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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 · 5m

worse, autocorrect ate it. I reposted.

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 5m

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.

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 6m

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

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 2h

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 · 2h

I hate how this is always relevant

An SMBC comic about this exact phenomenon

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1h

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 · 2h

"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 · 2h

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 · 3h

Well, you heard the man! HIRE ME!

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

David Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 10d

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 · 3h

Fuck, man. This is water in a desert.

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

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

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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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 5h

"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 · 3h

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

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 13h

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 · 17h

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 · 20h

That’s what baseball bats are for

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 20h

Last night, paraphrased: "fuck this printer. Why can't a company that knows what they're doing make one of these?"

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 22h

So have we seen the "Bad Bunny Super Bowl outrage was AI driven just like Cracker Barrel" articles yet?

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 23h

“Dear Penthouse. I never thought it would happen to me…”

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Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 1d

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Appeals court stops county from enforcing trans sports ban - buff.ly/zZWt6uK

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 1d

I am bound by the ancient contract of the internet to repost this.

👻 YSUBoOooOooOo 👻 @bassoonysu.bsky.social · 1d

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland

YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica

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Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 1d

Federal judge says Alaska’s treatment of transgender inmate violates U.S. Constitution

alaskabeacon.com/202...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Federal judge says Alaska’s treatment of transgender inmate violates U.S. Constitution | Alaska Beacon

The ruling follows a precedent that gender-affirming surgery can be medically necessary for transgender people in Alaska prisons.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 2d

Sometimes ya just gotta 'shop the image

Neo from The Matrix Revolutions, stopping a hail of bullets. He is wearing the "Portland frog" head. I'm deeply sorry to Lana and Lily for doing this, but not really very sorry.

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Chaotic Rambler She/They @chaoticrambler.bsky.social · 1d

We aren't some scary creature hiding under the bed. We're real people and we deserve to be treated as such. #LGBTQA #Trans

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Funny to see it make it back to the same thread.

Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Ya, that was the first place I put it. Glad it’s flying free.

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