I just received word that I will be presenting a paper in June at the Annual Conference of the National Women’s Studies Association. I’m not a big fan of academic writing as a genre (it’s boring to me), but I…
The Advocate: Life Without Puberty
BY ANDREA JAMES JANUARY 25 2008 Many transgender people have just one regret: not transitioning sooner. That may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of trans kids turn to puberty-blocking hormones. Read the rest http://www.advocate.com/news/2008/01/25/life-without-puberty
TYFA Talk: Referral and support for trans youth ages 3-18
TransYouth Family Advocates, Inc. (TYFA) is proud to announce the launch of TYFA-TALK. TYFA_TALK is an online support group and referral source for parents, grandparents and guardians negotiating the journey of raising gender variant and transgender children ages 3-18. Members…
My column and glossary for The Advocate
My guest column for the December 18, 2007 trans-themed edition of The Advocate is now available online. I was asked to write about questions not to ask. Don’t Tick Off Trans: Transgressive questions likely to be a transgender conversation-ender by…
The Advocate: Don't Tick Off Trans
BY ANDREA JAMES DECEMBER 03 2007 Let’s say you’re at work, a social setting, or political event, and a real live transgender person says “Hi!” You don’t want to say anything wrong since you recall the tedious questions and responses you’ve endured about your sexuality,…
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Calpernia and I went to an event last night for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a group seeking to lift the ban on gays in the military by repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” New Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis was on hand…
Join GLEE.com for FREE…and help Outfest raise $20,000
From my pals at Outfest: In 9 short months, GLEE.com has become one of top five GLBT sites. The name says it all: Gay. Lesbian. & Everyone Else…GLEE.com is a social-networking site that puts our community front and center (without…
Join GLEE.com for FREE…and help Outfest raise $20,000
From my pals at Outfest: In 9 short months, GLEE.com has become one of top five GLBT sites. The name says it all: Gay. Lesbian. & Everyone Else…GLEE.com is a social-networking site that puts our community front and center (without…
Transgender Day of Remembrance is next week
The 9th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is scheduled for 20 November 2007. It’s an annual memorial to those killed by anti-trans violence. This is much more likely to occur among our youngest and most vulnerable community members. More info:…
I'm a TransYouth Family Advocate!
I am very pleased to announce that I officially joined the Board of Directors for TransYouth Family Advocates today! This is a fantastic organization that’s on the very edge of the trans movement: advocating for trans children. In my new…
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