Thu, 16 Jun, 2016
āItās like a cafeteria, you pick and choose what feels right so that you can feel true to your own needs,ā says Andrea James, a writer, producer and trans rights advocate in Los Angeles who started the Transsexual and Transgender Roadmap website in 1996, when information for transgender teens and adults was scant.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/insight/the-surprising-costs-of-transitioning-can-put-some-transgender-people-in-danger-202146371.html
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 Los Angeles, attributed a lot of the gains transgender people have had in visibility to the Internet.
“I knew the minute I got on AOL that this would be the most important thing for the trans community,” she said.
James, who grew up in Franklin, Ind.,Ā was an advertisingĀ writer in ChicagoĀ who wrote well-known Super Bowl commercials in the 1990s before moving to L.A. to make transgender movies. She tookĀ a 90 percent pay cutĀ but views that move as crucial to her role as a transgender activist.
“I thought, if I stay silent, people will die,” she said. “And I still believe that.”
http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2016/06/09/transgender-community-unites-pride-event/85632172/
IN NEWS ON JUN 9, 2016 4:30 PM
Season two of Transcendent, the reality TV show that highlights the trans performers of AsiaSF, premiered last night on Fuse. Just like with the trailer for season one, the second season looks like it will be a one part heartwarming story and one part classic reality show drama (think Real Housewives).
http://sfist.com/2016/06/09/video_season_two_trailer_for_transc.php
The thought of a national debate about which bathroom I can use never really occurred to me ā especially when it runs parallel to presidential debates in an election year. I must really be important, because strangers care so much about my basic human needs. Or is it that Iām different and theyāre afraid of me and believe I exist only to prey upon their children?
Sadly, as with any debate, itās both. As a proud, transgender woman of color, I have more in common with those who are against me than they realize. Weāre all human, free, part of a community, in possession of unalienable rights, and, I believe, children of God. What sets us apart is how we treat each other. And, our life experience.
http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/6/08/transcendent-star-my-bathroom-choices-are-my-business
Published on Jun 7, 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 Angeles,Ā passionately talking about her life, her work, her accomplishments in film, advertising, writing and transgender activism.
http://www.indystar.com/story/life/2016/06/03/transgender-activist-amid-hollywoods-transition/85255448/
by BRYAN CLARK
Jun 3, 2016
Yesterday, Tinder CEO Sean Rad said he is working to make the site more friendly for non-binary genders thatĀ donāt necessarily fitĀ neatly into a male or female box.
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*http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/06/03/tinder-ceo-plans-make-app-transgender-friendly/
3 JUNE 2016 – 10:45AM |
Tinder chief executiveĀ Sean Rad has vowed to do more to accommodate transgender users, signalling a shift from its binary male/female restrictions on dating interests to something more fluid.
http://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/06/03/tinder-ceo-vows-improve-service-transgender-users
One of the most popular dating apps in the world is now set to become more accessible for transgender users.
Over the next few months Tinder will be redesigned to allow users to express their dating preferences, and identify themselves as transgender.
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