Why Do Evangelicals Blame Us? and OutRight TV: New Realities

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Published: 28 April 2020

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Since at least the 6th century major sects of Christianity blamed LGBTQI people for floods, hurricaines, earthquakes, and fire from the sky. Naomi Brussel and John Riley discuss this with Gay Liberaction Network co-founder Andy Thayer from Chicago. Currently luminaries of the religious right, Pat Robertson and Ralph Drollinger continue this hateful tradition. Following the segment we'll take listener calls at  212-209-2877 in the last 10 minutes of the segment.

UN Program Officer Sahar Moazami catches up with Subha Wijesiriwardena in Colombo, Sri Lanka about the importance of a strong health care system, missed opportunities, and a new appreciation for connecting with one's community.

OutRight TV brings you stories of LGBTIQ activists and allies across the world as we face the COVID-19 pandemic together.

Activists to Samaratin's Purse: "Hate Won't Heal"; COVID-19 & International LGBTQ Organizing

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Published: 21 April 2020

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COVID-19 & International LGBTQ Organizing

Naomi Brussel interviews Outright International's Maria Sjödin, the group's Deputy Executive Director on the group's efforts to ramp up their response to support LGBTIQ people and organizations. She will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on vulnerable communities . LGBTIQ people already experience barriers to access to health, high levels of domestic and family violence, and scapegoating for crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic is escalating. Outright International is raising funds to help LGBT organizing around the world.

Sjödin will also discuss new initiatives like Outright TV which features interviews with LGBTQI organizers and activists from around the world.

Samaratin's Purse Discriminates

Out-FM co-host John Riley brings us sound from Reclaim Pride's press conference, held last Tuesday, April 14, 2020  The COVID-19 Response Working Group of the Reclaim Pride Coalition (RPC), a New York-based activist group which advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, held a Press Conference in Central Park outside of the Samaritan’s Purse tents to discuss details of why Samaritan’s Purse is a bad medical partner for New York City and Mt. Sinai Hospital and to demand that Samaritan’s Purse drop its requirement that volunteers and employees agree to its transphobic and homophobic “Statement of Faith.” Scores of people and reporters gathered. Activists caried a banner reading, "Hate Won't heal" and signs reading: " Do no harm, Grahams Greed: 22 Million: his networth." Speakers included long time AIDS Activist Timothy Lundsford Stevens who was discriminated against by Franklin Graham's organization was among the speakers. Here's an excerpt from their press conference. We then take listener calls.