WBAI-FM Upcoming Program
Out-FM
Tue, Jul 21, 2020 8:00 PM
QUEER JOB RIGHTS PROTECTED? BLACK QUEER WOMEN HEALING
Out-FM producers/hosts Naomi Brussel, Bob Lederer, and John Riley will bring you these segments:
Supreme Court Ruling on Queer Job Rights Is No Big Victory
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does forbid job discrimination against workers on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity, in 3 cases brought by two gay men and a trans woman. This decision has been hailed by many queer activists and advocates as a big victory for our freedom, but our guest on Tuesday night, transgender activist and law professor Dean Spade, has a very different perspective. He notes the severe limitations of anti-discrimination laws in actually changing any type of discriminatory behavior, and notes that many poor queers and queers of color continue to face declining income and violence. In the first of a two-part interview, Dean urges LGBTQ+ people to look toward liberatory movements, not court cases -- particularly those with an intersectional, multi-oppression focus -- for progress toward real freedom.
Healing for Black Queer Women in a Time of Crisis
Black queer liberation educators, organizers and healers Cara Page and Adaku Utah analyze the impact of the political/health/economic crisis on queer people of color, especially women. They describe strategies for community and personal healing.
Dean Spade