Attention Northwesterners: My fiancee and I are headed to Portland! Her fabulous film about fabulous femmes, FtF: Female to Femme — which just showed last night in San Francisco at the LGBT Center! — is showing at QDocs, the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival, next Saturday, at 6:30 at the Clinton Street Theatre. We’re excited […]

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The relationship between medical theory/ practice and trans identities is a complicated one. Add to that this latest situation (below), which demands our immediate attention. Thanks to a friend for alerting me by sending me this message:
“Dear Friends,
Many of you may know that the psychiatric manual, the DSM IV, regards transsexuals and transgender persons as […]

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If you’re in San Francisco on March 27th, come to this:
“The Center for Sex and Culture presents the best in sex journalism! Join the local contributors of Best Sex Writing 2008 for a reading on Thursday, March 27 at 7:00pm, at 1519 Mission Street, San Francisco (in between 11th Street and South Van Ness Avenue) […]

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We already know that bisexuals experience more violence than people of other sexual orientations, including gays, heterosexuals, and lesbians. Now a new study from Canada adds more documentation to that fact. Here’s a quote:
“Gays, lesbians and bisexuals are more likely to be the victims of a violent crime than heterosexual members of the general population, […]

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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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http://www.towleroad.com/2007/10/gop-senate-cand.html
http://www.markfiore.com, and click on 10/03/07’s “Out of the Closet”

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I’ve made some changes around the AmyAndre.com headquarters, most notably a new look for my site. Thanks to my friends in Atlanta for the picture in the upper corner! (That photo was taken at Atlanta’s famous Flying Biscuit cafe, which was founded by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls.)
I made the paper this week, in […]

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I want to draw attention to the critical work that an organization called Color of Change is doing. Here is what they’re about, in their own words:
“ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America’s political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—Black Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans […]

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From my friend Heather Cassell:
Here is the webcast of “Politics of bisexuality” on KPFA that aired [recently]:
http://www.kpfa.org/highlights/?airdate=2007-06-27
“Looking Both Way: Bisexual Politics”
Jennifer Baumgardner, author
“Bi Men: Coming Out Every Which Way”
Ron Suresha, co-author (with Pete Chvany) also author of “Bears on Bears: Interviews and Discussion”
“I Have Never Forgotten You-The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal” Richard Trank, […]

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Micah Kellner has just been elected to office, making him the first openly bisexual NY State congressmember!!
This adorable couple has a really cool website: http://www.theordinaryextraordinary.com.
Here’s text from the Frameline program guide about the Bi Request film program at this year’s festival:
BI REQUEST
Saturday June 16 | 6:00 pm | Roxie
$9 members | $10 general | […]

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