Woke AF Daily Outspoken

Cathy Renna, Director of Communications for the National LGBTQ Task Force, joins her friend Danielle to talk about the importance of Pride, finding a local Pride event near you - even as an ally, if you aren't LGBTQ+ yourself - and of telling our own stories.
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This week, the courts delivered not one but two good stories. However, we know that Republicans will not stop fighting - and Democrats need to start giving some of that same energy to combat the GOP's 19th century vision for our future in which they have the power to control what we do with our own bodies.
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That's exactly what NRA and the gun lobby are - taking advantage of crises and tragedies to sell guns to marginalized communities such as the LGBTQ+ community after the Pulse nightclub shooting. Jonathan Metzl returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss how we can organize and move forward.
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The Republican party has been operating within a framework of criminality for decades, the conviction of Donald Trump has only solidified it. Republicans are not exhausted, but Democrats are lacking the urgency to fight back.
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Joelle Espeut, Program Director at the Normal Anomaly Initiative, spoke with Danielle about the Black Queer AF media tour, why it's important to portray a diversity of queer stories and identities, and the meaning of hope and liberation during Pride.
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Gun culture is not normal, and the normalization of gun ownership - especially among marginalized communities - has to be stopped. Hudson Munoz, Executive Director of Guns Down America, joined Danielle to discuss his own experiences with queer friends being influenced by the gun lobby.
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