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Andrea James | |
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Born | January 16, 1967 |
Occupation(s) | Producer, writer, activist |
Website | andreajames.com |
Andrea Jean James (born January 16, 1967) is an American producer, writer, director and LGBT rights activist. [1]
James grew up in Indiana and attended Wabash College, where she majored in Latin and Greek. [2] She then attained a Master's degree in English from the University of Chicago. After graduating, she wrote ads at Chicago advertising agencies. [3]
In 2003, James co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with author and entertainer Calpernia Addams, to create content by and for transgender people. [4] James is the host of the instructional program Finding Your Female Voice. [5]
For a 2004 V-Day benefit performance, James produced and performed in the first all- transgender cast of The Vagina Monologues, debuting a new piece created by Eve Ensler for the event. [6] [7] She also consulted on and appeared in Beautiful Daughters, a documentary film about the event. [8]
James was a script consultant for the 2005 film Transamerica and consulted with actress Felicity Huffman for her role in the film. [9] [10] [11] James appeared in the 2005 HBO documentary Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She. In 2007, James directed the short film "Casting Pearls." [12] She was a consulting producer and appeared in the 2008 Logo reality dating television series Transamerican Love Story. [13] [14] In 2009 she directed the short film "Transproofed." [15]
James writes on consumer rights, technology, pop culture, and LGBT rights. She is a contributor to Boing Boing, [16] QuackWatch, eMedicine, [17] and The Advocate. [18]
In 1996, James created Transsexual Road Map, a consumer website for transgender people. [19] One section of the site criticizes a transsexualism typology promoted by psychologist Ray Blanchard and others, including psychologist J. Michael Bailey in his 2003 book The Man Who Would Be Queen. [20] [21] Critics of James' tone and tactics accused her of personal harassment that went beyond the limits of civil discourse, and they said her efforts had a chilling effect on academic freedom. [22] [23] [24] James characterized Bailey's book as a "cure narrative" which harmed transgender children and said the case report which frames the book has never been independently confirmed. [25]
She also created HairFacts, a consumer website on hair removal, [26] and HairTell, a companion discussion forum. [27]
James founded the nonprofit GenderMedia Foundation in 2004. [28] In 2007, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of TransYouth Family Allies, a nonprofit that supports transgender youth and their families. [3] In 2008, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of Outfest, where she was involved in the restoration of the documentary Queens at Heart. [29]
Note:
Andrea James | |
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Born | January 16, 1967 |
Occupation(s) | Producer, writer, activist |
Website | andreajames.com |
Andrea Jean James (born January 16, 1967) is an American producer, writer, director and LGBT rights activist. [1]
James grew up in Indiana and attended Wabash College, where she majored in Latin and Greek. [2] She then attained a Master's degree in English from the University of Chicago. After graduating, she wrote ads at Chicago advertising agencies. [3]
In 2003, James co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with author and entertainer Calpernia Addams, to create content by and for transgender people. [4] James is the host of the instructional program Finding Your Female Voice. [5]
For a 2004 V-Day benefit performance, James produced and performed in the first all- transgender cast of The Vagina Monologues, debuting a new piece created by Eve Ensler for the event. [6] [7] She also consulted on and appeared in Beautiful Daughters, a documentary film about the event. [8]
James was a script consultant for the 2005 film Transamerica and consulted with actress Felicity Huffman for her role in the film. [9] [10] [11] James appeared in the 2005 HBO documentary Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She. In 2007, James directed the short film "Casting Pearls." [12] She was a consulting producer and appeared in the 2008 Logo reality dating television series Transamerican Love Story. [13] [14] In 2009 she directed the short film "Transproofed." [15]
James writes on consumer rights, technology, pop culture, and LGBT rights. She is a contributor to Boing Boing, [16] QuackWatch, eMedicine, [17] and The Advocate. [18]
In 1996, James created Transsexual Road Map, a consumer website for transgender people. [19] One section of the site criticizes a transsexualism typology promoted by psychologist Ray Blanchard and others, including psychologist J. Michael Bailey in his 2003 book The Man Who Would Be Queen. [20] [21] Critics of James' tone and tactics accused her of personal harassment that went beyond the limits of civil discourse, and they said her efforts had a chilling effect on academic freedom. [22] [23] [24] James characterized Bailey's book as a "cure narrative" which harmed transgender children and said the case report which frames the book has never been independently confirmed. [25]
She also created HairFacts, a consumer website on hair removal, [26] and HairTell, a companion discussion forum. [27]
James founded the nonprofit GenderMedia Foundation in 2004. [28] In 2007, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of TransYouth Family Allies, a nonprofit that supports transgender youth and their families. [3] In 2008, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of Outfest, where she was involved in the restoration of the documentary Queens at Heart. [29]