Transmissions: Honor, truth, and discipline

In 2017 – during the first year of Republican President Donald Trump's first term in office – he moved to ban transgender people from service in the military.

Transmissions: Being loud, demanding, and proud

I think it is human nature, in times of crises, to try to cling to safety.

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: 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.

Transmissions: Closing argument

Ballots are arriving for the 2024 presidential election, and this may be my last chance before you fill in that circle or punch out that chad that I can talk to you about your choice.

Transmissions: Certified

"It's here early," I thought as I slid the manila envelope out of the mailbox. An ironic statement to be sure.

Transmissions: Making a change

There are some truly unusual and outlandish beliefs about how a transgender person transitions.

Transmissions: Lies, damned lies, and the presidential election

Transmissions columnist Gwen Smith writes about former President Donald Trump's false statements at a recent Moms for Liberty appearance.

Transmissions: Boxed in

Imane Khelif is a professional boxer from Algeria. You have likely heard a lot about her lately.

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