Local Radio Hosts, Kimberly and Beck, Disgrace Station, 98.9 The Buzz With Transphobic Rant

The City of Rochester announced this week in a fabulously progressive decision that they would be adding transgendered health benefits for city employees and their families in the city medical plan (effective January 1st).

When the ever-infamously terrible Rochester Resident trash-talking radio hosts, Kimberly and Beck caught wind of this news, they decided to berate, mock and laugh offensively in a 12 minute rant insulting transgendered people and about how terrible this was for the city while making countless jokes about transgendered people and their bodies. Several times Kimberly called transgendered people "Nut jobs." Then they laughed at and mocked a woman that called into the station to say how offensive they were being, "sir." The radio hosts both equated reconstructive surgery for transgendered people to cosmetic breast enhancement and taking care of facial wrinkles and jokingly suggested that the reason the city would do this could be that Lovely Warren could be related to someone that wants to have a surgery due to being transgendered. The hosts even went as low as criticizing and mocking a local transgendered high school student for being able to play on the girl's softball team. The hosts then ended the segment with Aerosmith's song, "Dude looks like a lady."

If you'd like to listen to their transphobic rant, you can here

https://soundcloud.com/am2pmboi/city-employees-get-trans-insurance

This sort of segment on the radio is out of line, disgusting and pure ignorant hate.

Its nonsense broadcasts like this that spreads harmful misinformation, encourages bullying and shouldn't be tolerated by radio stations nor its advertisers. I plan on contacting the radio station to express my disgust as well as express my disappointment to their advertisers to let them know I'm not happy with them supporting such hateful transphobic radio personalities. If you want to do the same, you can contact 98.9 The Buzz here.

In a time where state by state we are working towards eliminating hate and discrimination we don't need to employee hateful personalities. We really need to stop giving people like this a platform. Come on 98.9 The Buzz, please step onto the right side of hate today and give Kimberly and Beck the Boot. Until then, I will be listening to other stations entirely.

Kimberly has since doubled down on her ignorance by tweeting "‏@Kimberly989buzz: Freedom of Speech includes the freedom to offend others. You aren't granted a right to not be offended in this life #getoverit#ROC."

People like that and quasi-celebrities everywhere need to understand that their actions, although they have the freedom of speech, they should not and are not exempt from consequences. I will repeat: freedom of speech does not mean we, the consuming public, will not react upon you.