Andrea James

Events and Appearances

Alec Mapa: One Funny Father

Alec Mapa: One Funny Father

September 12, 2016 By Jake Stepansky ’17 His most recent project, the one-man comedy-theater performance and filmĀ Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy explores fatherhood, family and what happened when Mapa, who is of Filipino descent, adopted a black baby with his white…

Conversations with Coco tickets on sale now

Conversations with Coco tickets on sale now

Join us for this one-night-only event as Miss Coco Peru welcomes the one-and-only Lily Tomlin to the Renberg stage! This event will sell out ā€“ get your tickets now at lalgbtcenter.org/coco.

Outfest screening of The Pearl

Outfest screening of The Pearl

The Pearl Documentary Features (USA, 2016, 97 min) Directed By: Jessica Dimmock THE PEARL captures an indelible moment in time as four middle-aged trans women in the Pacific Northwest begin the long journey toward acceptance. Coming out as trans after…

Transgender community unites at Pride event

Transgender community unites at Pride event

Amy Bartner, Ā June 9, 2016 photos: Jenna Watson Organizer Korvin Bothwell said he expected to sell 200 or more tickets for the night, which featured a talk from activist, actress, writer and former Hoosier Andrea James. James, who lives in…

Transgender activist amid Hollywood's transition

Transgender activist amid Hollywood's transition

Amy Bartner, 8 p.m. EDT June 3, 2016 For the first time in nearly an hour of answering deeply personal questions without hesitation, Andrea James doesn’t know how to respond. She hasĀ spent the past 53 minutes on the phone fromĀ Los…

Free #Transgender Community Acting Classes at LA LGBT Center

Free #Transgender Community Acting Classes at LA LGBT Center

When:Ā 10:30 a.m., Saturday June 4Ā ANDĀ Sunday, June 5 Where:Ā Los Angeles LGBT Center The Village at Ed Gould Plaza 1125 N. McCadden Place Los Angeles CA 90038 In a continuing effort to increase access to casting opportunities for actors who have been…

Hosting Transcendent panel at DragCon 8 May!

Hosting Transcendent panel at DragCon 8 May!

Join me at RuPaul’s DragConĀ at noon on May 8 at the Los Angeles Convention Center for a lively panel aboutĀ the hit Fuse TV series Transcendent! Bambiana, Bionka, Nya, Xristina, and Asia SF founder Larry Hashbarger will be discussing some unanswered…

BBC World airs transgender Intelligence Squared debate

BBC World airs transgender Intelligence Squared debate

Society and Gender Identities Intelligence Squared Debate As part of the BBC World News Identity season, Intelligence Squared Debate discusses the motion “Society Must Recognise Trans People’s Gender Identities”. Chaired by Simon Longstaff from the St JamesEthics Centre in front…

Excerpt from Gender Trailblazers event

Andrea James talks to our moderator Dr Elizabeth Riley about coming out as Trans prior to the advent of the Internet and how the world wide web became on of the most most powerful tools in the Trans Rights Movement’s…

Transgender rights move into their recognition era

Transgender rights move into their recognition era

Trevor Treharne February 26, 2016, 10:28 am Internet-fuelled knowledge exchange has dramatically improved the awareness of transgender rights, says a leading advocate. Discrimination, harassment and even violence towards transgender people has proven to be an ugly element of many societies,…