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Trans Youth at Supreme Court

Trans Youth at Supreme Court

Tennessee Transphobia at the Supreme Court and Project Reach

On Tuesday's show, Naomi Brussel & Pauline Park discuss the landmark case before the US Supreme Court concerning Tennessee's ban on medical interventions for trans youth.

NMASS Protests Chinese Planning "Council's Wage Theft"

 
National Mobilization Against Sweatshops vs. the Chinese-American Planning Council
 
Naomi and Pauline also speak with members of the National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMASS) about their challenge to the Chinese-American Planning Council as well as with former Project Reach staff terminated by CPC.
 
#NMAS #CPC #sweatshops #ProjectReach #Tennessee #LGBTQ #transphobia #transyouth #SupremeCourt 
Music:
Ezra Furman singing his song "Body Was Made"
 
Pete Seeger sings Florence Reece's song "Which Side Are You On?"
 
Dolly Parton sings "9 to 5"

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs (L) and Audre Lorde (R)

Alexis Pauline Gumbs (L) and Audre Lorde (R)

We are excited to welcome the esteemed writer /poet Alexis Pauline Gumbs to Out FM, author of the magical, fascinating, inspiring new biography of poet Audre Lorde, entitled Survival Is A Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde.

Alexis describes herself as a queer, black, (self-described) troublemaker, Black Feminist Evangelist, and an aspirational cousin to all sentient beings.

Her work is grounded in a community ethic and as such has founded or been a member of UBUNTU- A Women of Color Survival Coalition to End Gendered Violence, Warrior Healers Organizing Trust, and The Earth Seed Land Collective in Durham North Carolina.

In addition she has participated in the work of Southerners On New Ground, Allied Media Projects, Black Women’s Blueprint and the International Black Youth Summit.

Other titles by her include:

Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity 

M Archive: After the End of the World

Dub: Finding Ceremony

Audre Lorde ReadingPoem. "Power"

#audre4ever, #AudreLorde @alexisPaulineGumbs

About Out-FM

Out-FM is a weekly progressive, intersectional queer show by and for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, 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. It’s also heard on Pacifica station KPFK in Los Angeles, 90.7 FM and kpfk.org. Our programs are archived at outfm.org. You can also follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram. 

 
We urge you to consider becoming a WBAI Buddy (sustainer) at $10/month -- AND MORE if you can afford it. 

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Or send a check or money order, made out to WBAI/Pacifica via USPS. Mail to:

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The station is in a short but critical fund-drive, and its very survival is at stake. Besides the donation website, a pledge phone line just opened ( 833-WBAI-NYC or 833-922-4692 ), so you have two options to make your contribution, plus the possibility of sending an old-school check or money order. And on any platform, the station now accepts PayPal.

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