
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 life with an unsecured weapon.
In Conversation: Radio GAG interviews Diana Cochran, mother of Francesco. Diana shares some experiences lobbying for Ethan’s Law, a federal law for Safe Storage concurrent with the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Survivors in DC and Francesco’s law, a NY State bill that will extend the protections of Safe Storage to all children up to age 18.
Dec 16, 2023
37 min

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 Cersley has a report back. Our In Memoriam is for Koko Da Doll, who was a transgender star in the Sundance Film Festival documentary Kokomo City.
In Conversation: Radio GAG interviews Kiara St. James of NYTAG, the New York Transgender Advocacy Group, on their mission to advocate for more inclusive gender-based policies that benefit Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB) individuals through building community leaders, educating practitioners, and influencing policy makers.
We close our show with an interview with Erene Mastrangelli, a new Gays Against Guns member who shares her activism and her beautiful song "Love Shine".
Dec 1, 2023
46 min

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 how she recognized her situation and sought help.
In the United States, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. In 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 coercion, threats, and stalking, up to physical violence and murder. When guns are involved, a woman's risk of being killed increases by 1000 percent.
If you or someone you know are in a relationship that has become violent, these organizations can help individuals escape and recover from a dangerous relationship.
NYC Anti-Violence Project:
avp.org/get-help Hotline: 212-714-1141.
AVP also has walk-in appointments from 1-4 pm, Monday through Thursday at 116 Nassau Street, 3rd Fl.
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Hotline NYS: 1 (800) 942-6906
Hotline NYC: 1 (800) 621-4673
The National Domestic Violence Hotline. 800/799-SAFE (7233). Their site is full of information that helps people understand and recognize domestic abuse. Also, through their website, thehotline.org, you can connect by untraceable internet, chat and text, as well as locate resources available in your state.
Additional sites with articles that provide excellent articles to further the understand the subject of domestic/intimate-partner violence.
https://vawnet.org/
Search “Good Housekeeping on domestic violence”—there many topics/links. These were quite good:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/domestic-violence/
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/relationships/a37005/statistics-about-domestic-violence/
https://www.thehotline.org/resources/get-help-50-obstacles-to-leaving/
Want to get involved in stopping gun violence? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here’s the link to make a comment.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001
Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at [email protected] and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.
Nov 1, 2023
34 min

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 violence and murder. When guns are involved, a woman's risk of being killed increases by 1000 percent.
In the first of two podcasts this month, RADIO GAG will speak with Stephanie McGraw, founder of We All Really Matter, a Harlem-based, New York City agency that provides valuable resources and programs for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our second podcast of the series will discuss intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ+ community, the many unique factors that result in barriers to safety, and where to find assistance. At the end of each show, we will provide hotline numbers and names of organizations that can help individuals escape and recover from a dangerous relationship. We hope you will join us.
Want to get involved in stopping gun violence? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here’s the link to make a comment.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001
Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at [email protected] and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.
Oct 22, 2023
34 min

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 Enough Plays to End Gun Violence. Our In Memoriam: Josh Kruger, 39 years old, 10/2/23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Oct 9, 2023
24 min

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 efforts to push them. And Gays Against Guns Gaggers report on the response to the event of a notorious group claiming to promote Gay rights while spreading hate, conspiracy theories and misinformation.
Want to get involved? Contact your congressional representatives about gun regulations and go to the Federal Agency of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or ATF to make a comment on their ruling that will regulate gun sales online and at gun shows. Here’s the link to make a comment.
https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATF-2023-0002-0001
Gays Against Guns would love to have you join us at our next meeting, contact us at [email protected] and ask for meeting info. We gratefully accept donations at gaysagainstguns.net.
Sep 22, 2023
38 min

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-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 988 is available 24 hours.
Sep 22, 2023
25 min

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 Brees, Artist/Activist whose suicide prevention bill Donna’s law is now in effect in Washington, Virginia and Utah.
Radio GAG producer Ti Cersley shares Gun Violence Prevention news, and our In Memoriam features athe Dunham Family of Akron Ohio, victims of the type of mass shooting in which the killer takes the life of their entire family before killing themselves.
If you’d like to get involved in preventing gun violence, Gays Against Guns can use your skills and donations. Go to our webpage https://www.gaysagainstguns.net/support to learn more.
Sep 8, 2023
36 min

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 was killed at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Sam Schwartz, cousin of Alex Schacter was on the Never tour with the Olivers and tells us what we can do to reduce gun violence and save lives. GAG member Michael Shannon joins us to interview his New York State Assembly person Jessica Gonzalez Rojas on her Community Violence Intervention bill which is ready to be signed into law by Governor Cathy Hochul.
Our In Memoriam honors Laurie Ann Carleton, who was shot and killed over her display of a rainbow Pride flag in her store in California. Listen in to Radio GAG for awareness, information and action!
Aug 26, 2023
59 min

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 now permitless carry.
Sarah Germain Lilly provides an update on Gun Violence prevention news on online gun sales including “Armslist” , essentially an unregulated Craigslist for gun sellers and source of crime guns. In Memoriam for Dr. Gwendolyn Lavonne Riddick 7/30/23, Eden, North Carolina.
https://brandonwolf.us/
Aug 5, 2023
38 min
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