Impact of Bolivarian Revolution on LGBT People in Venezuala 2018

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Published: 27 November 2018

Tuesday, 11-27-2018 at 9pm on WBAI/NY 99.5FM and wbai.org

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In September Venezuala along with most countries in the world, sent high level delegations to the UN for the General Assembly. Among the leaders present was President Nicholas Maduro of Venezuala. Venezuala faces a political situation much like that of the socialist government in Chile in 1972, Nicaragua in the 1980s  and other progressive governments being attacked by the US for operating in their people’s interests rather than US corporate interests. The corporate media has done a massive job of attacking the progressive government there. Out-FM co-host John Riley interviewed Ricardo Julio Sanchez, who is a representative of a consortium of Venezualan LGBT activist groups that came with the Venezualian delegation. John asked him about those groups, what the situation really was in Venezuala and the changes that are happening there. Thanks to WBAI Producer William Camacaro for assistance setting up the interview and vice-minister of foreign relations for North America Carlos Ron Martinez, for translating this interview. Click here for Part 2

Naomi Brussel brings us a recording of Cara Page speaking at a panel titled, "Building from the Left: Strategies to Disrupt the Right" and was presented at the Barnard Center for Research on Women.

Scientology, Homophobia and the Suspense of Disbelief

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Published: 14 October 2018

Tune to Out-FM on Tuesday, Oct 16th from 8-10pm on WBAI/NY 99.5FM or wbai.org for a special on Scientology, how it uses unethical means to enforse their will on those that oppose them and it’s anti-gay policy with a special focus on former high ranking leader Michelle LeClair, a lesbian.

We'll present excerpts from the 3 time Emmy winning documentarly Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief. The film focuses on a number of former Scientology executives that left the Church for various reasons. It details the unethical methods of the group which range from using “audit” sessions against a person, if they ran afoul of the church hierarchy. Auditing is a religious practice similar to confession. The church also employs its congregants as snitches to spy on other church members and write up their “violations”.  Additionally they’ve been show to engage in illegal practices in harassing former members, especially those that speak out against the Church of Scientology.