Lynn Conway pioneered the technology that makes it possible to use the device you're about to listen to this podcast on now.She even coined a term for why her story has been forgotten, ignored and erased. With a contribution to computer science in almost parallel importance to Alan Turing, producer Chuck Copenspire explains the Connway Effect of why her story is only just beginning to be celebrated as well as the legacy that should be.In this episode of the QueerAF podcast, producer Chuck Copenspire digs through precious archive material of Lynn, telling her story in her own words, mixed with interviews with her contemporaries and historians to ask: what is her legacy, and why has it so rare for people to know her work? Like Alan Turing, her work in computer science was pivotal to how the world works today.Dig deeper into Lynn's work on the Successful Trans Men's Archive in the Trans+ History Week 2025 workbook:https://www.wearequeeraf.com/trans-computing-pioneer-lynn-conway-knew-that-were-stronger-together/Episode Credits: Produced by <a href="https://www.chuckcopenspire.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Copenspire</a>. Executive production and mastering by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jamiewareham.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jamie Wareham</a>. A <a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QueerAF</a> Production. Made with support from Publicis Groupe UK. With thanks to all of our guest's valuable time and archive material from: <a href="https://lgbtqdigitalcollaboratory.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LGBTQ Digital Collaboratory</a>, <a href="https://lgbtqdigitalcollaboratory.org/projects/trans-activism/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trans Activism Oral History Project</a>, <a href="https://www.engin.umich.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michigan Engineering</a>, <a href="https://www.uvic.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Victoria</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U4wio-gOVE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PBS Origins</a> and the <a href="https://www.gvpl.ca/client/en_US/default" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greater Victoria Public Library.&nbsp;</a>Sign up as a QueerAF member to listen along ad-free and support our not-for-profit work, investing in a new generation of queer audio professionals:<a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/membership/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wearequeeraf.com/membership/</a>If you like our podcast, you'll love our free weekly newsletter that thousands of readers use to understand the LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈 headlines, learn new perspectives and stay on top of the latest queer content. Try it now:<a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/</a>Make sure to sign up for updates about Trans+ History Week, a QueerAF launchpad project:<a href="https://www.wearequeeraf.com/transhistoryweek/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wearequeeraf.com/transhistoryweek/</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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