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Transmissions: Scary times call for resolve
I'll admit, you likely don't need me to tell you how scary these times are. That goes double if you are trans.
Transmissions: The sports thing
I'm not a big sports person. I was the sort of kid who got picked last, and in spite of my parents' protestations, I just never found myself into athletics.
Transmissions: An open letter to Gavin Newsom
Columnist Gwen Smith pens an open letter to Governor Gavin Newsom following the debut of his podcast.
Transmissions: What trans people want
When it comes to the struggle for trans protections, there's one unusual quirk I've noticed over the last few years.
Transmissions: What it means to be a distraction
In the first weeks of Donald Trump's second presidency, the administration hurriedly issued executive orders that attempt to strip transgender people of what scant rights we already have, all while seeking to erase us at all levels.
Transmissions: The die is cast
I feel that I can genuinely tell you that we're in some uncharted waters right now.
Transmissions: Anti-social media
There are, of course, bigger issues afoot. As I write this, we are days away from Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration, as well as a torrent of day one executive orders.
Transmissions: What keeps me up at night
On December 22, as many may have been busy hanging garlands or wrapping gifts, President-elect Donald Trump took to the stage at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2024.
Transmissions: Cold comfort for Christmas
This holiday season, for the first time, we had to ask my in-laws not to visit.
Transmissions: Gender outlaws once more
In my formative high school years, as I tried to figure out what my life was all about, one set of three novels proved to be pivotal: "The Illuminatus! Trilogy" by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Transmissions: Questioning the New York Times' question
The loss of the presidential election has left many people shell-shocked, and rather than focusing on the much more pressing question – what do we do now – a lot of people have chosen to focus on trying to find someone to blame.
Transmissions: No rest in Congress
Sarah McBride's election to Congress has shown the nasty side of Republican lawmakers.
Transmissions: Election 2024: The fallout
Typically, at this time of year, I would write about the Transgender Day of Remembrance and the dozens of transgender people who have been killed at the hand of anti-transgender violence.
Transmissions: Self-discovery amid the darkest nights
As I write this, both the presidential election and Halloween are looming.