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Gwendolyn Ann Smith

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I foster communities, I shape opinions, and I dance the dream. columnist for @eBARnews. ⚧ and proud. bsky.app/profile/gwenners.bsky.social
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Transmissions: Power imbalance

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By Gwendolyn Ann Smith
| Bay Area Reporter Verified
There seems to be an intriguing disunion in what transgender people want versus what non-transgender people perceive we want. More than this, the reaction to transgender needs feels disproportionate, as if we are asking for something deeply threatening to, well, everything. Maybe that's true, too. You see, most transgender people really have a simple demand: just leave us alone.
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Transmissions at 25

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By Gwendolyn Ann Smith
| Bay Area Reporter Verified
Twenty-five years ago, after what I presume was a strong showing on an op-ed in the Bay Area Reporter, I was asked if I would consider doing a regular column. I agreed, borrowing the name from a webzine I had been working on. With that, the first Transmissions column would premiere on November 2, 2000. Since then, it has been my honor to produce this column. Some 650 essays so far, and counting. I’m sure my high school journalism teacher, Mrs.
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Transmissions: An election lesson in 2025

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By Gwendolyn Ann Smith
| Bay Area Reporter Verified
An intriguing story developed on election night last week. In Virginia, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger won her race for governor, beating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears. Earle-Sears spent a reported 57% of her advertising funds on anti-trans attacks against Spanberger, in line with anti-trans ads that targeted Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris last November. But the outcome was very different; it was a shellacking.
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