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Gwendolyn Ann Smith

@gwensmith.com

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I foster communities, I shape opinions, and I dance the dream. columnist for Bay Area Reporter and online support staff. ⚧ and proud.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · Oct 10

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 3h

To be fair, he did literally have time in a bottle.

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 13h

"But when you poll voters they think-" voters ALREADY think that the Democratic Party position is like Free Everything For Immigrants! Because we don't take a position we are assigned one in the minds of voters. We have to be willing to take a position and convince people of it.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 10h

::shudders::

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 11h

Ya, they have to watch something better than that

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 11h

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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 12h

AOC assures trans kids they’re not to blame for anything: “You are fine just the way you are” - buff.ly/RJ6oV2g

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 22h

this is how I'm feeling about the Moxie andmIllie shirt. No interest in Chucky, really, but that shirt is excellent.

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

Mamdani promises to deploy *hundreds* if lawyers to fight for trans rights, create a new office of LGBTQ affairs, and allocate millions of dollars to fund housing and healthcare for trans kids and adults

This is what fighting back looks like--elevating activists to materually support trans people.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 1d

No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

And I still won’t shop there

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

This seems par for the course, given the Salvation Army 's history of 'helping' LGBTQ+ people.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Is it bad that I don't need the title nor author to know what book you're talking about?

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Many have also followed that link at the end and liked/reposted my post you quoted, so thank you for that, too

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Diane Keaton, known for her role as “Diane” on “Love, American Style…”

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 1d

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

It's like that old saying, "Feed a cold, starve autocorrect"

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Ahh, that explains it. I was wondering who would be casting Leto in 2025. Now I know.

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

worse, autocorrect ate it. I reposted.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

The last image in that Mamdani video.

That’s the photo that is/was on Sylvia’s page on the Stonewall website. The one that got altered.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Probably. Did I typo? (I'm sure I did)

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 1d

lol gentle reminder that DEI is not illegal. Supporting marginalized groups is not illegal. Anyone reneging on support is making a CHOICE to do so.

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DSM-6 Spoilers @flawedhowl.bsky.social · 1d

I hate how this is always relevant

An SMBC comic about this exact phenomenon

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

You see, I’m three trauma responses in a raincoat, and I’m used to left leaning politicians giving weak, careful support. This thing hit me hard.

Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 1d

"Trans issues aren't this shameful thing that Democratic consultants suggest we hide from, it's the same fight undocumented immigrants are fighting, or those who can't access health care are fighting...Political issues aren't siloes, they're all connected, and Mamdani recognizes that." ✊

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 1d

Well, you heard the man! HIRE ME!

No, really, hire me. I need a job.

David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen is a great writer and part of the excellent Clockwork Revolution narrative team that’s starting to taper down as we finish the bulk of the writing. Snap him up for your project!

Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 12d

A weekly (soon to be daily!) reminder that I need a new job!

My Narrative Design contract at InXile ends 10/17 and I would love to have something resembling gainful employment before then if at all possible.

www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Fuck, man. This is water in a desert.

Thank you, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. I’m rooting for you.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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