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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 · 7h

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 · 10h

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 · 11h

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 · 13h

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 · 14h

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 · 11h

And I still won’t shop there

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 12h

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

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

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 · 12h

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 · 12h

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 · 17h

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

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 18h

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 18h

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

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 18h

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

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 19h

worse, autocorrect ate it. I reposted.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 19h

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 · 19h

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

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 21h

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 · 21h

I hate how this is always relevant

An SMBC comic about this exact phenomenon

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 21h

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 · 21h

"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 · 21h

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 · 22h

Well, you heard the man! HIRE ME!

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

David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 22h

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 · 11d

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 · 22h

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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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 1d

"even if it's AI, it's at least true" hard to overstate the damage this stuff is doing to people's brains. we're gonna be cleaning the slop out of archives for decades

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 22h

I haven’t even watched it yet, and I’m emotional

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Also, it looks like they are going after reporters with three arms.

(It's AI Slop, tho)

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

PLEASE tell me this is a parody.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

This is the right question! All these so-called fightin’ governors sure don’t seem to be commanding the resources they do have to protect anyone.

Goodpapajama @goodpapajamma.bsky.social · 1d

When ICE agents use excessive force and flout state laws, why are they not being arrested on the spot? Why are the state and cities not telling their troopers and police to watch what is happening and intervene when necessary to protect their citizens.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

That’s what baseball bats are for