Gwendolyn Smith

I wish I could say this will be the last time I need to write about the threats transgender people are facing in 2024. I've had to write a lot about it this year, and really it gets hard to not just write a column that just repeats a string of vulgarities over and over again to describe my disgust with what is going on.

I recently wrote about Dora Richter, a trans woman who survived Nazi Germany. There are even more of us now.

Imane Khelif is a professional boxer from Algeria. You have likely heard a lot about her lately.

At a summit hosted by far-right anti-LGBTQ group Moms for Liberty, former President and current Presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump uttered the following: “But the transgender thing is incredible. Think of it. Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation,” said Trump. “The school decides what’s going to […]

There are some truly unusual beliefs about how a transgender person transitions, with the most glaring example being presidential candidate Donald

What was this piece of paper that caused such elation? Inside the envelope was a copy of my California marriage certificate, dated some 32 years ago. Unlike the day it was issued, however, it now lists two brides, and one of those two is named Gwendolyn Ann Smith.

Ballots are arriving for the 2024 presidential elections, and this may be my last chance before you fill in that circle or punch out that chad that I can talk to you about your choice.

As I write this, both the presidential election and Halloween are looming. And yes, I'm voting for Kamala Harris.

Typically, at this time of year, I write about the Transgender Day of Remembrance and the dozens of transgender people who have been murdered due to anti-transgender violence.