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Tune into Out-FM on Tues., October 13, 2026 from 8:00-9:00 pm ET, on​ WBAI/NY​, 99.5 FM​, or livestreaming at wbai.org/listen-live

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Health GAP Sit-In at US Captiol Building

Health GAP Sit-In at US Captiol Building

Impact of Whistle Blower Revelations on Zambia’s AIDS Health Deal 

For some in the audience the dismantling of USAID brings to mind, some of the nefarious campaigns that it was involved in during the Cold War into the 1990s who argued that USAID functioned mainly as a diplomatic and military instrument rather than a humanitarian agency by propped up dictatorships in the Congo, Iran, Chile and Egypt. Also the agency was heavily integrated in the war effort in Vietnam and allowed development projects to be weaponized for counter insurgency damaging its reputation as a neutral AID provider. It has also had a role in structural adjustment and Free-Market Shock Therapy. In the 1990s the Clinton administration and Congress somewhat downsized the agency.

 

However the agency rebounded from 2001-2024 before the Trump Administration massively cut it back in mid-2025. dropping from $48.3 billion to 18.9 billion in 2025 Only $4.7 billion or 25% was for PEPFAR. 

 

The AIDS movement was in part one of the reasons for the regrowth of USAID because it pressured the Bush Administration to fund access to life extending and life saving HIV treatments throughout the developing world. While the AIDS Movement preferred funding the bi-lateral Global Fund after it was founded, the Bush administration and congress refused to fund it fully and put most of the spending in the Bilateral strings-attached PEPFAR program.

 

 

 

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About Out-FM

Out-FM is a weekly progressive, intersectional queer show by and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, non-binary, gender non-conforming, intersex, queer, and questioning communities. Our program originates from listener-sponsored, noncommercial WBAI/Pacifica Radio in New York, 99.5 FM and wbai.org. Our programs are archived at outfm.org. You can also follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

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Oct. 3rd protest against New York Presbyterian Hospital, organized by ACT UP/NY and the Gender Liberation Movement

As New York City"s Mount Sinai, Presbyterian and NYU Medical Centers have closed gender-affirming care programs for trans youth, Out-FM producers Naomi Brussel and Pauline Park present issues and activists involved in the struggle for the rights of trans youth.

Law Professor Arthur Leonard

Law Professor Arthur Leonard

In the first segment, New York Law School Professor Emeritus Arthur Leonard discusses the legal questions raised by the U.S. Department of Justice's attacks on medical facilities offering trans youth services.

Gwen Appenfeller

Gwen Appenfeller, member of Trans Working Group of ACT UP/NY

Then ACT UP/NY member Gwen Appenfeller, who helped organize a recent demonstration against these attacks (along with the Gender Liberation Movement), talks about the impact on patients of closure of these services, and plans for continuing protests. And Pauline and Naomi explore the international medical controversies surrounding the provision of hormone and other treatments to trans youth.

The Trans Health Hub Information Site

The Trans Health Hub Information Site at TransHealthHub.org

 

THANKS TO LISTENER-SPONSORS OF WBAI!
For Keeping fearless independent journalism alive & strong!

We thank you for your pledge during this special summer fund drive to pay down the Transmitter bill. The station exceeded its goal!

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About Out-FM

Out-FM is a weekly progressive, intersectional queer show by and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, non-binary, gender non-conforming, intersex, queer, and questioning communities. Our program originates from listener-sponsored, noncommercial WBAI/Pacifica Radio in New York, 99.5 FM and wbai.org. Our programs are archived at outfm.org. You can also follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

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