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'''Andrea Jean James''' (born [[January 16]], [[1967]]), is an [[United States|American]] |
'''Andrea Jean James''' (born [[January 16]], [[1967]]), is an [[United States|American]] film consultant, [[actress]], controversial [[LGBT rights]] [[activism|activist]], and [[Transwoman|transsexual woman]]. |
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==Early life== |
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James grew up in [[Indiana]] and attended [[Wabash College]], a liberal arts college for men, where she majored in [[Latin]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] and initially planned to teach English. She then attained her Master's degree in English from the [[University of Chicago]]. |
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==Transition== |
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Beginning in 1996, James underwent a series of [[facial feminization surgery]] procedures performed by [[Douglas Ousterhout|Douglas Ousterhout, MD]]. James then posted before and after photographs on her then relatively new ''TS Roadmap'' web site and wrote an extensive web diary about her experience, which helped give notability to facial feminization surgery. The facial surgery modified her chin, jaw, nose, forehead, eye bones, and hairline. In 1998, in [[Portland, Oregon]], James received [[vaginoplasty]] surgery from [[Toby Meltzer|Toby Meltzer, MD]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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After graduating from college, James worked for nearly a decade at various [[Chicago]] [[advertising]] agencies, including [[DDB Worldwide]], where she wrote print, radio, and television advertisements for high-profile clients, some of which aired during [[Super Bowl]] broadcasts. |
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In 2003, she 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. <ref name="addams2003">Addams, Calpernia and Andrea James (July 22, 2003). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_July_22/ai_109270098 Transformations.] ''[[The Advocate]]''</ref> James is the host of the Deep Stealth Productions instructional film ''Finding Your Female Voice''. <ref name="hopper2006">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]]</ref> |
In 2003, she 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. <ref name="addams2003">Addams, Calpernia and Andrea James (July 22, 2003). [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_July_22/ai_109270098 Transformations.] ''[[The Advocate]]''</ref> James is the host of the Deep Stealth Productions instructional film ''Finding Your Female Voice''. <ref name="hopper2006">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]]</ref> |
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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]].<ref name="la">{{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}}</ref> 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. <ref name=feministteacher">[http://ft.press.uiuc.edu/18.2/teachingresources.pdf Teaching resources: Beautiful Daughters]. ''Feminist Teacher'' Vol. 18 #2 (2008) p. 179-180</ref> |
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]].<ref name="la">{{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}}</ref> 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. <ref name=feministteacher">[http://ft.press.uiuc.edu/18.2/teachingresources.pdf Teaching resources: Beautiful Daughters]. ''Feminist Teacher'' Vol. 18 #2 (2008) p. 179-180</ref> |
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James was a script consultant for the 2005 film ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]'', <ref name="Nangeroni2006">Nangeroni, Nancy and Gordene MacKenzie (2006). [http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/programs/550/gt555.shtml GenderTalk Episode #555]</ref> and also consulted with actress [[Felicity Huffman]] for her role in the film.<ref name="keck2005">Keck, William (November 21, 2005). [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-21-huffman_x.htm Felicity Huffman is sitting pretty.] ''[[USA Today]]''</ref> She also made a brief appearance, in an excerpt from her voice video, shown at the opening of the movie. <ref name="vonmetzke2005">Von Metzke, Ross (December 30, 2005). [http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=10&id=8031 Interview: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James.] ''gaywired.com''</ref> James appeared in the [[HBO]] production ''Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She'', which aired on 6 December, 2005. <ref name="frontiers">Addams, Calpernia (2006). [http://www.frontierspublishing.com/mag/index.php?o=art&article=138 Lesbians We Love!] ''Frontiers''</ref> In 2007, James directed the |
James was a script consultant for the 2005 film ''[[Transamerica (film)|Transamerica]]'', <ref name="Nangeroni2006">Nangeroni, Nancy and Gordene MacKenzie (2006). [http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/programs/550/gt555.shtml GenderTalk Episode #555]</ref> and also consulted with actress [[Felicity Huffman]] for her role in the film.<ref name="keck2005">Keck, William (November 21, 2005). [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-21-huffman_x.htm Felicity Huffman is sitting pretty.] ''[[USA Today]]''</ref> She also made a brief appearance, in an excerpt from her voice video, shown at the opening of the movie. <ref name="vonmetzke2005">Von Metzke, Ross (December 30, 2005). [http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=10&id=8031 Interview: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James.] ''gaywired.com''</ref> James appeared in the [[HBO]] production ''Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She'', which aired on 6 December, 2005. <ref name="frontiers">Addams, Calpernia (2006). [http://www.frontierspublishing.com/mag/index.php?o=art&article=138 Lesbians We Love!] ''Frontiers''</ref> In 2007, James directed the 7-minute film "Casting Pearls."<ref name="adelman">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]]''</ref> James appeared in the [[Reality television|reality]] dating television series ''[[Transamerican Love Story]]'', which aired on [[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]], an LGBT channel;<ref name="mitovich2007">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]]''</ref> she was confidant to Calpernia Addams as she selected from among eight suitors.<ref name="kearns2008">Kearns, Michael (2008). [http://www.frontierspublishing.com/2620/features/feat4.html Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.] ''Frontiers'' Vol. 26 # 20</ref> |
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== Transsexual activism== |
== Transsexual activism== |
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Revision as of 13:35, 21 July 2008
Andrea James | |
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| Born | January 16, 1967 |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1. 85m) |
| Website | andreajames.com |
Andrea Jean James (born January 16, 1967), is an American film consultant, actress, controversial LGBT rights activist, and transsexual woman.
Career
In 2003, she 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. [1] James is the host of the Deep Stealth Productions instructional film Finding Your Female Voice. [2]
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.[3] 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. [4]
James was a script consultant for the 2005 film Transamerica, [5] and also consulted with actress Felicity Huffman for her role in the film.[6] She also made a brief appearance, in an excerpt from her voice video, shown at the opening of the movie. [7] James appeared in the HBO production Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She, which aired on 6 December, 2005. [8] In 2007, James directed the 7-minute film "Casting Pearls."[9] James appeared in the reality dating television series Transamerican Love Story, which aired on Logo, an LGBT channel;[10] she was confidant to Calpernia Addams as she selected from among eight suitors.[11]
Transsexual activism
She also operates the free TS Roadmap website, a source of information for transsexuals, concerning physical, social, and legal aspects of transition. [12] The section of TS Roadmap on hair removal proved so popular that James spun it off into its own site, Hair Facts [13], with a companion discussion forum called Hair Tell. [14]
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.[15] [16] Bailey denies this characterization of his work and has provided his own account of the controversy.[17]
References
- ^ Addams, Calpernia and Andrea James (July 22, 2003). Transformations. The Advocate
- ^ Hopper, Douglas (March 5, 2006). Helping Transgender Women Find a New Voice. All Things Considered National Public Radio
- ^ "LesbianAlliance.com interviews DeepStealth's Andrea James". Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ Teaching resources: Beautiful Daughters. Feminist Teacher Vol. 18 #2 (2008) p. 179-180
- ^ Nangeroni, Nancy and Gordene MacKenzie (2006). GenderTalk Episode #555
- ^ Keck, William (November 21, 2005). Felicity Huffman is sitting pretty. USA Today
- ^ Von Metzke, Ross (December 30, 2005). Interview: Calpernia Addams and Andrea James. gaywired.com
- ^ Addams, Calpernia (2006). Lesbians We Love! Frontiers
- ^ Adelman, Kim (July 18, 2007). "Pariah" Leads The Pack of Outstanding Shorts at Outfest '07. Indiewire
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 29, 2007). What If The Bachelor Were Transgender? TV Guide
- ^ Kearns, Michael (2008). Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Frontiers Vol. 26 # 20
- ^ Garvin, Glenn (March 15, 2003). Breaking Boundaries. The Miami Herald
- ^ Painter, Kim (March 26, 2006). Who qualifies to zap hairs? USA Today
- ^ Grossman, Anna Jane (June 5, 2008) Zapping teenage torment. New York Times
- ^ James, Andrea. "Categorically wrong? - A Bailey-Blanchard-Lawrence clearinghouse". Retrieved 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, J. Michael (October 9, 2005). "Academic McCarthyism". Retrieved 2007-05-15.