Andrea James

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Lynn Conway, 1938–2024

Lynn Conway, 1938–2024

My friend and mentor Lynn Conway died on June 9. This is a tremendous loss for me personally, for the transgender community, for science, and for humanity. Lynn overcame profound anti-transgender discrimination to become one of history’s greatest scientists. After…

The Advocate: Words to the Wise

BY ANDREA JAMES DECEMBER 03 2007 A glossary of basic sex and gender terms you should know. Note: Terminology is hotly debated and ever-evolving. Read the rest http://www.advocate.com/news/2007/12/03/words-wise

Andrea James crosses boundaries and changes lives

by Calpernia Addams January 17, 2006 People tend to notice Andrea James. She’s tall and blonde, and you can still see the Midwestern girl smiling in her eyes as she mingles at Hollywood parties or delivers information in boardrooms across…

Corporate dominoes

BY JOANNE HERMAN SEPTEMBER 19 2006 Another well-attended feature session, this one sponsored by Intel, featured Andrea James and Calpernia Addams discussing their experience consulting to the movie Transamerica and their efforts to change Hollywood’s portrayal of trans people, a key step toward acceptance by Americans…

Minneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins Just Gave a Moving Speech to Mourn George Floyd.

Minneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins, the first out transgender African American woman elected to U.S. public office, gave a powerful speech contextualizing the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Update: after this post, Andrea appeared on MSNBC:…

Transphobia Project uses data visualisation to zoom in on outlets that spread biased transgender content

Posted: 17 March 2020 By: Daniel Green Transgender rights activist Andrea James is building an interactive data visualisation platform mapping people and media outlets that publish biased content about gender identity and expression. The Transphobia Project will examine articles covering this topic across all English language…

Three job opportunities at Trans Wellness Center [2017]

Three job opportunities at Trans Wellness Center [2017]

Via LA LGBT Center’s Gina Bigham: I just received word of three amazing employment opportunities at the new Trans Wellness Center that I wanted to share with you all ASAP. The positions being offered include a Trans Wellness Center Program…

Intelligence Squared transgender debate transcript

Intelligence Squared transgender debate transcript

Presented in Sydney, Australia on 3 March 2016 as part of the Intelligence Squared series airing on BBC. The topic was Society Must Recognise Trans People’s Gender Identities. I’m nervous!  Transgender people so rarely get an opportunity like this to…

I made the cover of American Family Association Journal!

I made the cover of American Family Association Journal!

I don’t know how I missed this when it came out in July 2006, but I was featured on the cover of the American Family Association Journal! Calpernia and I apparently exemplify the “sexual radicals who hate Christianity.” AFA Chairman…

Appearance on Fox News segment

Appearance on Fox News segment

It’s summertime, which means I have been getting lots of media inquiries about hair removal.  I mentioned the New York Times piece the other day, and I appeared on Fox News recently as well. Though that consumer activism emerged from…