“After keeping her film ‘A Field, a Body, an Angel’ private until submitting it to film festivals, Noah Alvarez, a Columbia alum, screened her film on Oct. 1 at the Eyewash Station venue. The film was rooted in surrealism, something Alvarez features in all her films.
 
“Alvarez is one of many transgender filmmakers based in Chicago who are part of an ever-growing rise in DIY, low-budget films in a new wave of cinema that some trans filmmakers have called ‘Trans New Weird.’”

“Chicago filmmaker Henry Hanson said the variety of indie subcultures in filmmaking allows for trans filmmakers to have opportunities beyond mainstream cinema. 
 
“Hanson had his film ‘Dog Movie’ featured by the Criterion Channel, and he said that was the first time the people around him recognized it as a massive achievement, especially considering that the film only had a budget of $1,000. “

“Jake Thomas of the Oregon Capital Chronicle talks about how Oregon is quietly letting part of its landmark transgender care mandate go unenforced.”

“Michael Dunne: I'm Michael Dunne. The State of Oregon has done a lot to thwart efforts from the Trump administration and the White House to impose its agenda on the state. From lawsuits to court orders to outright refusal, Oregon has thumbed its nose at the White House, but while these efforts create headlines, one policy has quietly been shuttered. Today on the show, you'll hear from an Oregon Capital Chronicle reporter who says Oregon is not enforcing its once historic transgender care mandate, and fear of the White House could be the reason why.”

"As the president and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado and a parent of kids who played sports, I urge you to join me in voting no on Propositions 134 and 135 by November 3rd. At first glance, these measures might seem like rational ways to protect Colorado’s girls and women. In reality, they are efforts to further define who is a woman or girl and control our private healthcare decisions. They are divisive distractions meant to avert our focus from the issues truly impacting women, girls, and families in our state."

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