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Hi! My name is Andrea James. | {{Image|jokestress.jpg|right|150px|Yours truly in 2007.}} | ||
{{Image|andrea-james-1999.jpg|right|150px|Me in 1999.}} | |||
Hi! My name is [[Andrea James]]. | |||
I am a writer, director, producer, and activist based in [[Los Angele]]s | I am a writer, director, producer, and activist based in [[Los Angele]]s. | ||
I am known for my work on behalf of [[transgender]] and [[transsexual]] people. I authored tsroadmap.com, a how-to guide for transgender people, and hairfacts.com, a general market guide to hair removal. In 2003, I co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with [[Calpernia Addams]], creating numerous instructional videos. Our first all-transgender performance of ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' was featured in the documentary ''Beautiful Daughters.'' I consulted with [[Felicity Huffman]] and am the opening shot of the 2005 film ''[[Transamerica]].'' I was a consulting producer and on-camera personality in the competitive dating show ''Transamerican Love Story''. I also directed the short films "Casting Pearls" in 2007 and "Transproofed" in 2009. I serve on the | I earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree with majors in [[English]] and [[Latin]]/[[Classical Greek]] from [[Wabash College]]. I have an [[Master of Arts]] in English from the [[University of Chicago]], where I specialized in 18th-century British [[diary|diaries]] and [[satire]]. | ||
After graduate school, I wrote ads for ten years at top Chicago [[advertising agency|ad agencies]]. | |||
I am known for my work on behalf of [[transgender]] and [[transsexual]] people. I authored tsroadmap.com, a how-to guide for transgender people, and hairfacts.com, a general market guide to hair removal. | |||
In 2003, I co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with [[Calpernia Addams]], creating numerous instructional videos. Our first all-transgender performance of ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' was featured in the documentary ''Beautiful Daughters.'' I consulted with [[Felicity Huffman]] and am the opening shot of the 2005 film ''[[Transamerica]].'' I was a consulting producer and on-camera personality in the competitive dating show ''Transamerican Love Story''. I also directed the short films "Casting Pearls" in 2007 and "Transproofed" in 2009. | |||
I serve on the Boards of Directors for Outfest, TransYouth Family Allies, and GenderMedia Foundation. | |||
I edit on most other wiki projects as Jokestress, in order to minimize reader confusion between my editing account and wiki articles about me. To that end, I want to point out that this is not a Citizendium article. | I edit on most other wiki projects as Jokestress, in order to minimize reader confusion between my editing account and wiki articles about me. To that end, I want to point out that this is not a Citizendium article. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 19 October 2009
Hi! My name is Andrea James.
I am a writer, director, producer, and activist based in Los Angeles.
I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in English and Latin/Classical Greek from Wabash College. I have an Master of Arts in English from the University of Chicago, where I specialized in 18th-century British diaries and satire.
After graduate school, I wrote ads for ten years at top Chicago ad agencies.
I am known for my work on behalf of transgender and transsexual people. I authored tsroadmap.com, a how-to guide for transgender people, and hairfacts.com, a general market guide to hair removal.
In 2003, I co-founded Deep Stealth Productions with Calpernia Addams, creating numerous instructional videos. Our first all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues was featured in the documentary Beautiful Daughters. I consulted with Felicity Huffman and am the opening shot of the 2005 film Transamerica. I was a consulting producer and on-camera personality in the competitive dating show Transamerican Love Story. I also directed the short films "Casting Pearls" in 2007 and "Transproofed" in 2009.
I serve on the Boards of Directors for Outfest, TransYouth Family Allies, and GenderMedia Foundation.
I edit on most other wiki projects as Jokestress, in order to minimize reader confusion between my editing account and wiki articles about me. To that end, I want to point out that this is not a Citizendium article.
You can learn more about me at andreajames.com.