Mark Deming June 1, 2006 Eve Ensler’s theater piece The Vagina Monologues has become an international phenomenon and a source of empowerment for women of all walks of life. However, in 2005 Ensler became involved in a special production of…
 hosted by  Nancy Nangeroni & Gordene O. MacKenzie Behind the scenes of the movie “TransAmerica,” a number of trans persons provided guidance to the filmmakers and actress Felicity Huffman. Andrea James, longtime transgender activist, appeared in the film as…
by Kim Painter 3/26/2006 Consumers may be tempted to choose by price alone. But that can be tricky, says Andrea James, a consumer advocate (also well known as a spokeswoman transsexual issues) whose hairfacts.com website offers extensive hair-removal advice. Some…
March 20, 2006 Vol. 65 No. 11 WE WERE THE ONES WHO… Â COACHED FELICITY ON PLAYING A TRANSSEXUAL To prep for her role in Transamerica, Huffman was coached by transgender activists Andrea James, 39, and Calpernia Addams, 35. “Males…
All Things Considered MARCH 05, 2006 4:27 PM ET DOUGLAS HOPPER Felicity Huffman’s Oscar-nominated performance in Transamerica features her as a woman who used to be a man. Like many transgender women, Huffman’s character has to work hard just to sound…
By Brad Balfour March 2, 2006. What research did you do? I did a lot. I am so sorry to run down the litany – but I did not know a lot about the transgendered community; as Andrea James, a…
by Michael Giltz February 28, 2006 In Transamerica the difficult challenge for costumer Danny Glicker was making a small and feminine woman like Huffman convincing as awkward at being a girl. “Felicity has a gorgeous body and is so petite,”…
Leeza Gibbons invited us to return to her four-hour live KBIG launch on February 26, 2006.
— as told to Sharon Ward February 22, 2006 Transsexual Andrea James, 39, was Felicity Huffman’s coach for the movie Transamerica. Here, she tells how her own life story shaped Hoffman’s Oscar – nominated performance. Felicity approached my business…
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