Sacramento Based Radio Hosts Defame, Advocate Violence Against Transgender Children

GLAAD is currently working with the Trans Youth Family Allies to respond to a highly defamatory radio broadcast on KRXQ-FM in Sacramento, California on May 28.

In a long tirade on the Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning radio show, heard in Sacramento, California on KRXQ 98.5FM, hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States verbally attacked transgender children when discussing a recent story about a transgender child and her parents’ decision to support her transition in Omaha, NE.

Hosts of the show Rob Arnie & Dawn

Hosts of the show Rob Arnie & Dawn

The two hosts spent more than 30 minutes making highly derogatory comments about transgender children and promoting child abuse as a so-called “cure” for their gender identity.

GLAAD has reached out to KRXQ management to communicate our serious concerns and demand an apology. We are waiting for their reply.

We'll have much more information on the incident tomorrow, so please check back for updates. In the meantime if you'd like to voice your concerns please reach out to these contacts:

John Geary
Vice President & General Manager
KRXQ-FM
(916) 339-4209
jgeary@entercom.com

Arnie States
On Air Personality
KRXQ-FM
(916) 334-7777
rad@robarnieanddawn.com

Rob Williams
On Air Personality
KRXQ-FM
(916) 334-7777
rwilliams@entercom.com

When contacting KRXQ , please ensure that your emails and phone calls are civil and respectful and do not engage in the kind of name-calling or abusive behavior that we are expressing our concerns about.

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nataniasmom's picture

My email to the show and station::::

jgeary@entercom.com, rad@robarnieanddawn.com, rwilliams@entercom.com

In regards...

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing because I recently had your hosts comments about transgendered children and their advocating child abuse as a way to "cure" these children.

I do not understand how anyone could claim that abusing children in any form is a good thing.
I also do not understand how you could alienate and hurt thousands of people in this country who are either transgendered,
have loved ones (including children) who are transgendered, or know someone who is transgendered.

And the nerve of anyone to say whether or not someone is "seeking attention" or is actually feeling like they are living in the wrong body.

Let me be clear, I am not a therapist, I am not transgendered.
I listened to this entire argument on your show.
I did not want to listen to it. I felt sick to my stomach, I felt angry and I cried.

I can not believe that in 2009 there are this kind of narrow minded, ignorant, hateful people in the industry of "entertainment".
These two men were disrespectful, horribly rude, and made me think things that I will not say here.
I am trying really hard to be the bigger person, to not bash and name call, the way that these two men have done.

And I will tell you this right now if I ever found out this man actually hit his son with anything for any reason,
I would call the police and hope that his poor child was taken away from him.

And another thing, are these men in the households of these transgendered kids? Are they there to actually here what the parents or the kids said?
No they were not, they are judging people they have never and will never meet.

This programming is sick, vile, disrespectful, hurtful, and violates freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech has never included the right to hate speech and slander.
People are sued for slander and defamation, and I would complete support someone suing your show,
your station, for slander and defamation of transgendered people, especially children.

Please make a public apology, fire these men, do something to make this right.

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