Andrea James

MyAcceptance.org photo and profile

MyAcceptance.org photo and profile

  I’m honored to be among the first participants in MyAcceptance.org, a project by photographer Parker Austin. MyAcceptance.org is an ongoing photo essay project that documents members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgender community by creating two photos. The…

Interview with George Petros (2011)

Interview with George Petros (2011)

George Petros is working on a book with the working title The New Transsexuals. Below is a transcript of our chat from July 6, 2011 Interview http://georgepetros.com/writings/tnt/Andrea-James.htm

RIP South African artist Leon Botha

RIP South African artist Leon Botha

One of the reasons I like to work on biographies on Wikipedia is because people, especially living people, deserve a fair, clean article summarizing their work. Sometimes when I write a biography of someone living, they write back to thank…

My Boing Boing posts

My Boing Boing posts

As some of you know, I guest blog at Boing Boing now and then. It’s one of my all-time favorite sites, so it’s a delight and honor to contribute occasionally. That’s why I haven’t been posting here much of late.…

Happy 16th birthday, laser hair removal

Happy 16th birthday, laser hair removal

Did you know that in April 1995 the first laser hair removal device was cleared for use by FDA? At this point we have a pretty good sense of the efficacy. It works best on people with light colored skin…

Bamby Salcedo and Jane Fonda, Stoney Awards honorees

Bamby Salcedo and Jane Fonda, Stoney Awards honorees

  Johanna Saavedra, Bamby Salcedo, Calpernia Addams, Jane Fonda, and Andrea James attend Stonewall Democratic club presents: The 2011 Stoney Awards at Universal Sheraton on April 10, 2011 in Universal City, California. Bamby and Jane were both honored.

Who Writes Wikipedia?

Who Writes Wikipedia?

| The Takeaway | WNYC Studios January 14, 2011 The collaborative online encyclopedia site, Wikipedia, celebrates its 10-year anniversary on Saturday. It’s the largest encyclopedia ever made, with three and a half million articles in English alone and seventeen million…

150 Reasons to Have Pride in 2010

150 Reasons to Have Pride in 2010

BY ADVOCATE CONTRIBUTORS MAY 10 2010 BECAUSE TRANS ACTRESSES ARE WORKING IN HOLLYWOOD Meanwhile, Calpernia Addams, of Transamerican Love Story fame, has the indie film A Woman’s Picture due out this year and is producing music videos and other projects…

24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 17-31 March 2010

24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 17-31 March 2010

Helen G // 12 February 2010 If you’re in London between 17-31 March and find yourself with time to spare, the 24th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival may be worth checking out. For me, the Wotever Shorts session…