Gays Against Guns NY is an inclusive direct action group of LGBTQ people and their allies committed to nonviolently breaking the gun industry's chain of death—investors, manufacturers, the NRA and politicians who block safer gun laws. We are New York-based but work with GAG chapters in other cities to ensure safety for all individuals, particularly vulnerable communities such as people of color, women, people who struggle with mental health issues, LGBTQ people and religious minorities. GAG ...
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Cost of Gun Violence Part 3 Safer Shopping to All!
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Costs of Gun Violence pt 3 : Safer Shopping to All!In this podcast, we dig into some OG GAG history with Kenn Kidd, who organized direct actions against Wells Fargo and Fedex around their support for the NRA and gun makers. Our GVP news this week is about the costs of gun violence to taxpayers in Columbus Ohio, estimated at half a Billion per year,…
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Churches Against Gun Violence Part 2
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Join Radio GAG as we approach Transgender Day of Remembrance, this Wednesday, November 20th, holding Trans victims of gun violence in our hearts with a new podcast that pushes back against Christian Nationalist hate. Hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Ti Cersley bring you Part 2 of Churches Against Gun Violence. We speak to two faith leaders who see end…
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Red-Flag Laws Extreme Risk Protection Needed
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RED-FLAG LAWS – Extreme-Risk ProtectionOctober is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, host Libby Edwards explores how red-flag laws can help protect individuals who are under immediate threat of gun violence. Our guest, Tom Verni, a retired NYPD detective with over 27 years in law enforcement and former city-wide LGBTQ+ liaison in NYC, will discuss …
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Join us on Radio GAG for There's Nothing to it…VOTE!. Well there's a lot to it this year. Host Ti Cersley dives into few facts and final dates for registering and voting in NY. Sarah Germain Lilly held a roundtable with gun violence prevention activists who have been canvassing in the final days to this historic election. Guests: Ashbey Beasley, So…
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Join us on Radio GAG for Suicide Prevention Month and how to be aware if someone is contemplating suicide. Libby Edwards and Cathy Marino-Thomas host with guest Hudson Munoz, executive director of Guns Down America. We discuss how they ended the NRA’s lucrative insurance program, pushed major American banks to end their business relationships with …
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Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round
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Join us on Radio GAG for The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round. A bus load of gun violence prevention activists were in NYC for Guacathon 2024. On the bus, we met up with Scout Cardillo from March for Our Lives and Bulletproof Pride. We discuss how this national GVP, youth lead organization is working to address the intersectional issues facing …
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Join us on Radio GAG for Churches Against Gun Violence! Christian Nationalists are grabbing headlines with slogans like “God, Guns and Country”, the more crude and sensational the better. With all the press on far right evangelical churches (was Jesus a Republican or a Democrat?), we have forgotten that churches have been a powerful force in Social…
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Join Radio GAG for our 50 States of Gun Violence podcast!Ti Cersley and Sarah Germain Lilly catch up with friend and Queer ally, Jeremy Stein, now serving as the Executive Director of States United to Prevent Gun Violence. We discuss his vital role in supporting state-led activists. Sarah reports back from the Stop Project 2025 Rally in time Square…
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Join Radio GAG for our 2024 Youth Power 2 podcast and tap into the power of change!Radio GAG catches up with Enough Plays to End Gun Violence’s young playwright Niarra C. Bell and actors Eddie Moore and Sky Carrington about their art and views on Gun Violence in America. Then survivor activist Sam Schwartz of the 2024 Tour to Save Democracy gets on…
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Project 2025: Minorities in Jeopardy
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Radio GAG introduced Project 2025 (officially the Presidential Transition Project) in our April 7th podcast, which gave a broad overview of this right-wing Republican plan to dismantle American democracy. In the coming months, we will focus on specific aspects of Project 2025 and how this authoritarian, white-supremicist effort to restructure our g…
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Introduction to Project 2025: The Republican Plan to Dismantle Democracy
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Project 2025 (officially the Presidential Transition Project) is the right-wing Republican plan to dismantle American democracy--a harrowing plot that reads like dystopian fiction but is all too real. These policies will turn America to an authoritarian, white-supremacist, autocratic state, much like Hungry. Anne-christine d’Adesky of “Stop the Cou…
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Radio GAG Speaks with Ashbey Beasley, Highland Park survivor and lobbyist extraordinaire, about the dollar cost for families and communities when a mass shooting occurs. Ashbey breaks it down and explains how laws shield gunmakers from liability. Our GVP news focuses on New York City, and we treat you to We Wanna Take Your Gun sung by our fab queer…
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Remember Valentine’s Day before the Parkland Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School?How many memories survive for the parents who lost children at that horrific event? One father, Manuel Oliver, has made a mission of continuing his son Joaquin’s activism against gun violence and has filed an international lawsuit condemning the Am…
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“I need it for protection..” Most Americans give protection as the reason they obtained a gun. But are you safer with a gun?What is the difference between feeling safe and actually being safer? Olivia Brown, from Project Unloaded and Katherine Schweit, author and former FBI Agent and expert on school mass shootings, share their differing perspectiv…
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Libby Edwards takes a look at the state of gun laws in Iowa.Av RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show
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Costs Of Gun Violence Pt 1 Emotional Costs
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This week, Radio GAG marks the sixth annual National Gun-Violence Survivors Week (January 22 – 26) and begins its examination of the costs of gun violence. Our special guest will be Patricia Oliver, a co-founder of “Change the Ref,” and mother of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who was killed on Valentine’s Day in Parkland. Patricia speaks openly and moving…
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Unsecured And Dangerous, 11 Years After Sandy Hook
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How Safe Storage Laws can change the landscape of gun violence in America. Gun Violence prevention news: The 11th Annual Vigil for All Survivors of gun violence brought historic gains for the gun violence prevention movement including Senate votes and sponsorship by Senator Charles Schumer. Our In Memoriam: Francesco Cochran, age 17, who took his l…
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Trans Day of Remembrance 2023 Our actions: On November 20th, Gays Against Guns teamed up with NYCyouth4transrights and The Clinton School GSA at their event in Washington Square Park. GAG’s Human Beings represented transgender, gender non-conforming/non-binary and TwoSpirit Americans who have been killed by gun violence in the last year - Ti Cersle…
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Domestic Violence Awareness LBGTQ IPV
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For Domestic Violence - Part II, our first guest, Catherine Shugrue dos Santos of the NYC Anti-Violence Project, will address the many unique factors in LGBTQ+ domestic violence that result in barriers to safety, and where to find assistance. And a survivor of domestic/intimate-partner violence tells us…
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OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. In the United States, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men who suffer physical abuse in some form. Partner abuse can take the form of emotional cohersion, threats, and stalking, up to physical violen…
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This week we are celebrating the First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Join host Ti Cersley and Gays Against Guns President Jay W. Walker as they discuss the importance of this new office and the Deputy Director, Greg Jackson. Find out what else is gagging with GAG this Month? Plus, Sarah Germain Lilly brings us an update on Eno…
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It’s suicide awareness month and Radio GAG has plenty to talk about. Our featured interview with Cator Sparks describes the changing world and changing identity of men in our culture, and the suicide of his own father. Meanwhile the Radio GAG GVP news focuses on the gun safety regulation that legislators are able to move on and the grass roots effo…
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September is Suicide Awareness Month and the rates of gun suicide are particularly high among former and current military members. Join Radio GAG host Ti Cersley and guest Marissa Edmund breakdown a report from the Center for American Progress about Gun Suicides and military members. Since this interview, 988 has been designated as the new three-di…
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Suicide Awareness Month. If you know, you know. Suicide is an epidemic in the US, with teenagers, the middle aged, elderly women and especially men all among the victims. Join Radio GAG this month as we explore suicide, what can be done and especially the access to guns that kill about 70% of suicide victims. Sarah Germain Lilly interviews Katrina …
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Radio GAG reports on summer activism and gun violence prevention events in our podcast GAG ing in the Streets. Join our Radio GAG hosts and guests as they discuss Gays Against Guns recent event: Guac’s Dance Party, an outdoor dance party with Manuel and Patricia Oliver, Sam Schwartz and other gun violence survivors in honor of Joaquin Oliver who wa…
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Radio GAG welcomes Brandon Wolf, Pulse Nightclub survivor turned activist and author of a new book “A Place for Us: A Memoir”. Join host Ti Cersley and Jay W. Walker as they discuss the current state of Florida. Brandon explains how he still finds hope in the people of Florida even with anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, political hate speech, book bans and …
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Suppose you had taken out a restraining order against your former partner, because they beat and threatened you and menaced you with their gun. Then the judge tells you, this restraining order will protect you and your family from a confrontation with this person, but you cannot restrict them from carrying a gun. Enter Zackey Rahimi, who claims he …
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One of our favorite youth activists told us recently that an important way we can advocate to end gun violence is by talking about it!So, just how do you approach such a sensitive issue with people you care about in your community this summer? Radio GAG speaks with Fred Guttenberg, Author, Activist and dad about his new book American Carnage, co-au…
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This week on Radio GAG! A report on the Pulse Memorial Vigil held at Stonewall Memorial Park in Greenwich Village. Ti Cersley talks with Tomik Dash and Devin Domingo from BaBEC about Juneteeth on Fire Island and there work for Black and transgender equity as well as a sense of belonging among LGBTQ+ Black people and all people of color. Voices from…
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Join Radio GAG 5.25.23 as we get the down low on the Survivor Sit In DC June 6-12. Activist Sam Schwartz who lost his cousin Alex in the Parkland mass murder 2.14.2018 has had enough. After lobbying for five years in Florida and Washington DC, Sam has called for all the Gun Violence Prevention groups to join him in a National sit in for a vote on t…
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Join Hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Ti Cersley as Radio GAG goes LIVE to find out what our listeners think about banning assault weapons. We hear from Comedian Amy Schumer at a rally held on May 13th in Union Square to give mom what she really wants: an assault weapons ban. Robert DeDominic gives us a GVP news update. Do you think an assault weapons…
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Join Hosts Sarah Germain Lilly and Sean Stefanic as we look at the misguided and deadly results of the guns, deaths and injuries pushed into our lives by gun manufacturers and the politicians who protect them. First, a news update on another deadly shooting with an AR-15 in Texas, and victories from state houses all across America that have passed …
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GAG comments on the NRA’s recent convention in Indiana and talks with activists Tom Gerety and Mary Tuttle, who were among those who created onsite actions to push back against the NRA’s dangerous messaging. Join hosts Libby Edwards, Sean Stephanic and GAG contributor Robert DeDominic, as we discuss the NRA’s faulty definition of the Second Amendme…
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Join Radio GAG, as we amplify the youth that are driving the gun violence prevention movement that's changing the political perspective across the nation. Across the country, youth are demanding gun reform, safer streets and respect for LGBTQ+ Rights. Radio GAG interviews members from NYC Youth 4 Trans Rights; Rachel Jacoby of March for Our Lives a…
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Hosts Sean Stefanic and Sarah Germain Lilly discuss the violent chain of death connecting two deadly forces on the rise in America and Mexico; Fentyal trafficking and the illegal gun trade. Robert Dominic shares the GVP news update. Newtown Action Alliance leader Po Murray details the international delegation which traveled to Mexico to meet with M…
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Host Sarah Germain Lilly reports on the far-right House Judiciary (horror) hearing called: ATF’s Assault on the Second Amendment: When is Enough Enough?; and the gun violence prevention movement’s heroic responses.Next Sean Stefanic shares a report on the far-right Gift of Life Counter Protest that many activists took part in Saturday, March 25th.J…
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GAG reports on the recent bans and attacks on drag artists in America. Host Ti Cersley reviews the history of drag bans in a special report with NYC know it all drag performer, Gina Tonic. Fellow Gagger, Sean Stefanic talks to Desiree Joy Frias, about her work as a Drag Story Hour Defender. Then Jay W. Walker reports on the protests from the LGBT+ …
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• Students Against Santos Rally In Long Island with Marti Cummings• Sean Stefanic covers Gays Against Guns at St. Pat’s for All in Queens, NY • Sarah Germain Lilly shares an anti- gun violence anthem, End Gun Violence Now, by Resistance Company. • We introduce a new feature, It’s Downright Tacky, calling out four of the most ridiculous gun waving w…
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Culture Change: A Week Without Gun Violence
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New Series: Culture Change- Gun laws, registration, training and insurance will make us safer. But how do we change the gun culture in our country? This week on Radio GAG from The UK, a week without gun violence. Ti Cersley discusses national safety, government corruption and activism with friend Julie Roberts who raised awareness of Mesothelioma i…
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On today's special broadcast Radio GAG shares an update on Legislative Action from Angela Weber, of the Honor with Action Coalition. Live from DC, Ti Cersley from Gays Against Guns reports from the Vigil and Commemoration “Remembering Parkland” sponsored by Brady “Team ENOUGH. Kevin Cramer Jr. also reports the direct action in DC with Change the Re…
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Parkland 5 Years AfterWhat do you do five years after 17 members of your beloved family and community are killed and your elected officials fail to pass gun safety laws and work to undo safety measures that are still in place?Our guests, Debbie Miller, Stacey Wesch, and Angela Weber, self-described Gun Violence Prevention activist Bad Ass Bitches, …
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Gun Violence does not stop! Every incident impacts survivors and their communities for years and sometimes lifetimes.This week on Radio GAG, Sarah Germain Lilly speaks with survivors in Brooklyn, NY, Parkland, FL, and Aurora, CO. They share their experiences and a message of healing and change. Sandy Phillips tells us about Survivors Empowered and …
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Join us for Radio GAG’s New Episode “American Hate…I Am Under Attack!” GAG reviews the spike of hate and violence over the last several years and how it has affected the Queer, Jewish and AAIP communities. Join host Ti Cersley and fellow Gaggers… Robert DeDominic, Shep Wahnon and Sonni Mun discuss how the NRA and right wing politicians have fueled …
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Deadlier Than Ever: Part 1 Auto Sears
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Unregulated tactical accessories are making guns more lethal - Part I of a two-part series. This Tuesday, Radio GAG will explore the issue of unregulated tactical accessories, in a two-part series, starting with the "auto sear." Although AR-type rifles are often involved in mass shootings, handguns are actually the most used weapon. Handguns and AR…
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Are all gun owners NRA and Second Amendment hard liners? What do gun owners think about gun laws, gun safety and what it means to carry a weapon? Gun violence prevention advocate Jeff Kasky, father of Cameron Kasky, founder of March for Our Lives and gun owner Guillermo Sabatier, join Radio GAG producers Ti Cersley and Sarah Germain Lilly to debunk…
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Queer Year: 2022 An All GAG Review
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Join Host Ti Cersley for a full review of the last year in gun violence prevention news. We will examine everything from the change in our gun laws, armed intimidation, mass shootings, assault weapons, survivors and how GAG has kept the LGBTQIA2S+ community a significant voice in the gun violence prevention movement.…
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Join Radio GAG for our new podcast episode “Honor with Action in DC Part 2”. Gays Against Guns was a powerful presence at the Gun Violence Prevention summit week in Washington DC which was attended by many gun violence prevention groups from around the country and organized by the Newtown Action Alliance led by Po Murray.Our show focuses on the Gay…
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Join Radio GAG for an eye opening conversation with Professor Carol Anderson on her landmark book The Second: Race and Guns in a fatally Unequal America. Professor Anderson and Jay W. Walker examine the roots of the Second Amendment, its context in the slave economy, and how it has come to support white supremacy in the United States. Part 2 in thi…
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Gays Against Guns was a powerful presence at the Gun Violence Prevention summit week in Washington DC which was attended by many gun violence prevention groups from around the country and organized by the Newtown Action Alliance led by Po Murray.Our show focuses on the Gays Against Guns Press conference at As You Are, an LGBTQ+ cafe and gathering p…
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Join Radio GAG for an eye opening conversation with Professor Carol Anderson on her landmark book The Second: Race and Guns in a fatally Unequal America. Professor Anderson and Jay W. Walker examine the roots of the Second Amendment, its context in the slave economy, and how it has come to support white supremacy in the United States. This week Par…
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