Why two bigots ate their words

Sherry Wolf describes the wave of protest against two Sacramento disc jockeys who spewed hate about transgender youth.

June 15, 2009

http://socialistworker.org/2009/06/15/why-two-bigots-ate-their-words

WHEN SACRAMENTO radio hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States used their May 28 show on KRXQ to spew anti-transgender filth into the airwaves--they called gender-bending children "freaks" and "idiots" who deserved to be beaten--some listeners were shocked and horrified.

But more importantly, they took action.

Within hours, Facebook, MySpace and listservs were abuzz with protest messages and petitions. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation went on the offensive, and literally thousands of people from across the country called, e-mailed and texted their outrage at this repulsive hate speech to the radio station.