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Transmissions: TDOR 2020: A time to turn the tide

Transmissions: TDOR 2020: A time to turn the tide

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 18, 2020

In the earliest days of the Remembering Our Dead project, which led to the Transgender Day of Remembrance, may of us shared a hope that by showing the astounding level of anti-transgender violence we face, perhaps we could begin to stem the tide.

Transmissions: Common clay

Transmissions: Common clay

  • by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
  • Nov 4, 2020

For better or worse, humans have a remarkable tendency to use myth, fables, and legends to help better understand the world around them.

Bay Area Cannasseur: Cooking gadget simplifies homemade cannabis edibles

Bay Area Cannasseur: Cooking gadget simplifies homemade cannabis edibles

  • by Sari Staver
  • Nov 4, 2020

A cooking gadget has revolutionized the preparation of homemade cannabis edibles.

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Transmissions: JK Rowling and the outdated, dangerous trope

Transmissions: JK Rowling and the outdated, dangerous trope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: Whose freedom?

Pride essay: Whose freedom?

  • by Terry Beswick
  • Jun 24, 2020

LGBTQ people are free, right?