Gwendolyn Ann Smith
@gwensmith.com
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
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"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh
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A new study from the University of Agder shows that a substantial share of transgender people in Norway pay for gender-affirming treatment out of their own pockets.
trans-express.lgbt/p...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Study: Significant Share of Transgender Patients Finance Treatment Themselves
A new study from the University of Agder shows that a substantial share of transgender people in Norway pay for gender-affirming treatment out of their own pockets, even though the country has a...
trans-express.lgbt
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A new study from the University of Agder shows that a substantial share of transgender people in Norway pay for gender-affirming treatment out of their own pockets.
trans-express.lgbt/p...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
trans-express.lgbt/p...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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"So, what better distraction than to rally his base with military operations that violate Mexican sovereignty? The El Paso story is still developing, but I believe that’s where this is going. I believe that’s the play Trump is making."
Trump Admin Restricts All Flights Over El Paso
Ten days. With no warning.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
"So, what better distraction than to rally his base with military operations that violate Mexican sovereignty? The El Paso story is still developing, but I believe that’s where this is going. I believe that’s the play Trump is making."
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So cool that Keir Starmer the Queer Harmer enables the cultural genocide of trans people while at the same cuddling and rewarding one of Epstein’s pets.
Anti-trans legislation is entirely based on *imagined* versions of the crimes being committed by the legislators and/or their friends.
Anti-trans legislation is entirely based on *imagined* versions of the crimes being committed by the legislators and/or their friends.
February 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
So cool that Keir Starmer the Queer Harmer enables the cultural genocide of trans people while at the same cuddling and rewarding one of Epstein’s pets.
Anti-trans legislation is entirely based on *imagined* versions of the crimes being committed by the legislators and/or their friends.
Anti-trans legislation is entirely based on *imagined* versions of the crimes being committed by the legislators and/or their friends.
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Federal enforcers have opened a consumer protection probe into the American Academy of Pediatrics and the leading professional association focused on transgender health care
archive.ph/2026.02.1...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
February 11, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Federal enforcers have opened a consumer protection probe into the American Academy of Pediatrics and the leading professional association focused on transgender health care
archive.ph/2026.02.1...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
archive.ph/2026.02.1...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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These concentration camps are a threat to everyone, citizen or not. It was never about immigration.
When dissent gets you put on a watch list, and due process has become near non-existent, no one is safe.
If you aren't outraged, you really aren't paying attention.
#Pinks
#Resist
When dissent gets you put on a watch list, and due process has become near non-existent, no one is safe.
If you aren't outraged, you really aren't paying attention.
#Pinks
#Resist
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Some people have asked me about today's news re Hasbro partnering with Rowling, concerned what it means for Universes Beyond, but I am NOT authorized to speak on behalf of Hasbro or Wizard of the Coast.
As a private citizen, I CAN say I'd part ways with WotC immediately if I saw it on a schedule.
As a private citizen, I CAN say I'd part ways with WotC immediately if I saw it on a schedule.
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Some people have asked me about today's news re Hasbro partnering with Rowling, concerned what it means for Universes Beyond, but I am NOT authorized to speak on behalf of Hasbro or Wizard of the Coast.
As a private citizen, I CAN say I'd part ways with WotC immediately if I saw it on a schedule.
As a private citizen, I CAN say I'd part ways with WotC immediately if I saw it on a schedule.
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In the wake of a massive confirmation that the tech industry’s run by deranged pedophiles, not a single tech platform should have the balls to start demanding ID and enacting invasive policies.
Yet they continue. They’re the ones being outed as dangerous and we’re the ones being regulated.
Yet they continue. They’re the ones being outed as dangerous and we’re the ones being regulated.
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
In the wake of a massive confirmation that the tech industry’s run by deranged pedophiles, not a single tech platform should have the balls to start demanding ID and enacting invasive policies.
Yet they continue. They’re the ones being outed as dangerous and we’re the ones being regulated.
Yet they continue. They’re the ones being outed as dangerous and we’re the ones being regulated.
As much as I'd prefer to claim 1, I know it's really 2.
What's your vibe?
1. landlocked sea witch
2. cat hair covered wreck
3. ghost in training
4. person who loves potatoes
1. landlocked sea witch
2. cat hair covered wreck
3. ghost in training
4. person who loves potatoes
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
As much as I'd prefer to claim 1, I know it's really 2.
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Rachel Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator. She hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show on MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor.
February 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Rachel Maddow (born April 1, 1973) is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator. She hosts The Rachel Maddow Show, a weekly television show on MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and serves as the cable network's special event co-anchor.
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Still three-ish weeks to go. But the fear of not hitting the funding target is setting in.
Please share far and wide. Any other socials you're on. Especially Reddit.
Remember, just £1 can make a difference if you can spare it.
The more the campaign makes, the more goes back into the community 💜
Please share far and wide. Any other socials you're on. Especially Reddit.
Remember, just £1 can make a difference if you can spare it.
The more the campaign makes, the more goes back into the community 💜
Be part of the first-ever book exploring transness in cyberpunk
Your support is an act of resistance in a time of surveillance & censorship
What’s more punk than that?
Not-for-profit crowdfund runs until March
Let’s chronicle the new cyberpunk canon together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Your support is an act of resistance in a time of surveillance & censorship
What’s more punk than that?
Not-for-profit crowdfund runs until March
Let’s chronicle the new cyberpunk canon together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Still three-ish weeks to go. But the fear of not hitting the funding target is setting in.
Please share far and wide. Any other socials you're on. Especially Reddit.
Remember, just £1 can make a difference if you can spare it.
The more the campaign makes, the more goes back into the community 💜
Please share far and wide. Any other socials you're on. Especially Reddit.
Remember, just £1 can make a difference if you can spare it.
The more the campaign makes, the more goes back into the community 💜
Trying to find the downside here.
“If all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”
Works for me.
Works for me.
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trying to find the downside here.
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HHS has been using anti-trans language from a Christian right think tank - buff.ly/vJD9s6Z
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
HHS has been using anti-trans language from a Christian right think tank - buff.ly/vJD9s6Z
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When Daddy Hasbro forces Wizards to make Harry Potter Magic the Gathering cards, they're gonna deal with a reckoning.
They know how supportive and inclusive of trans people (and trans) the MtG community is, but they'll be forced to act against their interests regardless.
Punish them accordingly.
They know how supportive and inclusive of trans people (and trans) the MtG community is, but they'll be forced to act against their interests regardless.
Punish them accordingly.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
When Daddy Hasbro forces Wizards to make Harry Potter Magic the Gathering cards, they're gonna deal with a reckoning.
They know how supportive and inclusive of trans people (and trans) the MtG community is, but they'll be forced to act against their interests regardless.
Punish them accordingly.
They know how supportive and inclusive of trans people (and trans) the MtG community is, but they'll be forced to act against their interests regardless.
Punish them accordingly.
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I spent a long time trying to figure out what to do with my Harry Potter books, because just dumping them in a little free library felt wrong. So I mailed them to this artist who was turning them into portraits of murdered trans women
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
Artist uses Harry Potter books to make portraits of murdered trans women
A Vermont-based artist is making a statement after using Harry Potter books to make powerful portraits of murdered trans women.
www.thepinknews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I spent a long time trying to figure out what to do with my Harry Potter books, because just dumping them in a little free library felt wrong. So I mailed them to this artist who was turning them into portraits of murdered trans women
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
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Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
Age verification?
I was one of the first million members of America Online.
I was one of the first million members of America Online.
Age Verification?
I beta-tested Ultima Online.
I beta-tested Ultima Online.
Age verification?
Here’s a chronological list of the song lyrics I put up as my AIM away message.
Here’s a chronological list of the song lyrics I put up as my AIM away message.
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Age verification?
I was one of the first million members of America Online.
I was one of the first million members of America Online.
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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Far as I can tell, none of the influential people and politicians who posed for pictures with Arely Westley in 2024 have spoken out about her abduction by ICE last year.
In America, you can quickly go from being recognized with a human rights award (with national figures and Congresspeople in attendance) to abduction and torture for the crime of being transgender.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Far as I can tell, none of the influential people and politicians who posed for pictures with Arely Westley in 2024 have spoken out about her abduction by ICE last year.
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I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
NEWS: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept his job, got 'no discipline' on his record, UAW says.
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I really want people to think about this. After all the insane lawsuits, all the threats, all the bullshit weve seen from this admin and the targets who kneeled in fear, an average Joe called the president a Pedophile protector to his face and didn't get touched. That's the Power of a union.
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Getting essential facts wrong or leaving them ignored is something that has been a reliable feature of the Times news desk's coverage of transgender issues - in health care as well as public policy, including sports - & this may well prove to be the latest example. It's not just the opinions section
A strange and confusing tale from the bowels of (where else) the New York Times.
Has the American Medical Association changed position on trans youth care? A New York Times headline says they "endorsed restrictions" on youth surgeries. Other outlets, including NPR, report they did no such thing.
Has the American Medical Association changed position on trans youth care? A New York Times headline says they "endorsed restrictions" on youth surgeries. Other outlets, including NPR, report they did no such thing.
Did the AMA Release a Statement Cooling Support for Trans Youth Surgeries? — Assigned
Leading Off: The New York Times and NPR release contradictory American Medical Association statements, and California AG Rob Bonta sues a children’s hospital for ending gender affirming care.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Getting essential facts wrong or leaving them ignored is something that has been a reliable feature of the Times news desk's coverage of transgender issues - in health care as well as public policy, including sports - & this may well prove to be the latest example. It's not just the opinions section
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Posted in October - "Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users" arstechnica.com/security/202...
Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users
As more sites require IDs for user age verification, expect more such breaches to come.
arstechnica.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Posted in October - "Discord says hackers stole government IDs of 70,000 users" arstechnica.com/security/202...
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"Your pets may not necessarily love it when you kiss and hug them"
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"Your pets may not necessarily love it when you kiss and hug them"
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
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Re: the backlash to "craftivism."
Stickering is cool and punk and floods the environment with our messaging.
The hats are not "performative"-- they're doing the same thing! But graffiti is seen as more male, knitting more female, and there you go.
Stupid gender ruining the party for all of us.
Stickering is cool and punk and floods the environment with our messaging.
The hats are not "performative"-- they're doing the same thing! But graffiti is seen as more male, knitting more female, and there you go.
Stupid gender ruining the party for all of us.
It's sexist too, I suspect, because knitting is such gendered work.
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Re: the backlash to "craftivism."
Stickering is cool and punk and floods the environment with our messaging.
The hats are not "performative"-- they're doing the same thing! But graffiti is seen as more male, knitting more female, and there you go.
Stupid gender ruining the party for all of us.
Stickering is cool and punk and floods the environment with our messaging.
The hats are not "performative"-- they're doing the same thing! But graffiti is seen as more male, knitting more female, and there you go.
Stupid gender ruining the party for all of us.