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Flyer: Ma Vie En Rose/Queens at Heart screening 11/19 in Hollywood

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Here’s the flyer for an upcoming event I’m hosting: a screening of one of my favorite trans-themed films of all time! We’ll also be showing a quick clip of Queens at Heart, one of Outfest’s film restoration projects this year.

Please share this flyer with anyone who might be interested!

Wednesday, November 19 6:30pm Absolut pre-reception 7:30pm screening

MA VIE EN ROSE

Dir. Alain Berliner, 1997, France/Belgium/UK, 88 min.

Ludo, a sensitive child assigned as a boy at birth, does not identify as a boy and hopes for a miraculous transformation into a girl. Ludo’s family soon realizes this isn’t a role-playing fantasy. Conflicts with teachers, neighbors, friends, and each other culminate in a moving, hopeful ending.

We’ll be having a cocktail reception before the film, so come a little early, enjoy some delicious Absolut drinks (or water for you teetotalers), and enjoy a really lovely film that’s even better on the big screen! Two important films in our community’s history, and a party! What’s not to love?

American Cinematheque at The Egyptian Theatre

6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028

$7 Outfest members

$10 non-members

Tickets available at the door or via http://www.fandango.com

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Jer Ber Jones’ Howl and Highway to Hell

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This just in from super-faboo pal Jer Ber Jones…

In commemoration of the Halloween season, and the fact that on October 20, 2008, heavy metal band AC/DC is releasing a brand new studio album – “Black Ice” exclusively through… Walmart.

JER BER JONES HAS FINISHED TWO BRAND NEW SONGS!

2 songs for 99¢! Buy HOWL and get HIGHWAY to HELL free!

http://www.myspace.com/jerberjones

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Monday night: Miss Bienestar pageant, Arena Nightclub, Hollywood

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Come down to Arena tonight for the Miss Bienestar 2008 pageant! I will be there rockin’ my new Dolce & Gabbana glasses sent by my supercool fan Tracey! I’ll post some pics tomorrow.

On October 20, the Arena Club in Hollywood will welcome the most beautiful and talented transgender women in the Los Angeles area. Like years before, the beauty pageant will culminate with the crowning of a new leader within the transgender Latina community.

http://www.bienestar.org/Calendar/Details.asp?eventID=91

MISS BIENESTAR 2008

Mon, October 20

8 PM – 11:59 PM

at Arena Night Club

6655 Santa Monica Blvd.

Hollywood, CA 90038

Price/Precio $10 Reg/$50 VIP/$175 Mesa VIP

Age/Edad 18+

Contact/Contacto

BIENESTAR Hollywood 323-660-9680

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Buttons for Obama

Loyal reader Michael sent me some nice gifts, including these cool buttons!

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Halloween decoration overload!

Above: Skeleton drag queens (no, not Anne Coulter).

My friend Worthie has many talents, not least of which is an INCREDIBLE eye for amassing the most amazing, kitschy holiday-related items I have ever seen. On each major holiday, he has several assistants put together an entire houseful of decorations. His Halloween display this year even outdid previous years, which I thought might be impossible.

Check out my Flickr set:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreajames/sets/72157608178587464/

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Remember Me In Red event

More photos soon, but we had a great ‘Remember Me In Red’ fundraising event last night at a beautiful home in the Hollywood hills. They could still use your help, though, so if you want to support a great film about and starring Latina trans women, check out their site and donate:

http://www.remembermeinred.com/donate.html

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Outfest Fusion now open for submissions

More Outfest news:

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NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

Fusion 2009: The 6th Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival

March 6-8, 2009 at the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

No entry fee – submit by November 15, 2008

For more information: http://www.outfest.org/fusion/

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Reminder: I’ll be hosting a special screening of Ma Vie En Rose on November 19, and we’ll also be showing a quick clip of Queens at Heart, one of Outfest’s film restoration projects this year!

If you haven’t seen this, it’s my favorite film about gender-variant children, funny and sad and delightful and fabulous all in one!

Wednesday, November 19 6:30pm Absolut pre-reception 7:30pm screening

MA VIE EN ROSE

Dir. Alain Berliner, 1997, France/Belgium/UK, 88 min.

Ludo, a sensitive child assigned as a boy at birth, does not identify as a boy and hopes for a miraculous transformation into a girl. Ludo’s family soon realizes this isn’t a role-playing fantasy. Conflicts with teachers, neighbors, friends, and each other culminate in a moving, hopeful ending.

We’ll be having a cocktail reception before the film, so come a little early, enjoy some delicious Absolut drinks (or water for you teetotalers), and enjoy a really lovely film that’s even better on the big screen! Two important films in our community’s history, and a party! What’s not to love?

American Cinematheque at The Egyptian Theatre

6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028

$7 Outfest members

$10 non-members

Tickets available at the door or via http://www.fandango.com

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Hollywood’s neon epicenter

I had an Outfest event last night at The Egyptian on Hollywood, so I took that chance to stroll through the tourist-infested epicenter of Hollywood with my pal Lydia and snap a few piccies.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreajames/sets/72157608081325051/

I was going to write a long blog about it, but Lydia beat me to it!

http://fotonomous.blogspot.com/2008/10/hollywood-nights.html

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Trans for Obama surpasses $15K!

Hundreds of trans people donating thousands of dollars! This feels like another huge year of momentum for our community!

Goal Thermometer

The Transgender Community and Allies Support Obama:

http://www.actblue.com/page/trans

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Andrea James speaking at Wabash College, 10/29

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I am very pleased to announce that I’ll be heading back to my undergrad alma mater to give a speech this month!

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN

7pm

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I’ll be speaking on coming out as a template for a well-lived life. Speech sponsored by Wabash ‘shOUT. More details soon!

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