[Image: Staff cut the ribbon and Joaquin Guerrero speaks at the opening of the Taimon Booton Navigation Center in San Francisco, March 7, 2022.]
In my new article for Assigned Media, I share photos and an interview with trans advocate Joaquin Guerrero about housing trans people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
Image: Banner image with a black-and-white headshot of Pax, text “Media Contributor of the Year — Pax Ahimsa Gethen — User:Funcrunch”, and stylized graphics of a video camera, framed image, leaves, and flowers.
In celebration of my award as the Wikimedia Foundation Media Contributor of the Year, today’s post on Medium features the stories behind fifteen of the photos I’ve contributed to Wikimedia Commons.
[Image: Screenshot from Pax’s Wikipedia user page, featuring various “Fun Facts” about them and a headshot.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Ten years a Wikipedian“, discusses the experiences and frustrations I’ve had as an editor of that encyclopedia, particularly since my gender transition. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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[Image: Police officers in riot helmets fill an intersection during a protest at UC Berkeley, September 2017.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Is protest photography endangering activists?“, explores and invites respectful commentary on the question posed in the title. This story is for Medium members only, but non-members get three free stories a month, and my Patreon supporters get access to exclusive links to bypass the paywall.
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[Image: Members of the Resistance contingent in the 2018 Pride Parade hold a banner reading #SFPrideRESIST.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Pride, politics, and protest“, is a recap of my 2018 Pride weekend. Includes photos from the Trans March, Families Belong Together rally, and Pride Parade.
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