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Retired U.S. Space Force Colonel **Bree Fram** joins *The Spectrum* to discuss her 23-year military career, coming out as a transgender woman while on active duty, and the impact of policies banning transgender service members. In this wide-ranging conversation, she reflects on leadership, service, and the challenges facing transgender Americans…
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Polite Words, Real Exclusion
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Rainbow Ridge Social Club: Building Community in the Northern Shenandoah Valley
In this episode, we sit down with Augie and Paul, two organizing members of the Rainbow Ridge Social Club in Virginia’s northern Shenandoah Valley. What…
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