Andrea James

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height = 6'1" (1. 85m)
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Andrea Jean James (born January 16, 1967), is an American film consultant, actress, LGBT rights activist, and transsexual woman.

Career

In 2003, James co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with her business partner Calpernia Addams, to create educational materials for transsexual women, to raise awareness about the epidemic of violence perpetrated against transpeople and to combat the poor image of transpeople in the media.Addams, Calpernia and Andrea James (July 22, 2003). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_July_22/ai_109270098 Transformations.] "The Advocate"] James is the host of the Deep Stealth Productions instructional film "Finding Your Female Voice".Hopper, Douglas (March 5, 2006). [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5246222 Helping Transgender Women Find a New Voice.] "All Things Considered" National Public Radio]

On 21 February, 2004, James was a member of the first all-transgender cast, as well as a producer, of "The Vagina Monologues", performed on V-Day in Los Angeles. She gave the welcome alongside Calpernia Addams, and performed the monologues "The Woman Who Liked to Make Vaginas Happy" and "They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy - Or So They Tried 04", and took part in the introduction of the Vagina Warriors, along with Addams and "Monologues" writer Eve Ensler.cite web | title = LesbianAlliance.com interviews DeepStealth's Andrea James | url=http://lesbianalliance.com/content.cfm?cat=entertainment&sub=events&file=interview | accessdate = 2007-03-07] She has also consulted for the production of a documentary film project about the 2004 V-Day performance entitled "Beautiful Daughters" and appeared in this film. [http://ft.press.uiuc.edu/18.2/teachingresources.pdf Teaching resources: Beautiful Daughters] . "Feminist Teacher" Vol. 18 #2 (2008) p. 179-180]

James was a script consultant for the 2005 film "Transamerica"Nangeroni, Nancy and Gordene MacKenzie (2006). [http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/programs/550/gt555.shtml GenderTalk Episode #555] ] and also consulted with actress Felicity Huffman for her role in the film.Keck, William (November 21, 2005). [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-21-huffman_x.htm Felicity Huffman is sitting pretty.] "USA Today"] She also made a brief appearance, in an excerpt from her voice video, shown at the opening of the movie.Von Metzke, Ross (December 30, 2005). [http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=10&id=8031 Interview: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James.] "gaywired.com"] James appeared in the HBO production "Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She", which aired on 6 December, 2005.Addams, Calpernia (2006). [http://www.frontierspublishing.com/mag/index.php?o=art&article=138 Lesbians We Love!] "Frontiers"] In 2007, James directed the 7-minute film "Casting Pearls."Adelman, Kim (July 18, 2007). [http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2007/07/shorts_column_p.html "Pariah" Leads The Pack of Outstanding Shorts at Outfest '07.] "Indiewire"] James appeared in the reality dating television series "Transamerican Love Story", which aired on Logo, an LGBT channel;Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 29, 2007). [http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Bachelor-Transgender/800028549?rssDate=12345678 What If The Bachelor Were Transgender?] "TV Guide"] she was confidant to Calpernia Addams as she selected from among eight suitors.Kearns, Michael (2008). [http://www.frontierspublishing.com/2620/features/feat4.html Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.] "Frontiers" Vol. 26 # 20]

Transsexual activism

She also operates the free "TS Roadmap" website, a source of information for transsexuals, concerning physical, social, and legal aspects of transition.Garvin, Glenn (March 15, 2003). [http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/columnists/glenn_garvin//story/212020.html Breaking Boundaries.] "The Miami Herald"] The section of "TS Roadmap" on hair removal proved so popular that James spun it off into its own site, "Hair Facts"Painter, Kim (March 26, 2006). [http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/yourhealth/2006-03-26-hair-removal_x.htm Who qualifies to zap hairs?] "USA Today"] , with a companion discussion forum called "Hair Tell". Grossman, Anna Jane (June 5, 2008) [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/fashion/05SKIN.html Zapping teenage torment.] "New York Times"]

One section of "TS Roadmap" criticizes the controversial work of psychology professor J. Michael Bailey and of Ray Blanchard and others describing their theory dealing with biology and sexual orientation as scientifically unsound, outdated, and defaming of transsexual people.cite web | last = James | first = Andrea | title = Categorically wrong? - A Bailey-Blanchard-Lawrence clearinghouse | url=http://www.tsroadmap.com/info/bailey-blanchard-lawrence.html | accessdate = 2007-03-07] Surkan, K (2007). Transsexuals Protest Academic Exploitation. In Lillian Faderman, Yolanda Retter, Horacio Roque Ramírez, eds. "Great Events From History: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events, 1848-2006." pages 111-114.Salem Press ISBN 978-1-58765-263-9] Bailey denies this characterization of his work and has provided his own account of the controversy.cite web | author = Bailey, J. Michael | date = October 9, 2005 | title = Academic McCarthyism | url=http://www.chron.org/tools/viewarticle.php?artid=1248 | accessdate = 2007-05-15 ]

References

External links

*imdb name|2092175|Andrea James
* [http://www.andreajames.com Andrea James site]
* [http://www.deepstealth.com Deep Stealth Productions]
* [http://www.hairfacts.com Hair Facts]
* [http://www.tsroadmap.com TS Roadmap]