by Peter Lawrence Kane April 15, 2014 Still, it’s not as though all trans people are demanding that Logo #CancelRuPaul, and it’s important to remember that LGBT history is bizarrely full of scolds and puritans who want nothing more than…
The Tenth Voice KKFI 90.1 FM SEPTEMBER 28, 2013 We have a great show lined up for Trans Talk this Saturday, 9/28! Sandra Meade is hosting, and she says you won’t want to miss this one, so be sure to…
| The Takeaway | WNYC Studios January 14, 2011 The collaborative online encyclopedia site, Wikipedia, celebrates its 10-year anniversary on Saturday. It’s the largest encyclopedia ever made, with three and a half million articles in English alone and seventeen million…
What Do Women Want? by Daniel Bergner Feb 6, 2009 “Sex science” will eventually be viewed as we view “race science” today: as 19th-century eugenic pseudoscience produced to justify oppression. Sexology oppresses women and sexual minorities by describing their desires…
I’m quoted in today’s New York Times about hair removal for teenagers. Skin Deep: Zapping Teenage Torment Anna Jane Grossman June 5, 2008 Laser hair removal, some say, should be a last resort. “I suggest kids first try bleaching, waxing…
National Women’s Studies Association conference has announced my presentation time for their 2008 conference: Event info: Name: National Women’s Studies Association conference Host: Andrea James Type: Education – Lecture Time and Place: Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008 Time: 3:45pm –…
I just received word that I will be presenting a paper in June at the Annual Conference of the National Women’s Studies Association. I’m not a big fan of academic writing as a genre (it’s boring to me), but I…
The Advocate has just published my newest piece on hormone blockers for minors, the trans movement’s new frontier. This issue also has the Best. Cover. Ever. *Life Without Puberty by Andrea James For those who want to know more information…
BY ANDREA JAMES JANUARY 25 2008 Many transgender people have just one regret: not transitioning sooner. That may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of trans kids turn to puberty-blocking hormones. Read the rest http://www.advocate.com/news/2008/01/25/life-without-puberty
BY ANDREA JAMES DECEMBER 03 2007 Let’s say you’re at work, a social setting, or political event, and a real live transgender person says “Hi!” You don’t want to say anything wrong since you recall the tedious questions and responses you’ve endured about your sexuality,…