My favorite sex-artist duo, Twincest, were at it again this week, this time with a live performance at the Femina Potens art gallery on Thursday night. The performance involved them drawing and then drinking shots of each others’ blood, bookended by some very sweet kissing and touching. And the cherry on top was that the […]

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I want to let you know about an exciting event coming up in Boston in just a couple of weeks. As you probably know, September 23rd is National Celebrate Bisexuality Day. (You don’t have to be bisexual to celebrate, by the way.) And, in honor of the occasion, the Bisexual Resource Center, which is a […]

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School’s starting again soon, and what better time to think about diversifying the LGBTQ educational programming on your local campus! If you’re a studenty, faculty, or staff member at a university, and you’re interested in bringing more bisexual and trans ed to your school, here are a couple of things that I can help you […]

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Check out this fabulousness! My film, On My Skin/ En Mi Piel, is showing here: http://www.mixedrootsfilmandliteraryfestival.org/. It’s a festival celebrating mixed-race heritage. If you’re in LA the week of June 12th, you should go!
In other news, a new friend sent me this info, which I wanted to share with you. Native American LGBT and […]

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To my San Francisco readers: mark your calendars for Saturday May 24th, at 7:30 p.m., because there is going to be some smart, sassy, and sexy stuff going on at the LGBT Center. My film-making partner, Kami Chisholm, is showing the US premiere of her latest short film, The Insomniacs, a butch-femme romantic comedy starring […]

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What a fun week it’s been! I got to hang out at Kink.com headquarters recently, where the affiliate program manager, Terry Mundell, took me on a tour. Thanks, Terry! Kink is located at the historic Armory building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a gorgeous castle-y looking place. I got to say hello to founder and […]

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I was so delighted and honored to speak at not one but two universities this past week. First I got to talk to the amazing psychology grad students at the Wright Institute in Berkeley on Tuesday, as part of their 5th Annual Symposium on Culture & Diversity. Then I travelled to Baltimore, to give a […]

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What a whirlwind couple of weeks it’s been — and continues to be! I got to go to the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, where my fiancee was showing two of her latest films, The Insomniacs and Godspeed. Then, we had a show of her films at the fabulous Femina Potens art gallery when […]

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Thanks to my Mom for sending me a link to this New York Times article about a transwoman in India who is doing her thing and doing it well!
At the same time, there has been a lot of violence against and murders of teens of color who transgress gender boundaries, from the student in Oxnard, […]

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Here’s an important message from my friend Julie, who lives in Rhode Island:
Dear Friends,
On Wednesday, Sue Carcieri, the wife of our Republican governor here in Rhode Island, joined her husband in leading an anti-abortion rally in our state house.
It’s been a busy week for her.
On Sunday, she took the time to rant on tape to […]

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