More Outfest news: NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS Fusion 2009: The 6th Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival March 6-8, 2009 at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood No entry fee – submit by November 15, 2008 For more…
Hollywood’s neon epicenter
I had an Outfest event last night at The Egyptian on Hollywood, so I took that chance to stroll through the tourist-infested epicenter of Hollywood with my pal Lydia and snap a few piccies. http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreajames/sets/72157608081325051/ I was going to write…
Trans for Obama surpasses $15K!
Hundreds of trans people donating thousands of dollars! This feels like another huge year of momentum for our community! The Transgender Community and Allies Support Obama: http://www.actblue.com/page/trans — Andrea James Facebook group Andrea James YouTube channel Andrea James on MySpace
Andrea James speaking at Wabash College, 10/29
I am very pleased to announce that I’ll be heading back to my undergrad alma mater to give a speech this month! Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN 7pm Wednesday, October 29, 2008 I’ll be speaking on coming out as a template…
Ma Vie En Rose/Queens at Heart in Hollywood 11/19
I’ll be hosting a special screening of Ma Vie En Rose on November 19, and we’ll also be showing a quick clip of Queens at Heart, one of Outfest’s film restoration projects this year! If you haven’t seen this, it’s…
If this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right
My uber-hilarious pal Willam Belli has a very sassy film out on the festival circuit: Indie-Fest wants you on the judge’s panel at SEATTLE LESBIAN & GAY FILM FESTIVAL well sorta…watch Tranny McGuyver’s short film debut and vote 5 stars!…
Remember Me in Red event October 18
Filmmaker Hector Ceballos is working on a new film and is looking for people who can support the project. It’s called Remember Me in Red. He writes: I am fundraising for my thesis project which is about a transgender woman…
Nice writeup on Trans for Obama at GLAAD
The GLAAD blog has a great writeup of the transgender community’s contributions to the Obama campaign, by Mik Kinkead, GLAAD’s Transgender Advocacy Fellow. Thanks to Helen Boyd and Caprice Bellefleur for all the work they did on this, as well…
Trans for Obama month continues!
Trans for Obama Month is chugging along! We passed 300 donors this week and are closing in on $14,000 raised! Amazing! Let’s keep it going! Please consider making your voice heard! http://www.actblue.com/page/trans — Andrea James Facebook group Andrea James YouTube…
Pic of the day: Air anemone
This flower looked like a sea anemone in the fading light. There are in fact anemone flowers, but they kind of look like petunias or buttercups. — Andrea James Facebook group Andrea James YouTube channel Andrea James on MySpace