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Transmissions: The TransGriot has passed

Transmissions: The TransGriot has passed

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Oct 21, 2020

On October 5, Monica Roberts died at home in Houston.

Transmissions: Ginsburg, Barrett, and why this election matters

Transmissions: Ginsburg, Barrett, and why this election matters

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Oct 7, 2020

The presidency isn't just about the president.

Transmissions: JK Rowling and the outdated, dangerous trope

Transmissions: JK Rowling and the outdated, dangerous trope

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Sep 23, 2020

Over the last few months, "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling as devolved from a beloved children's author to the trans equivalent of reviled anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant.

B.A.R. launches memberships

B.A.R. launches memberships

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Sep 18, 2020

In a continuing effort to receive support from readers, the Bay Area Reporter has launched its membership program.

Transmissions: The wedge issue

Transmissions: The wedge issue

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Sep 9, 2020

Allow me a moment to bellyache.

Transmissions: Cracking eggs

Transmissions: Cracking eggs

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Aug 26, 2020

Every so often, I like to step back a bit, and discuss some of the bare basics of being trans.

Transmissions: Within 'The Matrix'

Transmissions: Within 'The Matrix'

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Aug 12, 2020

There really wasn't a lot out there that was aimed at me when I was a young, closeted trans kid growing up in the suburbs.

Transmissions: Gimme shelter

Transmissions: Gimme shelter

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 29, 2020

In 2016, right around this time of year, I wrote about an often-overlooked element of the United States government.

Transmissions: We're right here

Transmissions: We're right here

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 15, 2020

Many years ago, when I was early in my own transition, I was listening to a drive-time talk show on KFI in Los Angeles. The topic at hand was a teacher who had just come out as a trans woman.

Transmissions: Water in the desert

Transmissions: Water in the desert

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jul 1, 2020

Netflix recently released "Disclosure," a documentary created by Sam Feder, Amy Scholder, and Laverne Cox.

Pride essay: Time to work toward a just world

Pride essay: Time to work toward a just world

  • by Jane Spahr
  • Jun 24, 2020

It is such an honor and joy to have been voted as community grand marshal in this 50th year of LGBTQAI+ Pride. What a historical moment for us as we celebrate 50 years of working toward our freedom.

Pride essay: How to win liberation for all LGBTQ people

Pride essay: How to win liberation for all LGBTQ people

  • by StormMiguel Florez
  • Jun 24, 2020

I have been invited to write on what it means to be an San Francisco Pride community grand marshal in a time of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place.

Pride essay: Whose freedom?

Pride essay: Whose freedom?

  • by Terry Beswick
  • Jun 24, 2020

LGBTQ people are free, right?

Transmissions: On black trans lives and J.K. Rowling

Transmissions: On black trans lives and J.K. Rowling

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Jun 17, 2020

We may, right now, be living through some of the most impactful times for trans and nonbinary people, and the choices we make now may shape the trans community for decades to come.