RadioACTive 10.23.23

  • October 23, 2023
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A Princess Kennedy Special, celebrating Queer Utah History with Connell O'Donovan. Plus, queer activist and Westminster alum Spencer West, and Project Rainbow's Jacey Thornton.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community!

It's LGBT History Month, and RadioACTive wants to thank Princess Kennedy for hosting tonight's special! She'll be back on November 13th with another special in recognition of Transgender Awareness Week and Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Jacey Thornton of Project Rainbow, which works to promote LGBTQ+ visibility throughout Utah and foster inclusivity in every corner of the state. The nonprofit stakes rainbow and transgender flags in observance of various events and holidays throughout the year. Next up: Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance 2023. Click here to sign up.

  • Flags for Trans Awareness Week will be delivered between November 12-13, 2023, and collected between November 22- 25, 2023. Flags for this campaign are available for residents in Salt Lake, Weber/Davis, Cache and Utah counties ONLY. Want to sign up once and get all 3 of Project Rainbow's Northern Utah flag campaigns (March, June and November)? Check out their ongoing subscriptions here. 

  • To volunteer to stake or pickup flags, click here. 

Spencer West, a motivational speaker and TikTok star who will speak at Westminster University this week.

Princess Kennedy, an advocate for all but especially the transgender community, talks queer Utah history with friend and historian Connell O'Donovan. They talk about their own work with ACT UP, Queer Nation, Utah Gay and Lesbian Youth (UGLY), and more, to acknowledge and celebrate Queer History in Utah. In advance of Transgender Day of Remembrance in November, Connell shared the story of trans pioneer Eva McCleery. Use the media player above to listen to tonight's show and hear it all!

  • Got a queer history story you'd like to share or learn more about? Email radioactive@krcl.org and be sure to put "Princess Kennedy" in the subject line. 

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

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