Against Guns member and Leading Radio GAG producer.

Radio GAG, the Gays Against Guns Show covers the State of the Union in the context of the American gun violence epidemic. Radio GAG news reports on the lawsuit against the NRA brought by NY Attorney General Leticia James and the growing pressure on the White House to move decisively against gun violence. Next we hear from Gays Against Guns in action, marching in the 'St. Pat's for All' parade in Sunnyside, Queens with elected officials, including NYS Attorney General Letitia James. Radio GAG gets the scoop from Michael Vesulo, a staffer for Letitia James and a brand new GAG member along with Virginia Vitzthum who makes the connection between gun violence and international warfare. In Memoriam: Karen Friedstrom. https://gaycitynews.com/st-pats-for-all-storms-back-to-queens/?fbclid=IwAR0nEvvtxD6vkC97CwRrFtGAGTUhcQI0z_l6HeSSI6L6NWxjFSDRWmiZOzQ

“I Heart NY State Gun Laws” Part 2 describes the impact of the upcoming SCOTUS ruling on New York State's ability to issue gun permits and subsequently the public safety of New Yorkers. Jay W. Walker of Gays Against Guns explained the unique safety needs of New Yorkers in regards to concealed weapons in places like Time Square and the NYC subways. Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, a local church is fighting violence by collecting weapons in a gun buyback program.

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With violence and racism constantly in the headlines, the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community has much to fear. And who knows better how to manipulate fearful and vulnerable people than the National Rifle Association? Our guests Po Murray of Newtown Alliance and Son Mun of Moms Demand Action discuss the issues as members of the community and Gun Violence Prevention advocates. Host Libby Edwards and survivor Antonius Wiriadjaja give context and connection to the work of Gays Against Guns and Transgender Awareness Day 11/20.

In this episode Radio GAG talks with "artivists" from Gays Against Guns as they prepare for an action. Sean Stefanic interview's Michael Sylvan Robinson who created an art piece for Justin Roth to wear at the Met Gala, causing a ripple effect of gay and trans gender awareness throughout the fashion and philanthropy communities. WBAI News Director Linda Perry reports on the visual action Giffords created using thousands of white bouquets in Battery Park. In Memoriam - Søren Arn-Oelschlegel 41, 08.10.2021.

Radio GAG reports on the upcoming November SCOTUS ruling on a Second Amendment case that could change the rules on how states regulate guns. Gays Against Guns joins the Soul Box Project in Washington DC October 16 and 17 to bring the gun violence epidemic back into the national spotlight. Special Guests: Barry Graubart of Moms Demand Action NY, Benjamin Williams and Jay W Walker of GAG.

It's Tuesday again and the world is inching back to normal! Today we talk about our feelings as we head back into “normal life”, our personal relationships with pronouns and masculinity, and what it really means to “only be into masculine guys”. Check out Gays Against Guns: https://www.gaysagainstguns.net/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qta/support

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian interview Jay Walker, co-founder of the Reclaim Pride Coalition and founding member of Gays Against Guns and Alex Vitale, a Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing.” They talk about the NYPD's move to place early curfews on popular public parks. On June 5, the NYPD sent hundreds of riot police into Washington Square Park to push everyone out by 10 pm.

The Indypendent's John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerian interview: —Jay Walker, co-founder of the Reclaim Pride Coalition and founding member of Gays Against Guns and Alex Vitale, a Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing.” They talk about the NYPD's move to place early curfews on popular public parks. On June 5, the NYPD sent hundreds of riot police into Washington Square Park to push everyone out by 10 pm. —Neelu Shruti, a birth justice advocate, midwifery student, the founder of Love Child and the author of ‘Black mothers Matter' for The Indypendent. She talks about Black mothers and midwives and how New York State can begin to reverse longstanding racist policies and practices that have allowed the medical industry to maximize profits off of childbirth while doing great harm. —Roberta Pikser and Norm Scott, retired members of the United Federation of Teachers who are fighting back against plans hatched by the City and public sector union leaders to save money by placing them on a privately run version of Medicare known as Medicare Advantage.

Dwight Panozzo, PhD, LCSW is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work at New York University and a clinician in private practice. His social justice work began with gun violence prevention protesting after the Sandy Hook massacre. It included work with the Brady campaign and Gays Against Guns. A problem solver by nature, Dwight recognized that nothing was being achieved at the federal level to stem gun violence and, in particular, the US Senate was the stumbling block. This led him to conceptualize the New State Formation and Amalgamation Process which lies at the heart of the Hack the Senate movement, learn more about the process at hackthesenate.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bluestarunion/support

Daniel Francisco is joined by a distinguished and outspoken activist in the NJ political landscape to discuss the realm of firearms. Dwight Panozzo, PhD, LCSW is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work at New York University and a clinician in private practice. His social justice work began with gun violence prevention protesting after the Sandy Hook massacre. It included work with the Brady campaign and Gays Against Guns. A problem solver by nature, Dwight recognized that nothing was being achieved at the federal level to stem gun violence and, in particular, the US Senate was the stumbling block. This led him to conceptualize the New State Formation and Amalgamation Process which lies at the heart of the Hack the Senate movement, learn more about the process at hackthesenate.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bluestarunion/support

Gays Against Guns hold a silent Human Body (HB) protest. Come with me and we'll learn about this organization and the impact their silent protest have on its observers and participants alike. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talktovash/message

This week we discuss the increased violence against transgender people in the U.S while honoring their lives in life and death. 'In Memoriam' Asia Jynaé Foster 22 yers old, 11/20/2020 Houston, Texas. Jay W. Walker's speech from Trans Day of Remembrance at Stonewall Inn. The National GVP Coalition, with over 70 GVP groups, sent the Biden/Harris Transition Team recommendations for executive action. Join your host Ti Cersley and guest Michael Sylvan Robinson for this and more in this week's Radio GAG, the Gays Against Guns show.

This week openly carrying guns near polling places. Contact (866-OUR-VOTE) 866ourvote.org 'In Memoriam' Brayan Zazala 13 year old from Georgia. Jay W. Walker's speech from Ruckus Vote 2020. Join your host Ti Cersley and guest Marti Cummings for this and more in this week's Radio GAG, the Gays Against Guns show.

After the sudden death of her husband, left with 3 daughters, Kim Miller's mother, Anne, had to manage the reality of being a single parent in 1960.   Anne Miller was a survivor. She always taught her children  about fighting against injustices and to do whatever it took to make the world a better place.My guest, Kim Miller, retells the stories of life under the roof with an abusive step father and how she made it her job to become the protector of the sisters and mother.As a mother and activist herself, Kim is a long time TV Stage Manager and regularly attends peaceful protests and anti violence gatherings."Speaking out about issues that you are passionate about is very healing and empowering.  No one should be treated like a second class citizen", says Kim.

Madison Werner (@Madisonnwerner) joins us this week and fills us in on her lifetime of queer activism. Mentored and inspired by her older gay cousin Adam (@adameli), Madison has grown to be a powerful and important voice of love, acceptance, and pride. We hear about what it’s like to be a trans woman with gay fathers, the importance of curation, community, and social media, and how Madison is going to change the world. Madison : http://www.instagram.com/madisonnwerner Voices 4: https://www.instagram.com/voices4_ Gays Against Guns: https://www.gaysagainstguns.net/about --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/qta/support

Joining Mission today is John Grauwiler, teacher and founder of activism group Gays Against Guns. Before forming GAG, Grauwiler was an English teacher in New York City who was rocked by the news of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting, prompting him to form a coalition that is “committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry’s chain of death.” Also a member of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT UP, Grauwiler is a tried and true activist and community leader who continues to stand up for what he believes. Following his feature in Mission’s fourth issue, Grauwiler sits down with Mission to talk about the effect gun violence has had on his life, what motivates him in his day to day, and educating the public on the need for gun regulation. FIND JOHN & GAYS AGAINST GUNS Instagram: @gaysagainstgunsny Facebook: GaysAgainstGunsNYC Website: gaysagainstguns.net FIND MISSION HOSTS Karina: @missionmagazine Website: missionmag.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mission-magazine/support

On today's show we have a kick-ass discussion with Activist Jay W. Walker. Jay is a founding member of Gays Against Guns and Rise And Resist and Co-Founder of the Reclaim Pride Coalition. Read Jay's article in The Nation and catch him on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. PLEASE DONATE! America will love you for it! anchor.fm/epodibusunum PATRIOT HOTLINE: twitter.com/EPodibus - EPodibus@gmail.com GET INVOLVED! Please donate to any of these amazing organizations: Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight fairfight.com/ Take Back the Court: www.takebackthecourt.today/ Demand Justice: demandjustice.org/ Stand Up America: www.standupamerica.com/ FIND YOUR REP! www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Things to do: votesaveamerica.com and terikanefield-blog.com/things-to-do/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/epodibusunum/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/epodibusunum/support

After the sudden death of her husband, left with 3 daughters, Kim Miller's mother, Anne, had to manage the reality of being a single parent in 1960.   Anne Miller was a survivor. She always taught her children  about fighting against injustices and to do whatever it took to make the world a better place.My guest, Kim Miller, retells the stories of life under the roof with an abusive step father and how she made it her job to become the protector of the sisters and mother.As a mother and activist herself, Kim is a long time TV Stage Manager and regularly attends peaceful protests and anti violence gatherings."Speaking out about issues that you are passionate about is very healing and empowering.  No one should be treated like a second class citizen", says Kim. 

WPKN’s LGBTQ Community Radio Show and we are excited about this month’s show. We are speaking with Jay Blotcher about the new book “Rainbow Warrior: My Life in Color” Gilbert Baker...Creator of the Rainbow Flag”. Jay was tapped by the Gilbert Baker Estate to edit Gilbert’s various notes and 3 drafts for the project. Along with Charley Beal, Jay brought the colorful story of the amazing Gilbert Baker to life...so tune in to WPKN 89.5 this Wednesday at noon... As part of the current fundraising campaign the LGBTQ Community Radio Show has a copy of the book signed by Jay Blotcher, Charley Beal and the panel from the Stonewall Inn book presentation for a contribution of $100. Much thanks to the anonymous donor of the book and the Stonewall Inn panel Brendan Fay: A veteran LGBT activist, Fay was a co-founder of St. Pat's for All, the organization that defied the Ancient Order of Hibernians refusal to allow gays and lesbians to march in the annual St. Patrick’s Parade. The group finally achieved success in 2015. Fay is involved in countless LGBT and social justice groups, and is also a documentary filmmaker. Stacy Lentz: A world-renowned lesbian activist for LGBT rights, Lentz is a co-owner of the Stonewall Inn, and co-founder of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. Lidell Jackson: A veteran activist in New York City’s LGBTQ community of color, Jackson was a member of the pioneering group Men of All Colors Together. He is an actor, dancer, and sexual liberationist, serving as founder and host of the long-running Jacks of Color social club. Cathy Marino-Thomas: has worked for same-sex marriage since 1998, serving as board president for Marriage Equality USA. She currently serves on the steering committee for Gays Against Guns. Her community advocacy began as a buddy for GMHC, helping people afflicted with HIV/AIDS.

Born and raised in Virginia Beach, Ti Cersley shares a local’s perspective on how the recent massacre shattered the community. We look at the loose gun laws that allowed this to happen and discuss ways that lives could have been saved. And we have a special report from a Gays Against Guns rally in Union Square to honor the victims this past weekend. With hosts Ti Cersley and Paul Rowley. Audio segment by Owen Crowley.

In this Pride Month special, some of our Gays Against Guns members talk about how they became activists. We share our personal paths to activism, our work with GAG, ACT UP, Queer Nation, discuss strategies to encourage others to join us, and how to communicate with folks who may not always agree with us.

This week on RADIO GAG we take a look at the law commonly known as STAND YOUR GROUND, by which anyone may defend themselves against perceived threats, even to the point of applying lethal force. Hosts Sarah Lilly, Sean Robertson and Paul Rowley will also be bringing you updates from the gun violence prevention movement and upcoming Gays Against Guns events.

For this week's Climate week special, RADIO GAG looks at the environmental cost of the arms industry -- how toxic gun culture and environmental destruction have a sordid and connected history which continues to this day to force environmental destruction and humanitarian crises. We also have an In Memoriam to gun violence victim Rodney Cox, and our ongoing nightmare of the week section. Plus a brand new climate change song from our singing queertet Sing Out Louise and news on upcoming Gays Against Guns events.

On this week’s show, your hosts Tricia Cooke and Josh Tjaden examine “Creativity Over Tragedy”- Tools of Destruction as a Means of Artistic Expression. This concept was borne out of Gays Against Guns own creative approach to combat gun violence - with an eclectic mix of genres that incorporates visual art, musical performances and other forms of expression. Featuring the work of: NYC Youth Poet Laureate, William Lohier, "Guns N' Pickles", Sing Out Louise! Like we do every week, we’ll also discuss how Gays Against Guns works to end gun violence and the gun industry’s chain of death, a weekly roundup of gun violence prevention news, how you can get involved with Gays Against Guns, and more!

Midterm elections are coming up, and March For Our Lives activists Emma Gonzalez and Bria Smith traveled the country registering voters. — Emma Gonzalez is an activist and advocate with March For Our Lives. — Bria Smith is an activist and advocate with March For Our Lives. — Gays Against Guns is a direct action group of LGBTQ people and allies. (Tobin Low) Music in this episode by Lee Rosevere ("What Have You Done"). Theme by Alexander Overington. If you want to join our "I've Been Meaning To Tell You..." Project, head to nancypodcast.org/tell. Support our work! Become a Nancy member today at Nancypodcast.org/donate.

Jay W. Walker first got into activism after the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998; and again in 2016, after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. And while his strongest calls to act have come from moments of horrific violence, the one defining thread throughout his work is joy. Today Jay is an organizer for the groups Gays Against Guns (www.gaysagainstguns.net), Rise and Resist (www.riseandresist.org), and the Reclaim Pride Coalition (www.ReclaimPrideNYC.org). You can often hear him singing along with Sing Out Louise (and perhaps at the VERY end of this episode). Keep up with Jay at @ jaywwalker on Instagram and @ jaywwalker1 on Twitter. And check out www.singoutlouisenyc.org for more fantastic tunes. Find Art, Humanity & Action on Instagram (instagram.com/arthumanityaction), Facebook (facebook.com/arthumanityaction), Twitter (twitter.com/arthumanityact), and www.arthumanityaction.com OUR HOUSE Credits: Production and editing by Jeff Rose. Music by Audioblocks and Nate Lineback. Hosted by Nicole Ferraro. PR by PKPR.

Kelly and Sophy talk to Lou Markert, a founding member of Gays Against Guns NY, an inclusive direct action group of LGBTQ people and their allies committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death—investors, manufacturers, the NRA and politicians who block safer gun laws. They discuss how and why Gays Against Guns started and what their methods are for breaking the chain of death.

Kelly and Sophy talk to Lou Markert, a founding member of Gays Against Guns NY, an inclusive direct action group of LGBTQ people and their allies committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death—investors, manufacturers, the NRA and politicians who block safer gun laws. They discuss how and why Gays Against Guns started and what their methods are for breaking the chain of death.

Gays Against Guns' Aaron Overman visits the podcast to talk about the LGBTQ community's direct action response to gun violence.

This week on The Earth Wants YOU! We are joined by Louis from Gays Against Guns,"an inclusive direct action group...committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death". The Peruvian Plantcutter (which sounds oddly like the Reverend's Aunt Emma) is this week's extinct animal. http://www.gaysagainstguns.net/

Our Future is Dying Because We are Killing It!Two days after the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, Steve and Caroline attend a Gays Against Guns rally in New York City. At the rally they heard from teachers who struggled about what to say to their students, only to find a level of desensitization that shocked them, a mother who can measure out her child's life by the massacres we all know by name, and activists who are determined never surrender and make this moment the beginning of the end of our national insanity....

Our Future is Dying Because We are Killing It!Two days after the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, Steve and Caroline attend a Gays Against Guns rally in New York City. At the rally they heard from teachers who struggled about what to say to their students, only to find a level of desensitization that shocked them, a mother who can measure out her child's life by the massacres we all know by name, and activists who are determined never surrender and make this moment the beginning of the end of our national insanity....

Tonight, we discuss gun violence and the unceasingly parade of shooting incidents we have experienced. Can the LGBT community be at the forefront of a solution? We feature the experts in the field with an exclusive interview with U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) who, along with nearly 100 co-sponsors, introduced legislation this week to ban the manufacture, possession, transfer, sale, or importation of bump stocks like the one used to murder 59 innocent men and women earlier this week in Las Vegas. We also talk to Aaron Overman with Gays Against Guns on perspective on next steps.  Panelists include jounalists Brody Levesque and Karen Ocamb. Congressman David N. Cicilline is currently serving his fourth term and is a member of the House Democratic Leadership as Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). He is also a leader in Congress on issues of core American values, serving as Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Aaron Overman is a part time social justice activist and core team member of Gays Against Guns in Washington, DC.

Tonight, we discuss gun violence and the unceasingly parade of shooting incidents we have experienced. Can the LGBT community be at the forefront of a solution? We feature the experts in the field with an exclusive interview with U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) who, along with nearly 100 co-sponsors, introduced legislation this week to ban the manufacture, possession, transfer, sale, or importation of bump stocks like the one used to murder 59 innocent men and women earlier this week in Las Vegas. We also talk to Aaron Overman with Gays Against Guns on perspective on next steps.  Panelists include jounalists Brody Levesque and Karen Ocamb. Congressman David N. Cicilline is currently serving his fourth term and is a member of the House Democratic Leadership as Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). He is also a leader in Congress on issues of core American values, serving as Co-Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Aaron Overman is a part time social justice activist and core team member of Gays Against Guns in Washington, DC.

EP125 GunBlog VarietyCast - Forbidden Thoughts, Lack of Sleep, and Voicemails Pacifiers & Peacemakers - A few of Beth’s (and her husband’s) favorite things… Felons Behaving Badly - Police: Neighbor used BB gun in attempted robbery Main Topic - Goals The Bridge -  Ballistic Radio EP191: The Gun Owner’s Guide to Avoiding Pyrrhic Victories Blue Collar Prepping - Fatigue This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Anti-gun hatefest with The Brady Campaign’s Rebecca Flowers Plug of the Week - Forbidden Thoughts by Milo Yiannopoulos   Pacifiers & Peacemakers - A few of Beth’s (and her husband’s) favorite things… Springfield Armory XD-s (9mm)  http://www.springfield-armory.com/ Smith & Wesson M&P Shield (9mm)  http://www.smith-wesson.com/ Sig Sauer P938 (9mm)  https://www.sigsauer.com/ Glock 43 (9mm)  https://us.glock.com/ Kimber Micro (.380 and 9mm)  http://www.kimberamerica.com/   Felons Behaving Badly Police: Neighbor used BB gun in attempted robbery - http://www.gastongazette.com/news/20161225/police-neighbor-used-bb-gun-in-attempted-robbery Suspect - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0453884&searchLastName=Wray&searchFirstName=Jonathan&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1   The Main Topic - Goals MAG40 - http://massadayoobgroup.com/mag-40/ Competition Handgun Intensive - https://shooting-performance.coursestorm.com/course/502-competition-handgun-intensive-pryor-creek-ok Get the free E-book here - http://www.shooting-performance.com/   The Bridge - Ballistic Radio EP191: The Gun Owner’s Guide to Avoiding Pyrrhic Victories Ballistic Radio EP191: The Gun Owner’s Guide to Avoiding Pyrrhic Victories - http://ballisticradio.com/2017/01/04/the-gun-owners-guide-to-avoiding-pyrrhic-victories-podcast-season-4-ballistic-radio-episode-191-january-1st-2017/   Blue Collar Prepping - Fatigue Jet-Alert 100 MG Each Caffeine Tab 120 Count - http://amzn.to/2hW3KEo Jet Alert Double Strength Alertness Aid Caplets, 200mg-90 ct - http://amzn.to/2iNhVeX   This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - Anti-gun hatefest with The Brady Campaign’s Rebecca Flowers Loaded Conversations Ep 7: http://www.loadedconvos.com/index.php/2016/12/16/episode-7-the-new-gvp/ Gays Against Guns: https://twitter.com/gagnoguns   Plug of the Week - Forbidden Thoughts by Milo Yiannopoulos Forbidden Thoughts Kindle Edition ($4.99) - http://amzn.to/2jgqxep

Jonny and Danette discuss two recent murders of trans women of color, Texas anti-trans rulings, a shortage of inject-able estrogen in the US, A NJ lesbian couple's difficulties getting fertility treatments covered by insurance, resistance to anti-conversion therapy legislation in IL and IA, and recent actions by Gays Against Guns.

Jonny and Danette discuss two recent murders of trans women of color, Texas anti-trans rulings, a shortage of inject-able estrogen in the US, A NJ lesbian couple's difficulties getting fertility treatments covered by insurance, resistance to anti-conversion therapy legislation in IL and IA, and recent actions by Gays Against Guns.