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Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws" Coalition Protest Outside of Democrat's Convention; & Biden's HHS trans guidelines embroiled in controversy
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Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws" Coalition Protest Outside of Democrat's Convention
In the run up to this year’s Democratic convention, some outlets predicted that Chicago may have a repeat of the 1968 Democratic convention where police rioted and beat protesters.
While some media outlets feared student and activist outrage over the Gaza genocide would lead to a chaotic protest situation similar to the anger created by the Johnson/Humphrey administration conduct of the Vietnam war in 1968 it didn't. Protests against the war on the Palestinians occurred last week, they weren’t well covered by the mainstream media. Joining us to discuss last week’s protests is Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network. He was co-organizer of the "Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws" coalition's March. In addition he attended most of the other protests last week. For more information go to: www.chicagoactivismhub.org
HHS Rule Impacts Trans Community
Biden's HHS trans guidelines embroiled in controversy
Joe Biden's Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has become embroiled in a controversy around gender transition-related medical interventions; Out-FM's Pauline Park talks with Stahimili Mapp about the hidden and not-so-hidden agendas being pushed.
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Gay Climate Activist Faces Potential 7 Years in Prison; also Troubling Transphobia at the 2024 Olympics
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Tune into Out-FM on Tues., August 13, 2024 from 8:00-9:00 pm EDT, on 99.5 FM WBAI/NY
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Gay Climate Activist Faces Potential 7 Years in Prison for
Nonviolent Direct Action vs. Citibank's Fossil Fuels Funding
Out-FM's Bob Lederer interviews John Mark Rozendaal, a 63-year-old gay man active with the national anti-fossil fuels group Extinction Rebellion, of which he is a core New York City organizer. On July 18, Rozendaal and Alec Connon, Executive Director of Stop the Money Pipeline, both of whom had participated in past nonviolent protests at Citibank's headquarters, were served with restraining orders intended to prevent them from returning to Citibank and attempting to suppress their right to protest. Despite this, on August 8, Rozendaal, an accomplished cellist, performed in the public plaza outside Citibank's Lower West Side HQ, wearing a Palestinian kaffiyeh. When 14 colleagues encircled him, the NYPD arrested all of them and then arrested Rozendaal and Connon on a criminal contempt charge. Both now face up to 7 years in prison.
These actions are part of the "Summer of Heat on Wall Street" campaign demanding that Citibank divest from fossil fuels, which has led to 500 arrests for nonviolent actions thus far. The July protests at which Rozendaal and Connon were arrested particularly highlighted Citibank's direct support for U.S. militarism, including the Gaza genocide. Corporate media has virtually ignored the campaign and the repression. In the Out-FM interview, Rozendaal discusses the reasons for this campaign and the connections he sees as a gay man between queer liberation, climate justice, and an end to imperialist wars.
More on Rozendaal's arrest and the campaign here.
More on Rozendaal's arrest and the campaign here.
Women Boxing Their Way Through Troubling Transphobia at the 2024 Olympics
Imane Khelif & Lin Yu-Ting (Credit: Chabe01)
Imane Khelif & Lin Yu-Ting are both women but both were ridiculed for their masculine appearance and mischaracterized as trans, amidst calls to have them ejected from the women's boxing competition in the 2024 Olympics. Out-FM producers Pauline Park & Naomi Brussel discuss the troubling transphobia that roiled the games in Paris.
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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, 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.