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Gillian Branstetter

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…

7 min readAug 19, 2021

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I Want Nothing Dead in Me

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Gillian Branstetter

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…

5 min readAug 3, 2021

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The Radical Self-Compassion of Simone Biles

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Gillian Branstetter

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…

4 min readNov 8, 2020

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How To Begin

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Gillian Branstetter

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…

8 min readAug 2, 2020

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In Pennsylvania, A Woman In Power Confronts Nothing New

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Gillian Branstetter

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?

8 min readJul 12, 2020

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Gillian Branstetter

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…

5 min readMar 16, 2020

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While A Virus Spreads, DC Washes Its Hands

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Gillian Branstetter

Transgender People: A Guide for Reporters

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

8 min readJan 13, 2020

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Transgender People: A Guide for Reporters

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Gillian Branstetter

Transgender People & Incarceration: A Guide for Reporters

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

6 min readJan 13, 2020

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Transgender People & Incarceration: A Guide for Reporters

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Gillian Branstetter

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…

9 min readJan 13, 2020

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Transgender Adults & Health Care: A Guide for Reporters

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Gillian Branstetter

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…

9 min readNov 22, 2019

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Transgender Youth & Health Care: A Guide for Reporters

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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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