[Image: Pax attends a session at the 2026 NLGJA National Convention. Photo by Desmond Bracken.]
Following my attendance at the recent NLGJA National Convention for LGBTQ+ journalists, I reflect on the journalistic writing and photography I’ve done over the course of my life.
https://funcrunch.medium.com/am-i-a-journalist-yet-7ec21aaec592?sk=0b15959f4453081d69c76620f92aab1d
[Image: Cielo Sunsarae headshot by NeverStill Studio. The QT Project logo licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.]
Today in Assigned Media, I interview Cielo Sunsarae, founder and executive director of The Queer Trans Project, a nonprofit offering free trans-supportive assistance to folks in the US.
https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/interview-cielo-sunsaraes-nonprofit-t[Image: Afrika America, Sapphira Cristál, Nina Jones, and Katherine Goforth. Photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.]
This week I attended and took photos at the fifth annual Expansive showcase of trans and nonbinary classical artists, hosted in San Francisco by The Transgender District and Opera Parallèle.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/funcrunch/albums/72177720335356665/
All photos licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Please credit me as Pax Ahimsa Gethen if you share any of them, thanks!
[Image: Photo of Tavaria “Varia” Merritt and BTC logo courtesy of Be The Change LGBTQIA Community Inc.]
Today in Assigned Media, I interview Ms. Tavaria “Varia” Merritt, a Black trans woman who founded the Be the Change LGBTQ+ community support group while incarcerated.
https://assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/interview-advocacy-incarceration-varia-merritt
[Image: Brick houses in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Public domain photo.]
In today’s story on Medium, I reflect on friendship and loneliness as I contrast my childhood in Pittsburgh with my adult life in San Francisco.
In today’s story on Medium, I share thoughts on fair access to music and other media in the digital era.
https://medium.com/counterarts/you-own-nothing-02249a685bb6?sk=58a8ef7fa42ef40a9e606a108b806856
[Image: Pidgeon Pagonis (self photo), Krishna Istha (photo by Ceaseless Watcher), and madison moore (photo by Joe Mabel). All licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.]
In today’s story on Medium, I share biographies and photos of non-binary people that I’ve contributed to Wikipedia, in honor of International Non-Binary People’s Day.
Today on Medium I write about Snake.io, an arcade game I’m weirdly good at.
[Image: Left: Megan Rohrer and Pax present at Manny’s. Photo by Ziggy Tomcich. Right: Promo image for the event. Pax photo by Gwen Park.]
Today on Medium, I write about a panel on trans history I participated in last week at Manny’s, San Francisco.
[Image: Mayor London Breed, state senator Scott Wiener, and other officials and special guests raise the LGBTQ Pride Flag from the balcony of San Francisco City Hall. Public domain photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen, June 2021.]
In today’s story on Medium, I share my perspective as a trans San Francisco resident on an attendee’s confrontation with state senator Scott Wiener at Friday’s Trans March.
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