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Biden Administration Withdraws Support for Connecticut Anti-Trans Athlete Lawsuit and Reaffirms Trans Rights By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) Last year a lawsuit was filed by several cisgender athletes from a Connecticut high school who argue that they were deprived of wins, titles and scholarship opportunities after two transgender sprinters were allowed to compete in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference in accordance with state law. The initial lawsuit seeks to ban transgender ...

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Athletes of Color Who’ve Paved The Way for Equality By Dirk Smith, MSc, SDL (He/Him) Black History Month is the time for all of us to recognize, learn and celebrate the accomplishments of people of color throughout history. We’d like to recognize a three LGBTQ+ athletes of color who have made important strides in representation and equality for all. Seimone Augustus Currently playing for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA, Seimone Augustus also took home a gold medal play...

My Friend Ken By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him)   During the last week of November, I sat down at my desk, microphone set up and ready to record a discussion with my friend Ken Felts for NPR’s StoryCorps podcast. Being my first ever podcast, the premise was for Ken and I to talk about our friendship and impact on each other’s lives. Flashback to the Spring of 2020 as the Coronavirus Pandemic was starting to cause major worldwide disruptions to everyday life. Ken Felts a 90-year-old man liv...

Officers found justified in June shooting at Englewood light rail station The district attorney found officers were justified in a fatal shooting at the Englewood light rail station in June. Author: Richard Cote Updated: 11:48 AM MST December 17, 2020 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler found the officers involved in a June shooting at the Englewood light rail station were justified in their actions. The DAs office issued the dec...

barbara. the firefighters have basically finished their work of knocng down this fire. but you can see all of the crews that still remain here on the scene. theyre watching over things. from time to time, theyve had toeal with hot spots and flarups that haveappened through the morning. again, the bulk of the fire has been knocked down. now, this fire did quite a bit of damage to this building. but fortunely, no one was injured. firefighters sprayed water on sections of the burning roof...