Matthew Smith

Matthew is the co-founder and director of operations for Reflection Press, a POC, queer, and trans-owned independent publishing house based in San Francisco since 2009. The press integrates holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for both children and adults. With over 15 years of experience in the independent publishing industry, often on the fringes, Matthew is continually finding new ways to build resilience and adapt in the face of challenges like book bans and shifting cultural landscapes. As coauthor of They She He Me: Free to Be! and the banned book They, She, He Easy as ABC, Matthew collaborates with Maya Gonzalez to create expansive and impactful materials and resources supporting Maya’s Gender Wheel Approach—a nature-based, decolonized, and holistic approach to body, gender, and relationship diversity.