Andrea James

Interviews

51%: Women and the Future of Politics

51%: Women and the Future of Politics

I’m honored to be quoted in 51%: Women and the Future of Politics. I’m quoted at the start of Chapter 11: To understand how women are systematically denied power, we must start by examining who is creating and policing the…

Tinder Reengineers Its Gender Field, With Help From The Trans Community

Tinder Reengineers Its Gender Field, With Help From The Trans Community

  JOHN PAUL TITLOW 11.15.16 9:04 AM “Tinder is so easy and simple to use that it’s an interesting programmatic challenge to address such a complex thing as gender identity and expression,” says Andrea James, a film producer and longtime…

The Deeper End podcast Ep 012 – Andrea James

The Deeper End podcast Ep 012 – Andrea James

“All roads lead to Andrea James”.  At least, that’s the high praise Donna uses to introduce Andrea in this week’s interview. Andrea James is renowned in the trans community for her tireless advocacy and providing resources to people who might not…

What The Flick?! Transparent Season 3

What The Flick?! Transparent Season 3

Published on Oct 6, 2016 Transparent Season 3 is reviewed by the What The Flick panel. The Emmy Award and Golden Globe-winning series TRANSPARENT returns for a third season. The Pfefferman family splinters into disparate journeys on their continued path…

13 Transgender Pioneers Reflect On The State Of Queer Politics Today

13 Transgender Pioneers Reflect On The State Of Queer Politics Today

“The work isn’t done until it’s done.” 08/14/2016 08:59 am ET | Updated Aug 15, 2016 JamesMichael Nichols Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post Over the past ten months, Huffington Post Queer Voices has presented an ongoing project called…

This Trans Pioneer Has Been Fighting For The Trans Community For Decades

This Trans Pioneer Has Been Fighting For The Trans Community For Decades

“My philosophy is afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.” 07/04/2016  JamesMichael Nichols Queer Voices Deputy Editor, The Huffington Post Andrea James may not have a name as instantly recognizable as Laverne Cox or Caitlyn Jenner, but there are few…

Transition process full of surprising costs for transgender men and women

Transition process full of surprising costs for transgender men and women

Lila MacLellan Thu, 16 Jun, 2016 “It’s like a cafeteria, you pick and choose what feels right so that you can feel true to your own needs,” says Andrea James, a writer, producer and trans rights advocate in Los Angeles…

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 has spent the past 53 minutes on the phone from Los…

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,…