Out-FM aired Tues., October 14, 2025
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Cuomo, Sliwa, and Mamdani (L-R)
LGBTQ people of color & the New York City mayoral election
New Yorkers will go to the polls on Nov. 4 to elect a new mayor. On this program, transgender activist Pauline Park spoke with LGBTQ people of color to get their perspectives on the candidates running for mayor and the most important issues in this mayoral election.
They discussed the positions of candidates on AIDS, Housing, Palestine, and attacks from the White House on Trans people and NYC's mayoral candidates' positions on these issues. Tuesday's guests included:
- Reginald Thomas Brown, board chair of VOCAL-NY;
- Haze Hernandez, a member of the NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene transgender & non-conforming advisory board; and
- Araf Ahmed and Andrew Singh, members of Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM), an organization founded in 2000 to advocate on behalf of South Asian and Indo-Caribbean low-wage immigrant workers, youth and families in New York City.
Music:
John Lennon: "Imagine"
The Beatles: "Revolution"