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The ‘Weird Al Yankovic of Drag’ Gets an Extreme Home Makeover

The ‘Weird Al Yankovic of Drag’ Gets an Extreme Home Makeover

By FRANK DeCARO MARCH 13, 2018 Jackie Beat and the designer Señor Amor. Ms. Beat’s housewarming, on a Monday night in January, drew a crowd that included the drag luminaries Bianca Del Rio and Alaska 5000, the actors Kate Flannery (“The…

Transgender on Tinder? Now You Can Identify Yourself That Way

Transgender on Tinder? Now You Can Identify Yourself That Way

By LIAM STACK NOV. 15, 2016 The update, which was released on Tuesday, was designed in consultation with transgender community leaders and other prominent transgender people, including the activists Andrea James and Nick Adams and several entertainers connected to the award-winning…

New York Times listing: Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

New York Times listing: Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy

Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy (2014) Directed by: Andrea James  Review Summary Actor and comedian Alec Mapa shares hilarious and heartfelt stories about how his life has changed since he and his husband adopted a five year old through the foster…

New York Times: 'What Do Women Want?'

New York Times: 'What Do Women Want?'

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…

New York Times piece on hair removal

New York Times piece on hair removal

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…

Review: Beautiful Daughters

Review: Beautiful Daughters

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…