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New Series Highlights Transgender Stories, Introduces 'Ladies of AsiaSF'

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SEP 29 2015

by Monica Luhar

At 26, LA is one of the youngest of five transgender women starring in the upcoming Fuse docu-series, “Transcendent.” Filmed at the popular restaurant and nightclub AsiaSF, the show will highlight LA’s story, as well as the stories of some of the Ladies of AsiaSF–Bambiana, Bionka, Nya, and Xristina–as they share their heartbreaks, struggles, and career-defining moments as transgender women.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/transcendent-highlights-stories-five-transgender-women-n435086

By Andrea James | September 29, 2015 | Film and media news, Transcendent |

Meet the Women of Transcendent

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By J. Bryan Lowder

Cable network Fuse is expanding its queer programming his fall with Transcendent, a new reality show following a team of cabaret dancers at club Asia S.F., all of whom happen to be trans women. Why put themselves on stage this way? One of the performers, Bionka, says of the club: “At Asia S.F., I found how to present on the outside what I feel on the inside.”

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/09/29/fuse_s_transcendent_watch_an_exclusive_clip_of_the_trans_dancer_show.html

By Andrea James | September 29, 2015 | Film and media news, Transcendent |

Getty Images: 'Transcendent' premiere party pictures

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Transgender television personalities LA, Bionka, Bambiana, Xristina and Nya arrive at the premiere party for Fuse's "Transcendent" at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza on September 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Transgender television personalities LA, Bionka, Bambiana, Xristina and Nya arrive at the premiere party for Fuse’s “Transcendent” at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza on September 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)

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By Andrea James | September 28, 2015 | Events and Appearances, Film and media news, Transcendent |

Fuse & The Los Angeles LGBT Center to host premiere party with Women of ‘Transcendent’

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September 25th, 2015 | by Jerry Doby

This could be one of the most important Reality TV series to date. Personalizing the subject of theLGBT culture is what we need, not labels, we should be looking at reasons to accept people; not cast them aside.

Event Will Include Performance to “Worth It” for TV Show That Premieres Wednesday, September 30 on Fuse.

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http://thehypemagazine.com/2015/09/fuse-the-los-angeles-lgbt-center-to-host-premiere-party-with-women-of-transcendent/

By Andrea James | September 25, 2015 | Film and media news, Transcendent |

Meet the ladies of Fuse's new docu-series Transcendent

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A. Chock
Fri, Sep 25, 2015

There is no better time than now to keep the spotlight on transgender women, especially transgender women of color.

That’s where Transcendent comes into play.

Produced by World of Wonder Productions and premiering onFuse, Transcendent is a new documentary series that follows five women from San Francisco’s most praised cabaret and nightclub, AsiaSF.

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http://dot429.com/articles/6209-exclusive-meet-the-ladies-of-fuse-s-new-docu-series-transcendent

By Andrea James | September 25, 2015 | Film and media news, Transcendent |

Here’s What You Need To Know About The Women Of “Transcendent”

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Sarah Karlan

Sept. 24, 2015

Transcendent documents the day-to-day of five women, referred to as “the ladies of AsiaSF,” as they balance their personal and professional lives. The restaurant and nightclub in San Francisco is famous for its transgender cabaret performers and sets the scene for plenty of drama. Produced by the creators of Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce and Ru Paul’s Drag Race, the cast hopes the show can become a teaching tool for showing “what it’s like to be transgender in America today.”

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/skarlan/get-to-know-the-fierce-and-fabulous-cast-of-transcendent

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By Andrea James | September 24, 2015 | Film and media news, Transcendent |

Bionka of New Docu-Series 'Transcendent' Describes Her Transition and Language Around Trans Bodies

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September 16, 2015 ‐ By

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This Fall, Fuse TV will premiere a docu-series titled Transcendent which will follow the achievements and hardships of transgender cabaret entertainers who work at the illustrious Asia SF, in San Francisco. To gain insight on what viewers can expect from the show, we recently spoke to Bionka, one of the cabaret performers, about her evolving journey as a woman and her career in social work and live entertainment. She also provided a wealth of knowledge on transgender rights.

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http://madamenoire.com/585975/transcendent/

By Andrea James | September 16, 2015 | Film and media news, Transcendent |

HBO’s LGBT History: Middle Sexes (2005)

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September 16, 2015

by Manuel Betancourt

Middle Sexes – Redefining He and She (2005) (YouTube)
Directed by: Antony Thomas

If sexual diversity is natural, why is it so threatening?”

Oh that the doc could have taken up this question with the inquisitiveness of most of its talking heads. [More…]

James & Addams; by far the most eloquent and welcome subjects in the entire doc

Trans women like Andrea James and Calpernia Addams early on and Thai trans women later on constantly steer the film into thrilling places only for the film’s dull narration to return us to treatises on genetics and biology.

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http://thefilmexperience.net/blog/2015/9/16/hbos-lgbt-history-middle-sexes-2005.html

By Andrea James | September 16, 2015 | Middle Sexes |

Here TV premieres Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy Friday August 28

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Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy premieres on Here TV Friday, August 28. Check their schedule or watch it on Video On Demand any time between August 28 and September 24.

Here TV is available as a 24-hour premium television channel as well as a subscription Video On Demand service. To subscribe to Here TV, click here.

 

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By Andrea James | August 28, 2015 | Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy, Film and media news, Thought Moment Media |