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Gillian Branstetter

Gillian Branstetter

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Aug 19, 2021

I Want Nothing Dead in Me

Among many overlooked music loves I’ve fallen for lately is Leftover Wine, a collection of live recordings by summer-of-love folk singer…

I Want Nothing Dead in Me

Gillian Branstetter

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Aug 3, 2021

The Radical Self-Compassion of Simone Biles

Biles desire to be more than her accomplishments breaks longstanding American myths about who is deserving and undeserving of our…

The Radical Self-Compassion of Simone Biles

Gillian Branstetter

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Nov 8, 2020

How To Begin

It was maybe the third time I got champagne in my hair in a span of an hour. Walking through a jubilant and growing crowd outside the…

How To Begin

Gillian Branstetter

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Aug 2, 2020

In Pennsylvania, A Woman In Power Confronts Nothing New

The offensive mocking of Dr. Rachel Levine is both a rare example of public discourse wrangling with a transgender woman with power and an…

In Pennsylvania, A Woman In Power Confronts Nothing New

Gillian Branstetter

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Jul 12, 2020

How Do You Change a Conversation You Aren’t Allowed to Have?

With minimal institutional power or presence in American newsrooms, how can transgender people shift public discussion about us?

How Do You Change a Conversation You Aren’t Allowed to Have?

Gillian Branstetter

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Mar 16, 2020

While A Virus Spreads, DC Washes Its Hands

“I’m sure there are many people in Washington who have envisaged their capital destroyed by a nuclear missile, a fate for which it seems…

While A Virus Spreads, DC Washes Its Hands

Gillian Branstetter

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Jan 13, 2020

Transgender People: A Guide for Reporters

Transgender Adults and Health Care Transgender Youth and Health Care Transgender People and Incarceration

Transgender People: A Guide for Reporters

Gillian Branstetter

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Jan 13, 2020

Transgender People & Incarceration: A Guide for Reporters

There are few people more vulnerable in American society today than a transgender person in prison.

Transgender People & Incarceration: A Guide for Reporters

Gillian Branstetter

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Jan 13, 2020

Transgender Adults & Health Care: A Guide for Reporters

This article is one part of a series on recommendations for reporting on the lives and experiences of transgender people. For an…

Transgender Adults & Health Care: A Guide for Reporters

Gillian Branstetter

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Nov 22, 2019

Transgender Youth & Health Care: A Guide for Reporters

According to the Center for Disease Control & Prevention, one in 50 teenagers in the United States identifies as transgender. Also…

Transgender Youth & Health Care: A Guide for Reporters

Gillian Branstetter

Gillian Branstetter

Writer | Media Strategist | Press @NWLC | Co-Founder @TransJournalist | Bylines: The Atlantic, Newsweek, Out, Openly, Rewire, The Daily Dot | She/Her

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