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Tune into Out-FM on Tues., August 11, 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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Pauline Park with Sheila Lambert (2013)

Pauline Park with Sheila Lambert (2013)

Out-FM's Naomi Brussel talks with Pauline Park about the campaign to make New York City's LGBT organizational names bisexual- and transgender-inclusive: the Coalition for Unity & Inclusion (CUI) launched a campaign nearly 30 years ago to persuade the city's leading organizations to change their names from 'gay and lesbian' or 'lesbian and gay' to 'lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender' back when none of them identified as 'LGBT' despite the fact that many were serving bi and trans people; the story of this campaign has never been told before and it is a significant piece of LGBT community history with lessons for the present day even as 'LGBTQ+' and other more inclusive nomenclature has become commonplace within and outside the queer community.

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde is an iconic figure in the LGBTQ community for his courageous fight against the pervasive and institutional homophobia of Victorian Britain; Wilde is known for his witty plays, above all, his masterpiece, "The Importance of Being Earnest." But the gay Irishman wrote many little known poems and short stories, some of the short stories in the form of fairy tales. Out-FM's Pauline Park reads "The Star-Child," a short story Wilde wrote in the form of a fairy tale.

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Tune into Out-FM on Tues., August 4, 2026 from 8:00-9:00 pm ET, on​ WBAI/NY​, 99.5 FM​, or livestreaming at wbai.org/listen-live

3 minute preview Video of Health GAP Exec. Director Asia Russell Discussing Protest of US Global AIDS Cuts. (click 2 headed arrow to expand to full screen or click on view in youtube.)

  • Out-FM show aired on July 28, 2026 

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On January 20th 2025, President Trump signed an executive order pausing funding for the Presidential Emergency Program for AIDS Relief or PEPFAR for short. PEPFAR is the bilateral program which delivers drugs, funding for medical personel, testing and education to address the worldwide pandemic of AIDS. The 2025 pause in global AIDS funding caused panic among the agencies, clinics and health departments in the countries hardest hit by AIDS as they only had drugs for a few months in stock. While the pause was temporary, full funding was never restored leading to closure of 1700 prevention programs, healthcare centers and caused stock outs of AIDS drugs that interrupted the treatment of People With AIDS in many countries, especially in Africa.

 

The pause in global AIDS funding was partially reversed by protests by the organization Health GAP, which was founded in 1998 by Dr. Allan Berkman, Housing Works, ACT UP/NY & ACT UP/Philadelphia. Just how much has been restored has been obscured by the Trump administration.

Protest Demanding Funding For PEPFAR In Congress

Protest Demanding Funding For PEPFAR In Congress at the Cannon House Office Building in 2025 (photo courtesy of ACT UP/NY)

However In June of this year the State Department had obligated, or pledged, $2.5 billion less than congressionally mandated by the same time in the funding cycle as the program expended in 2024. The PEPFAR Budget is about $4.6 billion, so this is a massive cut to funding.

Jeffrey Graham US AIDS Coordinator for the State Department

Jeffrey Graham US AIDS Coordinator for the State Department

This year, during a preconference session at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janiero Brazil, Healthgap and other AIDS organizations disrupted the speech of Jeffrey Graham, Trump’s US Global AIDS Coordinator demanding release of the funds.

Joining us to discuss this protest and others held at the International AIDS Conference in Brazil is Asia Russell, executive director of Health Gap who has been organizing and protesting at the Conference.

Many People with HIV/AIDS Protest US Cuts to PEPFAR

Many People with HIV/AIDS Protest US Cuts to PEPFAR (photo courtesy of Health GAP)

 

Russell will discuss the campaigns to push countries like France which used Trump's slashing of global AIDS contributions to cut theirs by 60%.

Protest of French President Macron's 60% Cut to Global AIDS

Protest of French President Macron's 60% Cut to Global AIDS (photo courtesy of Health GAP)

She will also discuss the campaign by the Brazilian people to get access to a highly effective HIV/Prevention drug requiring 2 injections/year that was tested on Brazilians but is now unaffordable because of the super high price tag. The drug costs $28,000/year in the US, but only costs $40 for a years supply.

Brazil Break the Patent on Lenacapavir

Brazil Break the Patent on Lenacapavir (photo courtesy of Health GAP)

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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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