I have minced no words on how much I dislike the atrocious MySpace interface, so I was even more delighted to see the recently-unveiled Facebook update, which is very clean and elegant in its design. MySpace=Microsoft, Facebook=Apple. Boycott bad design!
Also, unlike YouTube, Facebook allows users to upload videos as long as 20 minutes, so if you want to watch my NWSA presentation all in one piece, please visit:
http://www.new.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=26057675212
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That’s right. I finally succumbed to peer pressure.
http://www.youtube.com/user/andreajeanjames
As you can see, I already have an award – a 94th place ribbon! w00t!
Please feel free to subscribe and to friend me. I will add regular stuff on a highly irregular basis. Or add highly irregular stuff on a regular basis. Depends on your perspective.
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Greg Hernandez over at Out in Hollywood has written up our pleasant chat from the red carpet of the GLAAD Media Awards. We discussed the refreshing change of attitude of the dating show, and the Thomas Beattie coverage.
Full post:
* A quick chat with Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of “Transamerican Love Story”
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Calpernia has been superbusy lately with appearances and events and writing music and writing commentary. Here are a couple of highlights:
* Let Them Eat Cake (via Psychology Today)
* Enough is Enough: Project Runway winner Christian Siriano’s ubiquitous catchphrase needs to stop (via Frontiers)
* Transsexuals Who Are Ashamed of Transsexuals (TWAATs) (via calpernia.com)
She also has a show this weekend:
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer
Saturday, August 2 at 8 p.m.
The Renberg Theatre
1125 N McCadden Place, Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-860-7300
Tickets: $20 Benefiting http://utvsla.org/
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Lydia Marcus at fotonomous has some great shots from Outfest. She and I have very similar sensibilities as photographers, because I took several similar photos during the fest.
* Outfest 2008 via fotonomous
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A long exposure shot of a searchlight in downtown Hollywood. Taken from the Ford Amphitheatre during Outfest. I need to start carrying a tripod to stabilize these.
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OK, this has been around forever, but it still cracks me up every time. I mentioned it the other day but didn’t include a link. My favorite narrator is Eric Falconer from 2 Girls 1 Cup The Show.
* Drunk History
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Katrina at ENDAblog put up the audio of our presented papers at the National Women’s Studies Association conference in June:
http://endablog.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/bailey-brouhaha-nwsa-panel-post-post-mortem/
Lynn Conway also put up a nice shot of “Juanita” and me. I first met her in 2003 when all the Bailey mess started, since I knew lots of people in the Chicago trans community. Everyone we have tracked down who was depicted in Bailey’s book turned out to have a much more complex story than how he presented them. We had a great time in Cincinnati – we are the same age and both called Chicago home for a long time, so there’s always plenty to talk about.
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Meghan Stabler put up a nice shot taken when were were in Philadelphia with TYFA for the Trans-Heath Conference:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44162732@N00/2691596934/
I also made the list “103 Transpeople We Love 2008” over at Pam’s House Blend:
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6118
Nice to be listed among such good company!
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Outfest started the way it ended, with a charming comedy about LGBT youth. Stewart Wade’s Tru Loved had a lot of sweet moments depicting the struggles of navigating teen romance through the minefield of sexual orientation labels. It was nice to see so many supportive LGBT families depicted in the festival’s films. Though “family-friendly” probably doesn’t describe my own sensibilities, I realize the importance of these images in showing how things really are. I was also delighted to hear so many people at awards night thanking their partner of 7 years, of 10 years, of 18 years, etc. The stereotypes about LGBT people being unable to form long-term relationships are being dismantled every day.
The ACLU presented an award to Nichelle Nichols at last night’s event. She had a great part as the Grandmother in Tru Loved. George Takei was on hand as well, and talked about his impending wedding to Brad Altman, his partner of 21 years. Nichelle will be his Best Lady at the event.
The after party was a lovely affair at the Orpheum, and I got to say hi to my pal Alec Mapa, who has a hilarious part as a flaming but closeted gay teacher in Tru Loved. Tye Olson, fresh from his acting award for Watercolors, was also on hand. He played Walter, who co-founds the school’s gay-straight alliance with Tru.
I headed out a little earlier than normal because I was having a hard time hearing, and I don’t like to try to have conversations where we are screaming in each others’ ears.
I’ll be joining the Board of Directors of Outfest this fall, so please don’t hesitate to let me know about your experiences at Outfest! I am very excited to be a part of such an important and delightful organization.
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