DoomsdaysCW<p>😢 Poet <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndreaGibson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndreaGibson</span></a>, candid explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49 </p><p> By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and Hillel Italie<br>Updated 8:10 PM EDT, July 14, 2025</p><p>"Andrea Gibson, a celebrated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poet</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Performanceartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Performanceartist</span></a> who through their verse explored <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a>, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49.</p><p>"Gibson’s death was announced on social media by their wife, Megan Falley. Gibson and Falley are the main subjects of the documentary 'Come See Me in the Good Light,' winner of the Festival Favorite Award this year at the Sundance Film Festival and scheduled to air this fall on Apple TV+.</p><p>" 'Andrea Gibson died in their home (in Boulder, Colorado) surrounded by their wife, Meg, four ex-girlfriends, their mother and father, dozens of friends, and their three beloved dogs,' Monday’s announcement reads in part.</p><p>"The film — exploring the couple’s enduring love as Gibson battles cancer — is directed by Ryan White and includes an original song written by Gibson, Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile. During a screening at Sundance in January that left much of the audience in tears, Gibson said they didn’t expect to live long enough to see the documentary."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/andrea-gibson-died-49-cancer-documentary-7fd829ad0acee18fe76614f9f1fdeae5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/andrea-gibs</span><span class="invisible">on-died-49-cancer-documentary-7fd829ad0acee18fe76614f9f1fdeae5</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RIPAndreaGibson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIPAndreaGibson</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQPoet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQPoet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouBetterBeLightning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouBetterBeLightning</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TakeMeWithYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeMeWithYou</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LordOfTheButterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LordOfTheButterflies</span></a></p>