RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show

It’s been three years since the shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in 2016. GAG members call in from Orlando. In Memoriam: We honor the 49 people who were killed in the shooting at Pulse. With hosts Tricia Cooke and Josh Tjaden.

Born and raised in Virginia Beach, Ti Cersley shares a local’s perspective on how the recent massacre shattered the community. We look at the loose gun laws that allowed this to happen and discuss ways that lives could have been saved. And we have a special report from a Gays Against Guns rally in Union Square to honor the victims this past weekend. With hosts Ti Cersley and Paul Rowley. Audio seg...

In this Pride Month special, some of our Gays Against Guns members talk about how they became activists. We share our personal paths to activism, our work with GAG, ACT UP, Queer Nation, discuss strategies to encourage others to join us, and how to communicate with folks who may not always agree with us.

For Mother’s Day we’re thinking of all the mothers who have lost children and all the children who have lost mothers to gun violence. We also honor the mothers who turned their loss and pain into activism. Two children talk about their experiences with school lockdown drills. How are families of color disproportionately impacted by gun violence? A mother talks about giving her black son "The Talk"...

How does the act of coming out (as gay or queer) bring out the activist in us? A twist on our In Memoriam: the NRA, who had a disastrous week. NRA Sashay Away! Featuring music by Kevin Aviance and Sing Out Louise. With hosts Kevin Hertzog, Paul Rowley, and John Grauwiler.

We interviewed people with different experiences shooting guns for the first time, and teens activists in the gun violence prevention movement. Our conversation sheds light on the coexistence of gun ownership and responsible gun regulations. In Memoriam: Nyran Plummer, who was only 12-years-old when he was killed. With hosts Sarah Lilly and Ti Cersley

We talk to two survivors of gun violence, Matt Gross and Kim Russell. Both had a friend die the day they were shot in the late 1990s. They describe the impact of PTSD and survivors’ guilt, and how their lives were changed forever. In Memoriam: Sydney Aiello. With hosts Loretta Chan and Virginia Vitzthum.

We talk with Senator Robert Jackson about gun buyback programs and Scott Pappalardo, who destroyed his AR-15 in a viral video shortly after the Parkland massacre. In memoriam: Kaitlin, a pet miniature donkey killed by gun violence in Lyons, Colorado in 2013. With hosts Maryellen Novak and Cathy Marino, and featuring Sing Out Louise.

How does America's nostalgia over the "Wild West" promote gun violence and oppression against women, Native Americans, minorities, and the poor? We reveal dark truths behind romanticized branding of Sarah Winchester and John Wayne. In Memoriam: Jason Pero. With hosts Sarah Lilly and Josh Tjaden.

What should we do about people who broadcast their hate online? Should they be allowed to own guns? We interview Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams about his controversial proposal for law enforcement to review social media accounts of prospective gun owners. Plus: Red Flag Laws. In Memoriam: Joyce Fienberg, who was killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. With hosts Maria Luisa Tuck...

We honor the victims of the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand. What is President Trump's role in recent mass murders and white terrorism by semi-automatic weapons? In Memoriam: Susie Jackson, who was killed in the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. With hosts Paul Rowley and Tricia Cooke.

1st of 2-part series on the impact of guns and gun imagery in film and media. How are children affected? We’ll also look at the early years of guns in Hollywood. In Memoriam: Jaiden Andre Dixon. With hosts Maryellen Novak and Josh Tjaden.

Hosts Cathy Marino Thomas and Sean Stefanic interview friends and family about the disproportionate impact of gun violence on black men in the USA. In Memoriam: Marcus M. Clark and Wilbert Morris.

Our special coverage of the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Parkland, reports on the major impact of the new wave of gun violence activists, and info on the upcoming GAG action in Washington D.C.

We explore the role guns play in the suicide epidemic that is occurring in the U.S. We'll discuss suicide in the military, the police force, and as a national epidemic. We'll also interview both Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of "Stay: A History of Suicide and the Arguments Against It," and Cathy Barber, creator of Means Matter, a campaign created to promote suicide prevention groups that work to...

This week's Radio GAG show brings you a round-up of the weekly news from the gun violence prevention movement and a special focus on Assassinations. What motivates these killings? Political gain? Profit? Revenge? A desire for notoriety?

On this week’s show, your hosts Tricia Cooke and Josh Tjaden examine “Creativity Over Tragedy”- Tools of Destruction as a Means of Artistic Expression. This concept was borne out of Gays Against Guns own creative approach to combat gun violence - with an eclectic mix of genres that incorporates visual art, musical performances and other forms of expression. Featuring the work of: NYC Youth Poet La...

How your APR funds the NRA. This week on Radio GAG we talk about GAG's tactics of following the money - from banks that suport the NRA and the weapons industry, to stock market investments, to the now crumbling NRA business alliance. We will discuss past protests and campaigns that have led to real results such as our campaign against Fed Ex, and our new campaign for 2019 against Wells Fargo aka W...

We take a moment to be thankful for our activist ancestors, and hear from seasoned organizers and new voices. We pay tribute to Harvey Milk, interview Ann Northrop from Queer nation and Act Up, and speak with Adam Eli Warner from Voices 4 about new voices in youth activism. Hosts Ken Kidd, Cathy Marino Tomas. Writers Ken, Cathy and Anderson Vieira.

We reflect on a tumultuous and memorable year. It’s been a year of ups and downs, progress and setbacks, heartache and inspiration, and working toward a world free of gun violence. Here's a list of legislation we'd like to see in 2019.

What Are You Grateful For? 12.25.2018 by RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show

We explore the Pennsylvania gun show actions GAGgers participated in during the 2018 summer months. Kimberly Miller, Jim Fouratt, and Kevin Hertzog were interviewed and shared their unique perspectives as a Human Being Marshal, Human Being, and the visionary. We explored the value of thoughtful persuasion, education, introspection and respect as effective activism tools. And, that even though ther...

This week Radio GAG: The Gays Against Guns Show will address what it's like to visit gun shows. As you may know, gun shows are when groups of gun sellers get together and sell all kinds of weapons to the pubic, usually in ad hoc places in rural areas. GAG members traveled to Pennsylvania gun shows a few times during the summer to engage with gun consumers. Hear three GAGgers' unique perspectives:...

We look at the role of guns in domestic violence. We discuss the Lautenberg Amendment aka The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban - and attempts to keep guns away from abusers. We also discuss coercive control - where guns are left in a home to maintain the constant threat of deadly violence. Our In Memoriam this week is for Maria Teresa Macia.

As the consumer frenzy of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday shopping mayhem kicks off, RADIO GAG looks at the Gift of Gun Violence. From the toy guns that are given to kids every year, to corporate free gun giveaways, we dig into the history and current state of gun gifting. And as Tamir Rice's 4th anniversary passes this week, we examine the real and deadly impact of putting these guns into...