Samantha Jones listens eagerly as Randy Wicker updates her on recent media coverage about "gender identity disorder". She confides that she considers herself a lesbian. An attendant interrupted before I could confirm that she was 'technically heterosexual' and sought women as romantic partners. The conversation gets a bit kinky during this serious chat about gender identity and sexual orientation and sexual politics." (I spoke with Samantha last night and she approved the foregoing description.) My transsexual vlogs may not be that interesting to many but they are intensely interesting and important to a few. They are listed and described in a message below. Randolfe (Randy) Wicker
Transgendered people raise issues about what being male and female is really about. Many people don't fit into the neat male and female definitions society has created.
Janet (underscore} Fey shares her experiences & invites voyeurs to view her cleavage on her MySpace page. She's a 'Spice Girl" who needs free studio time and is ready to be discovered. Here is YOUR chance! :-)
Boi" is a term embraced by masculine females & feminine males. The women at Bitch Mode Productions have found a niche market comprised of those who don't fit so neatly into the binary male/female categories of gender.
A heterosexual man who's also a lesbian continues discussing sexuality, gender and Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who recently appeared on Oprah. She/he explains why some transgender people change their "social sexual identity" while keeping and/or minimally changing their physical anatomy.
A heterosexual man who's also a lesbian discusses sexuality, gender and Thomas Beatie, a pregnant man who recently appeared on Oprah.
"Genevieve" is a heterosexual 59-year-old married man who started cross-dressing at age 56. This self discovery opened up communication with a 20-year-old son. Family values? Indeed!
Julia Porfido works with transexual and transgender people, their families & friends, at NYC's LGBT Community Center. She shared a poem & her thoughts about a friend murdered over a decade ago as part of "Trans Day of Remembrance", October 20,2007.
This "tribute" documents the life of the founder of the transgender liberation movement. I am honored to be part of this extraordinary story.
Marsha P. Johnson is a legendary transgender activist. She threw the first shoe at the police at Greenwich Village's Stonewall Bar in 1969. Marsha P. Johnson was the mother of my extended gay family from 1980 until 1992 when she was found dead, floating in the Hudson River at the foot of Christopher Street--an apparent victim of a hate crime. Through Marsha (given name: "Malcolm Michaels') I met, got to know and came to love her sister, Norma, (heavy woman glimpsed during this video). With all my loved ones dead from AIDS and my biological family scattered far away, Norma (Marsha's sister) & the Michaels family became the place I would always go on Thanksgiving. They all really know how to live life to the fullest & have a good time. This year the party was more fun than ever! If you get a kick out of this, wait till you see my next installment: "SEWERAGE MAN: Your business is my business" :-) ...Less
Transwoman model & Transgender Fashion Artist, Julia Murray, shows us how patriotism & anti-war sentiments can be mixed during holidays like July 4th through clothing, even cothing with a militaristic sensibility, through the clever use of accessories. Glasses, patches & buttons can change the "mood" of one's clothing from "sober" to "playful & celebratory".
Christina was assaulted while using the women's toilet at McDonald's, 5th Ave & 34th St., NYC. Her frightening story speaks for itself. Her being able to tell her story to hundreds of others in Madison Square Park, with a rally permit issued by the NYC Police Department, guarded against attack by uniformed NYC Police Officers, demonstrates that free speech is alive & well in NYC. Where else would uniformed policemen dutifully protect a gathering of citizens publicly describing incident after incident of police misconduct?
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Transgender Fashion Artists meet Radical Homosexual Agenda
Life is about having fun & being free. This amusing video is a "triple cocktail" (great buzz w/o hangover) about art, politics, and fashion. Beautiful women, young handsome men & persons of unknown age & gender frolic in colorful foil and clothing smashing the bi-polar prison of male/female gender.
Anyone "assigned 'female' at birth" who feels that categorization is in error is welcome to join the TransMasculine Community Network, www.tmcnetwork.com . This unique video examines one of the newest groups to appear on the gender-variant scene. Join me in watching this group of handsome young males join NYC's Gay Pride Parade for the first time.
Marsha P. Johnson was one of the most-loved personalities in Greenwich Village & wherever else she wandered. She couldn't sing, dance or act but she had a special way of connecting with everyone, whether they were part of an audience or just passers-by on the street. These "clips" capture that special "realness", that total openness which captured the hearts of all who knew her. Today, "Marsha P. Johnson" is a minor figure in gay history books, a personality brought back to life through contemporary musicals. This video will introduce you to each other. Future videos will capture her life story, ended by a hate crime in July 1992.
Marsha P. Johnson is now a historic figure, an icon from another era. Here, "Miss Marsha" gives her gay audience "the message". She was universally loved for being totally without pretense. Her body was found floating in the Hudson River at the foot of Christopher Street in July 1992, probably the victim of a hate crime.
Legends grow out of historic events and the stories people share about public personalities of the day. Here, Marsha P. Johnson's friend describes how she left Hoboken, NJ, as a male and 'transformed' during the seven minute ride beneath the Hudson River into a female persona.
Everyone is a victim of the bi-polar "prison" of gender. Nales, choose from the "trinity of ugliness" --blue, brown and/or black--in the "shade" you desire! Women, pick your favorite shade of pink & the painfully-restrictive clothing that makes 'you' acceptable. Well, "Transgender Fashion"( www.transgenderfashion.com)--not yet existing- lets you be the-person-you-are & 'beautiful' in whatever manner/fashion/color/style "YOU" choose to be! Yes, this is a fun video. But, we really intend to start something really unique here! My roomie lost her purse at Target. Why shouldn't women's dresses have pockets like male clothing does? Why can't men be fashionable like Randy Wicker is in this video? Oh, everyone joling the campaign to make this world "GENDER FREE" !!!! ...Less
Lourdes Hunter, a transexual African-American woman from Brooklyn, fiercely attacked NYC conditions which caused prostitution, ina Lourdes Hunter, a transexual African-American woman from Brooklyn, fiercely attacked NYC conditions which caused prostitution, inadequate health care, sexual abuse in youth shelters and discrimination in women's shelters.
Transexuals & gender idenity have captured the public imagination. "Transgeneration" (the series) & "TransAmerica" (the movie) have opened up public discussion about what it is to be male and/or female or somewhere in between. Gender identity is separate from sexual orientation. 25% of transexuals are attracted to members of the opposite biological sex before changing their gender identity. For them, changing gender means going from being a heterosexual biological woman to being a biological gay man--or from being a heterosexual biological male to being a lesbian, as can be seen in my previous vlogs: "Transgender Same Sex Marriage" and "Why Women Chase Trans Men". Now, trans people are organizing to become equal citizens of modern day society. This tells the story of their struggle......
A transgendered male clown has dedicated his life to preaching safety to kids around the world. This bizarre interview shows us how the "insane" can help the sane.
worked my vlogging connections to get into the first "Times Square Social", a networking event for the LGBT community sponsored by The New York Times (no less) at Madame Tussauds celebrity wax figures museum on 42nd St. in NYC. After spending a couple hours mingling with Gotham's Who's Who,( most of whom wore white badges announcing their fields--"ADV."; "Lawyer"; "Agent"; "Publishing"; TV Host"; "Digital"; "Online Media"; etc.), I wandered upstairs to explore the museum's exhibits. Through Ryan Wolowski, a filmmaker & fellow vlogger as well as host to a weekly TV Show "My New York", I met a trans woman named Samantha Jones whose dreams I proceeded to catch on video while standing between Jack Kennedy and Quentin Crisp. I'll vlog that interview later. Ryan had told me that RuPaul was included among the celebrities on waxed display. An attendant announced everything would be closing in a few minutes. I asked him where RuPaul was. Then, he graciously lead us through a series of dark passageways to the celebrity-filled room presided over by the world's most famous drag queen on top of a huge fountain. RuPaul was truly bigger than life. It all pushed me into a rare comedic mood. Enjoy!
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