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Transmissions: No more

November 30, 2022 | by Gwendolyn Ann Smith

It was late in the evening of November 19 at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Guest Opinion: New governor's council is state's latest step to stop hate

by Joyce Newstat and Scott Wiener
Nov 22, 2022

Every year, at the beginning of Pride Month, we put on our parkas and wool caps and head up to Twin Peaks to light the incredible pink triangle installation.

Transmissions: After the election, a glimmer of hope

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Nov 18, 2022

It wasn't intentional for the Transgender Day of Remembrance to fall so close to Election Day and its aftermath, but they have certainly grown in importance to each other over the years.

Jock Talk: If you believe in human rights, do not watch the World Cup

by Roger Brigham
Nov 11, 2022

For the first time in four decades, I will not watch a single minute of the men's soccer World Cup. Not one vuvuzela-shrieking minute.

Transmissions: Sounding the alarm

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Nov 2, 2022

I often feel that I am too alarmist. I have spent decades now, deep in the issue of anti-transgender violence and murder, and I know that colors my views.

Transmissions: The litter box legend

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Oct 19, 2022

October is no stranger to urban legends, dating back at least to Washington Irving's 1819 Halloween favorite, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Transmissions: Gwen Araujo and the steady trickle of anti-trans violence

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Oct 4, 2022

Around 20 years ago, somewhere in the middle of October 2002, I was talking with another trans activist friend of mine.

Transmissions: Transit tales — and transgender typecasting

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Sep 21, 2022

Your average, modern city is a labyrinth of streets linking home, work, and entertainment in a maze of asphaltic concrete as far as the eye can see.

Transmissions: Living

by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
Sep 7, 2022

Living is a funny thing. It is something we tend to take for granted. Our lungs autonomously breathe in a steady stream of oxygen, enriching our blood.