RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show

Tune in to hear remembrances of the aftermath of the assassination of Harvey Milk in 1978, and the jarring parallels between the trial of Dan White and his defense the recent trial of the Kenosha killer, Kyle Rittenhouse. This one hour special includes special guests and authors Tom Ammiamo and Lillian Faderman, Gay Rights activist Jay W. Walker and archival coverage of the White Night Riots that...

This week on Radio GAG hosts Sean Stefanic and Sarah Germain Lilly bring back Barry Graubart, legislative lead for MOMS Demand Action NY. Barry discusses possible outcomes of the pending Supreme Court case on NY State's right to issue a gun possession permit. The discussion includes commentary and explanation on the Oxford High School shooting in Michigan and the trolling of Republican Representat...

For World AIDS Day Host/producer Libby Edwards interviews four people who were among the founders of Visual AIDS Artists' Caucus. Marc Happel and Harvey Weiss discuss the creation of the red ribbon while Allen Frame and Frank Franca explain Day Without Art: the Electric Blanket; the installation that toured the world bringing AIDS awareness to public consciousness. The revolutionary work of the Vi...

2021 is already the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans, Gays Against Guns honored the trans lives tragically lost to gun violence in a special vigil on January 20th. GAG comments on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict in Kenosha, Wisconsin and white supremacy in our country

With violence and racism constantly in the headlines, the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community has much to fear. And who knows better how to manipulate fearful and vulnerable people than the National Rifle Association? Our guests Po Murray of Newtown Alliance and Son Mun of Moms Demand Action discuss the issues as members of the community and Gun Violence Prevention advocates. Host Libby...

We’ll be discussing with activists from @everytown how to address the ways Queer people are disproportionately affected by gun violence. Research by Everytown shows that LGBTQIA+ people are more often targeted in hate crimes and are more frequently victims of suicide. Hosts Ti Cersley and Sarah Germain Lilly interview activists Sarah Grossman and Alé Ortiz about gun violence and its impact on gay...

earn how our country’s firearms regulation bureau has failed us as lobbyists and the NRA usurped its place and power. Sean Stephanic reports on the ways the ATF has had its power blocked and suspended in curtailing gun trafficking and other illegal gun transfers. Meanwhile, the derailment of Dave Chipman’s nomination for director signals more foot dragging on the part of government to create an ef...

How To Be An Artivist...Educator’s Episode. In this episode Playwright Myra Slotnick explains #Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence and Sarah Germain Lilly interviews her students at Dr. Susan S. McKinney HS. Paul Rowley interviews Mark Leydorf of Sing Out Louise.

In this episode Radio GAG talks with "artivists" from Gays Against Guns as they prepare for an action. Sean Stefanic interview's Michael Sylvan Robinson who created an art piece for Justin Roth to wear at the Met Gala, causing a ripple effect of gay and trans gender awareness throughout the fashion and philanthropy communities. WBAI News Director Linda Perry reports on the visual action Giffords c...

Radio GAG reports on the upcoming November SCOTUS ruling on a Second Amendment case that could change the rules on how states regulate guns. Gays Against Guns joins the Soul Box Project in Washington DC October 16 and 17 to bring the gun violence epidemic back into the national spotlight. Special Guests: Barry Graubart of Moms Demand Action NY, Benjamin Williams and Jay W Walker of GAG.

Your host Ti Cersley is joined by friend Josh Hays and they discusses Texas and a new law that allows most Texans to carry handguns in public without going through training or having to get permits. In Memoriam: 27-year-old Jenna Soderberg

It’s September, and we’re going back to school, but how safe are we? The current pandemic has given way to a surge in gun violence all over the country. We talk to Cori Curtis Lipford, a mother and educator and Son Mun, a mother, activist, and medical professional about gun violence in schools. Including where we stand on security and safety against guns and gun violence, and what might be done to...

Legendary Artivist Cleve Jones who created the AIDS Quilt: Names Project tells us about the inspiration and impact of the AIDS Quilt and his own journey to becoming a Gay Rights activist. And Tigger AKA Jim Ferguson explains the launching of Gays Against Guns ‘Human Beings’ , figures dressed and veiled in white who stand for the people killed by gun violence. Contributions from Libby Edwards, Tric...

Radio GAG Hosts Ti Cersley and Sean Stefanic speak with Po Murray of the Newtown Alliance about the NSSF, located right in Newtown, a few miles from Sandy hook Elementary School. A new segment: Discussing gun safety with gun owners with Guillermo Sabatier, Gun Owners for Safety, Giffords. In Memoriam- Pamela Sled, 62 years old, and Promise Mays, 21 years old, 8/18/21, Frankfort, Indiana

“Guns in Cinema” Part 2 . Catch the conversation with Film Director Ethan Coen and Writer/Director Mary Molina on storytelling and violence in American culture in an interview by Radio GAG producer Tricia Cooke.

Join hosts Sean Stefanic and Sarah Lilly for this vital update on gun violence prevention. Mexico Sues US Gun Manufacturers. We’ll explain why gun manufacturers have been immune from liability since 2010 and how that has increased in violence and death in Mexico and our border towns. Gun manufacturers profit from illegal trafficking and have the means to regulate how their weapons are sold and tra...

The trevor Project and Suicide Prevention”. Host Ti Cersley covers last week’s gun violence in this country, ABC News tracked more than 900 shooting incidents Between Saturday, July 17, and Friday, July 23. Fellow gaggers Sean Stafanic and Shep Wahnon will discuss The Trevor Project’s report on the effect of guns in the LGBTQ community and how vulnerable our youth is  to gun violence and suicide....

Join us and listen in to Part 1 of this series on the use of art to protest and promote social change. We will consider “Artivism” and it’s impact from the AIDS Quilt to the pink Pussy Hats of the Women’s March. Co-hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Sean Stefanic share their experiences in the streets and in performance. Artivist Kween Elissa Stein gives us the 411 on the art and activism we call ”Arti...

On this week’s show State Senator Zellnor Myrie explains his successful legislation to hold gun manufacturers accountable for the consequences of their products. And Giffords Gun Owners for Gun Safety spokesperson Jonathan Gold talks about the potential misuse of Ghost Guns. Sean Stefanic leads this week’s In Memorium, David Xavier Castro.

Radio GAG finishes Pride month celebrating victories in gun violence prevention legislation in New York State. Shep Wahnon interviews special guest State Sen. Brad Hoylman on New York State Legislation and Sarah Lilly speaks to gun violence prevention activist Scott Pappalardo on the growing threat of ghost guns. Libby and Sarah deliver our In Memoriam: The names of ten trans people who have been...

Activists Ti Cersley and Shep Wahnon host Radio GAG’s Pride 2021 show. Libby Edwards speaks to Jim Fouratt, lifelong Gay activist and originator of the Gay Liberation Front, about Gay activism from Stonewall to present in the context of Feminism and the right to love and have sex. Tigger! James Ferguson shares the origins of Gays Against Guns “Human Beings” and the In Memoriam of Kimmi Icon Braxto...

Summer Activism is hot in the Gay Community and on Radio GAG. Join us 6/15 at 2:30 PM to learn about @babeccherrygrove BaBec- the Black and Brown Equity Coalition of Cherry Grove on Fire Island. Josh Tjaden and guest host interview Tomik Dash and Victor Jeffreys on the upcoming activism and celebrations for Juneteenth Weekend on Fire Island. BaBec has been organizing, educating and celebrating wit...

Radio GAG celebrates the life and advocacy of Harvey Milk with a two hour broadcast, featuring special guests including Harvey’s nephew, Stuart Milk of the Harvey Milk Foundation and human rights activist, Cleve Jones. Featured content includes Harvey Milk’s “political will” courtesy of Milk colleagues Walter Caplan and Dan Nicoletta, originally remastered from the cassette recording by Jenni Olso...

Radio GAG host Ti Cersley will covers the proposed assault weapons ban with special guest from Connecticut Against Gun Violence Jeremy Stein. Ti brings us updates on an upcoming Supreme Court Case that has staggering implications for carrying weapons in our nation depending on how it is decided by the court’s 6-3 conservative Majority.

Tune in as we explore Stories Beyond Statistics, Chitown GVP Summit, and Street Corner Resources! In Memoriam for 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.