Andrea James

Don’t Forget the Long, Proud History of Transgender Activism

Thanks to The Advocate for the mention!

The Advocate had featured trans actress Alexandra Billings on our cover nearly a decade earlier, but it wasn’t until 2005 that she became the second out trans woman to play a trans character on television (Romy and Michelle: A New Beginning). By then, the behind-the-scenes work trans women like Calpernia Addams and Andrea James were doing in the entertainment industry finally began paying off as more impactful casting came in 2007, when Hawaiian actress Candis Cayne was chosen to star on the series Dirty Sexy Money.

Read the rest:

https://www.advocate.com/advocate50/2017/5/01/these-trans-revolutionaires-are-unforgettable