Last night was a great fundraiser for the trans youth program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (details below). You can see my full set of shots here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreajames/sets/72157607614042781/
More info on Angels of Change:
http://sites.google.com/site/angelsofchange/press-release
This event organized by the Huckleberry Fund benefits Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Transgender Harm Reduction Program. The Huckleberry Fund is part of the Division of Adolescent Medicine.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is a 501(c)3 organization with Tax ID 95-1690977.
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Thanks to all who spread the word about Monday’s Trans for Obama Day! Over 100 new donations came in yesterday, nearly doubling the total (WOW!), but it’s not too late to add your voice. Today is the last day of the quarter, so you can really maximize the influence of your donation by doing so today. Let’s keep the momentum going!
Below is some additional coverage since my last post:
- Autumn Sandeen
- riftgirl
- Annie Rushden
- Laura Calvo
- Joann Prinzivalli
It even got picked up in the LGBT blogosphere:
- Justout blog coverage
Thanks to all who have participated so far, and please consider helping out today!
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Wow, so far so good! As Trans for Obama blog day gets underway we already have some great entries:
- Caprice Bellefleur
- Kate Bornstein
- Helen Boyd
- Lena Dahlstrom
- Annie Rushden
- Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
Be sure to read Kate’s post for an interesting take on our political status 20 years ago. It’s easy to forget that when I was born, trans people were rounded up, arrested, and beaten by police on a regular basis, as a matter of procedure.It’s still happening today. But we began fighting back, at the Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco and the Stonewall Inn in New York. We would not be where we are today if the most marginalized segment of the LGBT community had not stood up and said “We aren’t going to take this any more!” The Stonewall Democrats are named in honor of that defining moment in our history, that tipping point. Our community has always been an important part of the LGBT rights movement, and today is another chance to show that. If you haven’t yet, I urge you to contribute, spread the word, tell your friends, post it on your website or MySpace of Facebook, make a difference today. We will continue to make ourselves heard until we all have the right to express ourselves and our gender freely and without fear!
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For those who haven’t read it, my pal and business partner Calpernia Addams has created an option for reading her memoir Mark 947 as a downloadable PDF!
http://www.calpernia.com/getmark947
It’s really good, especially the early parts.
She also just made a great video titled “One, I Love,” about a great love of her life… lighting her own farts (screenshot below):
Calpernia’s “One, I Love” Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogH2BKxqyuI
Check ‘em both out!
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Click now to support Obama!
The transgender community has a voice and has political influence, so today is Trans for Obama blog day!
This is a great chance for Obama supporters in our community to help in a way that will get noticed. Obama needs as much money and as many donors as possible to beat McCain. If you saw McCain’s views on LGBT marriage on Ellen Degeneres or have heard some of the unbelievable opinions held by Sarah Palin, it’s clear who will do more to support the rights of trans people.
Tuesday is the end of the quarter and everyone will be watching. These numbers are really important. I believe it’s entirely possible for our community to get 250 total donors today, and I urge you to stand up and be counted with me. If you can give a substantial amount, great, but your $5 donation is just as important. I know that’s a lot for some of us. Many of us face the tremendous costs of transition out of pocket, combined with difficulties finding and keeping good jobs due to anti-trans discrimination, but the tide is changing. We have just won a major legal victory in the employment case brought against the Library of Congress. We need to keep that momentum going, and one important way to do that is to usher in a new era of more progressive leaders.
We have already shattered our second goal, and I believe we can completely surpass the goal of 200 total donors and get to 250 donors today (just 150 more to go). This is a great chance to make a difference, even if it’s $5. Join me in showing your support now. Just click on the link below, and let me know by email or via comment here how you decided to help!
http://www.actblue.com/page/trans
I’ll be posting updates throughout the day, including links to other trans bloggers and our allies. Thanks in advance for supporting this important initiative!
http://www.actblue.com/page/trans
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Above: curated neon S with discarded letters beneath.
One of the best things about Los Angeles is its rich history of beautiful neon signage. The Museum of Neon Art is working to preserve that heritage, and they offer a really wonderful Neon Cruise. I went with a friend last night and recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about the unique place neon has in the cultural history of the city.
Museum of Neon Art site:
http://www.neonmona.org/
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A friend and I headed to the Los Angeles County Fair for some photo fun. It was much more western in tone than the county fair where I grew up. We watched some bullriding, a horse auction, a milking demonstration (which almost made me go vegan), rode rides, saw some interesting art exhibits, and ate lots of horrifying fried food, mostly impaled on sticks.
Continues through Sunday.
http://www.lacountyfair.com/2008/index.asp
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Candis Cayne, Calpernia Addams, Andrea James. Outfest Legacy Awards photo courtesy Putnam Photo.
We had a lovely and inspiring Outfest Legacy Awards last night! As I’ve mentioned, Legacy Awards is restoring a film called Queens at Heart, and I’m starting to put together a couple of events around that. Stay tuned!
Outfest Legacy Awards on Getty Images
Outfest Legacy Awards photos on WireImage
Outfest Legacy Awards photos by Brian Putnam
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Above: Contributors to the Crisis book at the Los Angeles launch.
On Tuesday, I went to a lovely event for the Crisis Los Angeles book launch. From the book’s website:
Mitchell Gold has made a name for himself as part of the powerful team Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. In 1989, Gold and Williams created their namesake furniture company in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Just nine years later, Inc. magazine positioned the company at number 57 on its list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies. In April 2005, Inc. named Gold one of its “26 Entrepreneurs We Love.”
A long time supporter of our community, Mitchell Gold is increasingly becoming known not just for amazing furniture, but also for his work as an advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality. Gold founded the non-profit advocay organization Faith in America; and has edited a new book, Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing up Gay in America, which will surely become a must-read for all LGBT advocates, and has the potential to impact the future of our movement.
Mitchell Gold asked forty gay Americans to share very personal stories about the pain, fear, and rejection that can be a part of growing up gay in America. Contributors include many respected leaders including: Bishop Gene Robinson, H. Alexander Robinson, Jim Hormel, Donna Red Wing, Kevin Jennings, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Barney Frank, to name a few.
The stories are very moving, and with luck, this will give some help and hope to young people facing their own coming out issues.
http://www.crisisbook.org/launch.php
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