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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…

Trans-Ponder podcast #53 (Andrea James)

Trans-Ponder podcast #53 (Andrea James)

Mila and Jayna at Trans-Ponder have just put up their interview with me: http://trans-ponder.com/transponderblog/?p=59 trans-ponder [dot] com/episodes/episode053.mp3 From their site: Transponder is an internet radio show for those considering, seeking to begin, or in the process of gender transition, and…

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…

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps filming in Atlanta

Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps filming in Atlanta

Join us at Atlanta’s 7 Stages Theatre for two different shows August 18 and 25. It has been 10 years since Scott Turner Schofield’s one man show had its World Premiere and sold out 7 Stages for weeks. Since then,…

How the Producers Behind RuPaul’s Drag Race Went From Extreme to Mainstream

How the Producers Behind RuPaul’s Drag Race Went From Extreme to Mainstream

T.L. Stanley November 15, 2015, 8:01 PM EST On Fuse, Transcendent became the network’s top-rated new original series in the target demo, adults 18-34, when it launched last month. Its Wednesday night companion show, Big Freedia, in its fourth season,…

Should LGBT Viewers Watch Roseanne

Should LGBT Viewers Watch Roseanne

BY DANIEL REYNOLDS MARCH 28 2018 “Roseanne’s said a lot of things I disagree with, but I’ll be watching because good comedy tells political truths in ways no other art form can,” said Andrea James, a filmmaker producing a transgender film, Becoming…

Profile piece in Frontiers: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Profile piece in Frontiers: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James discuss their new Logo series Transamerican Love Story Michael Kearns February 12, 2008 CALPERNIA ADDAMS’ TRANSITION FROM SELF-described “activist-widow” to the effervescent goddess of Logo’s Transamerican Love Story just may…

“Transamerican Love Story” (2008) – WOW Presents Clips

“Transamerican Love Story” (2008) – WOW Presents Clips

This week marks the 10th Anniversary of the premiere of Transamerican Love Story! In the show, potential suitors try to woo Calpernia Addams, a transgender bachelorette in search of love. Enjoy this clip from the very first episode of the…

"Pariah" Leads The Pack of Outstanding Shorts at Outfest ’07

"Pariah" Leads The Pack of Outstanding Shorts at Outfest ’07

by Kim Adelman (July 18, 2007) “Casting Pearls” (Directed by Andrea James, USA, 2006, 7 min.) Shot on video in casting-tape style, this world premiere stars transsexual actress Calpernia Addams, who also co-wrote this one-woman showcase with director Andrea James.…