Andrea James

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Transition Reviews site launches

Transition Reviews site launches

My friend Danielle envisioned a place where trans people could share anonymous verified reviews of their experiences receiving trans-related healthcare and other services. I’m pleased to announce that her dream is now reality! TransitionReviews.com Independent platform On this trans* review…

Transition materials now translated to Russian

Transition materials now translated to Russian

I’m pleased to announce that volunteers have translated some of my site materials into Russian. Accepting yourself: the experience of transgender women 12:24, 3 жніўня 2018 | Andrea James, Tsroadmap.com | Translation – Olga Panisova MAKEOUT https://makeout.by/2018/08/03/prinyatie-sebya-opyt-transgendernyh-zhenschin.html

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…

Transgender on Tinder? Now You Can Identify Yourself That Way

Transgender on Tinder? Now You Can Identify Yourself That Way

By LIAM STACK NOV. 15, 2016 The update, which was released on Tuesday, was designed in consultation with transgender community leaders and other prominent transgender people, including the activists Andrea James and Nick Adams and several entertainers connected to the award-winning…

Trans Rights: Not Tolerance But Acceptance Is The Ultimate Goal

Trans Rights: Not Tolerance But Acceptance Is The Ultimate Goal

Noma Nazish FEB 26, 2018   “ Gender liberation helps everyone, not just transgender people. Part of our goal is to break down the myth that men and women must adhere to rigid, distinct, stereotypical roles. Our movement is about allowing everyone…

Sign up now: transgender casting opportunities

Sign up now: transgender casting opportunities

OPEN​ ​CALL​ ​FOR​ ​TRANSGENDER​ ​ACTORS On​ ​Sunday,​ ​October​ ​22nd​ ​2017,​ ​CSA​ ​members​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​will​ ​be​ ​opening​ ​their​ ​offices​ ​to union​ ​and​ ​non-union​ ​transgender​ ​actors​ ​(​including​ ​non-binary,​ ​gender​ ​non-conforming​ ​and genderqueer​ ​actors​).​ ​Artists​ ​who​ ​are​ ​professionally​ ​trained​ ​as​ ​well​…

Discussing transgender dating with Michelle on Melbourne’s Joy 94.9

Discussing transgender dating with Michelle on Melbourne’s Joy 94.9

Thanks to Michelle Sheppard at Transgender Point of View for having me on to discuss transgender dating, with a focus on my work updating Tinder’s gender options. Andrea James, who is an American transgender rights activist, film producer, director, and…

GLAAD Media Awards New York 2017

GLAAD Media Awards New York 2017

I had the pleasure of joining my friends from Tinder at the 2017 GLAAD Media Awards in New York. Our table included several folks from team Tinder who were instrumental in rolling out their gender options. It also included the…

Formal complaint filed against BBC's #Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?

Formal complaint filed against BBC's #Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best?

Sam Bagnall produced the 2017 BBC2 special Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best? Today, UK-based charity Trans Media Watch filed a detailed complaint demonstrating the quantifiable bias evident in Bagnall’s special. Prior to its airing, the special was the subject of widespread…