imogen smith

my second book, raw & zero, is out May 5 from Nightboat Books • i’m so proud of it, & can’t wait to share w y’all! • Preorder >>> nightboat.org/book/raw-zero/

It's Trans Awareness Week, so drink lots of coffee

LA this is tonight! 7:30 doors & a big gay lineup—come say 💋

Explore your villain era, obsession, vox vocation, dreams, beginnings, endings and more in these workshops with @joankwonglass.bsky.social, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia and @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

THIS SUNDAY april 27 ‘25 • Beloveds! Come thru for what’s likely my last reading in NYC for a bit—it’d mean a lot to see you (& WHAT A FREAKIN’ LINEUP) i couldn’t imagine a better send off than this! MOOD RING SUNDAY 7pm i’m reading first
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If yr in NYC tonight, come thru!!!

It is impossible to separate LGB and T history, especially the further back you go. I wrote this for the Digital Transgender Archive a few years ago, thought it would be good to re-up today www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/learn/LGBTHi...

come thru for Alma’s yap y’all!

this is gonna be 🔥🔥🔥

SUNDAY FEB 16 8PM 🇵🇸 www.eventbrite.com/e/poets-for-...

Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Is Neither New nor Experimental: A Timeline and Compilation… NOTE: this essay is a 15 minute read. If it’s listed as longer than that, it’s because it contains a list of over 100 references at the…

LRTs: this essay 1) provides a brief history of how gender-affirming care for trans adults & youth came to be 2) debunks the most common anti-trans talking points & tactics 3) provides a list of over 100 studies & reviews showing how established this field is:
juliaserano.medium.com/gender-affir...

Life & death are a multiplicity of gateways w many faces—an articulation that popped into my head while waiting for the L on my 43rd bday ✨

Sex & Rage by Eve Babitz & Paradise Lost lol!

thanks friend ~ as do you!

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thanks dear! I bet no one is surprised either of us are ♒️

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today is my birthday ♒️ i am a 43 year old transsexual & i am alive

today @ 4pm ~ Ridgewood

♾️ Nikki Giovanni ♾️

hi friends ~ reading here tonight @ 8 ~ come thru for benefit, artists, djs 🇵🇸

A “Gender Critical” and “TERF” Primer for readers trying to make sense of “feminists versus transgender activists” debates

since all the "gender critical"/TERFs are migrating here, thought I'd share this primer explaining their history, dissecting their beliefs, & debunking their talking points. no-paywall links, pls share!
Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/a-gender-c...
Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/a-gender-cri...

might i suggest that the best way to decolonize yr thanksgiving is by not celebrating it 🔻✨

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just signed a contract for my second book y’all!

No matter where you are in your trans-ness, if you are feeling despair, I cannot recommend enough engaging with the writings and histories of our elders who lived our lives before the 21st Century. It is both not as dark as you think and tougher than you think. And it will give you something.

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