8PM ET TONITE & archived: Out-FM 2024 Year in Review

[Bob Lederer]

Here's a thoughtful way to ring in the new year: Tune in -- either tonight at 8 PM ET or any time before or afterward via the outfm.org archive -- to the discussion of the Year in Review by the multi-racial Out-FM Collective.

Out-FM 2024 Year in Review

Tune into Out-FM on Tues., December 31, 2024 from 8:00-9:00 pm EDT, on 99.5 FM WBAI/NY

or listen live at https://www.wbai.org/listen-live/

Sound file of the program is available at https://outfm.org/liberation/

Out-FM Collective (clockwise: Naomi Brussel, John Riley, Pauline Park, Bob Lederer, Stahimili Mapp) Discussed 2024 Highlights

Out-FM collective members discuss some of the top stories we've covered over the year.

1) Trump's election, implications esp. for trans people and immigrants, plus plans for resistance 

2) Gaza & Palestine -- and the queer voices of resistance to genocide

3) Growing attacks on trans people nationwide

4) Censorships & book bannings - particularly against portrayals of/by people of color and LGBTQ people

5) Imprisoned Black Liberation Leader Mumia Abu-Jamal Embraces LGBTQIA+ Liberation

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About Out-FM

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