Andrea James

Activism

Lynn Conway, 1938–2024

Lynn Conway, 1938–2024

My friend and mentor Lynn Conway died on June 9. This is a tremendous loss for me personally, for the transgender community, for science, and for humanity. Lynn overcame profound anti-transgender discrimination to become one of history’s greatest scientists. After…

Minneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins Just Gave a Moving Speech to Mourn George Floyd.

Minneapolis City Council VP Andrea Jenkins, the first out transgender African American woman elected to U.S. public office, gave a powerful speech contextualizing the death of George Floyd while in police custody. Update: after this post, Andrea appeared on MSNBC:…

Transphobia Project uses data visualisation to zoom in on outlets that spread biased transgender content

Posted: 17 March 2020 By: Daniel Green Transgender rights activist Andrea James is building an interactive data visualisation platform mapping people and media outlets that publish biased content about gender identity and expression. The Transphobia Project will examine articles covering this topic across all English language…

Transition Reviews site launches

Transition Reviews site launches

My friend Danielle envisioned a place where trans people could share anonymous verified reviews of their experiences receiving trans-related healthcare and other services. I’m pleased to announce that her dream is now reality! TransitionReviews.com Independent platform On this trans* review…

Transition materials now translated to Russian

Transition materials now translated to Russian

I’m pleased to announce that volunteers have translated some of my site materials into Russian. Accepting yourself: the experience of transgender women 12:24, 3 жніўня 2018 | Andrea James, Tsroadmap.com | Translation – Olga Panisova MAKEOUT https://makeout.by/2018/08/03/prinyatie-sebya-opyt-transgendernyh-zhenschin.html

Trans Rights: Not Tolerance But Acceptance Is The Ultimate Goal

Trans Rights: Not Tolerance But Acceptance Is The Ultimate Goal

Noma Nazish FEB 26, 2018   “ Gender liberation helps everyone, not just transgender people. Part of our goal is to break down the myth that men and women must adhere to rigid, distinct, stereotypical roles. Our movement is about allowing everyone…

Three job opportunities at Trans Wellness Center [2017]

Three job opportunities at Trans Wellness Center [2017]

Via LA LGBT Center’s Gina Bigham: I just received word of three amazing employment opportunities at the new Trans Wellness Center that I wanted to share with you all ASAP. The positions being offered include a Trans Wellness Center Program…

Sign up now: transgender casting opportunities

Sign up now: transgender casting opportunities

OPEN​ ​CALL​ ​FOR​ ​TRANSGENDER​ ​ACTORS On​ ​Sunday,​ ​October​ ​22nd​ ​2017,​ ​CSA​ ​members​ ​around​ ​the​ ​world​ ​will​ ​be​ ​opening​ ​their​ ​offices​ ​to union​ ​and​ ​non-union​ ​transgender​ ​actors​ ​(​including​ ​non-binary,​ ​gender​ ​non-conforming​ ​and genderqueer​ ​actors​).​ ​Artists​ ​who​ ​are​ ​professionally​ ​trained​ ​as​ ​well​…

Discussing transgender dating with Michelle on Melbourne’s Joy 94.9

Discussing transgender dating with Michelle on Melbourne’s Joy 94.9

Thanks to Michelle Sheppard at Transgender Point of View for having me on to discuss transgender dating, with a focus on my work updating Tinder’s gender options. Andrea James, who is an American transgender rights activist, film producer, director, and…