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Catharsis: A Thing That Happened

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:03:19 -0400

Catharsis: A Thing That Happened: transcatharsis: I wrote this a couple of days ago and published...

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Sat, 04 May 2013 17:03:28 -0400

tranzister: Nevada Book Reading Event with Imogen Binnie and...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:25:24 -0400

Imogen Binnie (photo credit : Julie Blair)

Mihra-Soleil Ross

Lady Sin Trayda (photo credit : Dorin Goian

Morgan Sea

tranzister:

Nevada Book Reading Event with Imogen Binnie and Guests!

6pm, Friday April 26th at Le Cagibi (5490 St. Laurent, Montreal)

Imogen Binnie is on a North America tour to promote her new book Nevada, and bless our hearts, she is coming to Montreal. Join us at Le Cagibi for readings by Imogen Binnie, Mihra-Soleil Ross, Lady Sin Trayda (Ryan Thom) and Morgan Sea. The will be books available for sale and nachos too. This event is co-presented by the Queer Between the Covers book fair and Tranzister Radio.

ABOUT THE BOOK!!!!
Nevada is the darkly comedic story of Maria Griffiths, a young trans woman living in New York City who is trying to stay true to her punk values while working retail. When she finds out her girlfriend has lied to her, the world she thought she’d carefully built for herself begins to unravel, and Maria sets out on a journey that will most certainly change her forever.

BIOS

Imogen Binnie is the author of the zines The Fact That It’s Funny Doesn’t Make It A Joke and Stereotype Threat. Additionally, her work has been anthologized in The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard, released in Fall 2012. She is currently a monthly contributor to Maximum Rocknroll and has previously written for Aorta Magazine, The Skinny and PrettyQueer.com. She writes about books at www.keepyourbridgesburning.com. Nevada, her first novel, was released by Topside Press in April, 2013.

Mirha-Soleil Ross is an interdisciplinary artist, storyteller, writer, translator and social justice activist. She is widely known for her work in video, performance, theatre as well as for her critical contributions to transsexual and sex worker political movements and cultures. Her work is featured in The Romance of Transgression: Queer Sexualities, Nations, Cinéma (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006), and the Canadian Theatre Review (spring 2007).

Ryan Kai Cheng Thom aka Lady Sin Trayda and China Rose is a transgender writer, spoken word artist, and drag and burlesque performer based in Montreal. Their work explores the love, laughter, and loss embedded in the experiences of diaspora and queerness, and celebrates communities in the margins. They have performed at national festivals the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word and were a finalist at the Vancouver International Poetry Festival 2012. ( ladysintrayda.wordpress.com )

Morgan Sea is a super-contemporary artist living and loving in Montreal. She likes cats, comics, cuddling, and alliteration. This is her website, MorganSea.com, where you can find her videos, performance work, some drawings and zines. Morgan is also a host on Tranzister Radio, a radio show made by and for trans*people.

interpretivescreaming: I made this chart this morning to help...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:28:10 -0400

interpretivescreaming:

I made this chart this morning to help contextualize some conversations I’ve been having.

Indigo Girls and other MichFest 2013 Performers: Boycott MWMF...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:46:47 -0400

Indigo Girls and other MichFest 2013 Performers:
Boycott MWMF until the organizers fully include trans women

On Untorelli's "new" book

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:22:00 -0400

thespiritwas: STREET TRANSVESTITE ACTION REVOLUTIONARIES:survival, revolt, and queer antagonist...

Preview of NEVADA by Imogen Binnie

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:25:37 -0500

topsidepress: Since NEVADA doesn’t officially come out for nearly another 4 weeks, it’s been...

brbnightmares: Imogen Binnie’s debut novel N E V A D A is...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:03:51 -0500

brbnightmares:

Imogen Binnie’s debut novel N E V A D A is about Maria, a young woman battling an addiction to her own history. She’s a girl who can’t take her own advice, and takes it out on herself by giving huge mouthfuls of it away to other people.

How does she cope with being fired, getting dumped, and taxing out her friends’ patience?

This is an excellent read. If you’re a trans woman, or a bossy lesbian, or BOTH, this book will probably make you remember things you were too stupid to forget! This is an exhilarating mix of cringes and lolz. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Paperbacks start shipping today. You can also order limited edition silkscreened posters and a sUPeR dELuxXxE hardcover edition with a silkscreened dust jacket signed by Imogen, designed and made by me!

Buying the book now helps Imogen embark on a huge tour all over the place!

NEVADA info and tour dates here!

You can read Imogen’s book blog, Keep Your Bridges Burning!

B U Y N E V A D A N O W ! BECUZ WHY NOT??

90s Lesbians and Beyond

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:16:55 -0500

topsidepress: If you’re in Vancouver, BC, and you’re available on March 9, please consider coming...

topsidepress: The penultimate printed proofs of this amazing...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:42:36 -0500

topsidepress:

The penultimate printed proofs of this amazing novel arrived today. We have a limited number available for reviewers who write for magazines, newspapers, and blogs, so if that is you, contact us at info@topsidepress.com to get a copy. (If you have contacts at one of those places, bug them to contact us and review this book!)

Just about 6 weeks to go until the official release of NEVADA, the debut novel from Imogen Binnie. Get ready, readers.

(Pre-orders are available from http://store.topsidepress.com/nevada and start shipping MARCH 1!)

Multi-color silkscreened posters, and a special hardcover with a jacket of the same nature also on sale! Designed and hand made by Julie Blair, signed by Julie & Imogen!

On February 13, 2013, Gay City News reported that Sarah...

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:30:00 -0500

On February 13, 2013, Gay City News reported that Sarah Schulman, one of America’s most prolific out lesbian authors, was barred from appearing at an event at the LGBT Center of New York City because the content of the book she was to read from, ISRAEL/PALESTINE AND THE QUEER INTERNATIONAL (Duke University Press), was objectionable and violated the policy of censorship put into place under Executive Director Glennda Testone.

Read the Gay City News Article »

Read Ted Kerr’s review of ISRAEL / PALESTINE AND THE QUEER INTERNATIONAL on PrettyQueer.com »

SIGN THE PETITION @ CHANGE.ORG »

M O R E T O D O !

LIST OF EMAILS, PHONE #S & OTHER CONTACT INFO FOR NYC LGBT CENTER ED GLENDA TESTONE & OTHER CENTER HIGHER UPS:

Glenda Testone, Center Executive Director:

Email: glennda@gaycenter.org

Phone # directly to her office: 212-620-3710 Ext 234

Contact info for Jose Lugaro, Director of Development at the Center:

Email: jlugaro@gaycenter.org

Phone # directly to Jose Lugaro, Center Director of Development: 646.358.1719

Contact info for Mary Steyer, Center Communications Manager responsible for fielding all media inquiries related to the Center:

Email: msteyer@gaycenter.org

Direct phone #: 646.358.1714

212.924.2657 (fax)

General Contact Info for Main Switchboard at Center:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Email: www.gaycenter.org
Center General Switchboard Phone: 212.620.7310
Center website: www.gaycenter.org
Center’s FB page: https://www.facebook.com/lgbtcenternyc

brbnightmares: THE COLLECTION / Topside Press INAUGURAL...

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:02:48 -0400

brbnightmares:

THE COLLECTION / Topside Press INAUGURAL RELEASE
anthology of SHORT FICTION featuring the work of 28 contributors with a focus on transgender protagonists. Some of them are even in third person!

DONE. Submitted. Being published, now.

Have you ever read a book for 6 whole months? That’s what I’ve done, combing through this thing. In the end it’s a lot like putting out an album if you’re someone who never even listens to music on purpose. I was the crazy strictly-visual know-it-all in a wad of understanding, dedicated readers throughout this project.

Helping my partner, friends, and a fairly random pool of generally unconnected writers turn this “wild hare” into an actual 400-page reality over the course of almost two years has been an honor. I laughed, I cried, I tore my hair out in frustration and wonder over what a “master text frame” is and if it helps me or not.

I never complete any project so completely as I completed this. COOL!

Also you’ll probably think the stories in this thing are cool as shit if you care about anything. You should buy it! topsidepress.com for info, store.topsidepress.com for purchasing!

PrettyQueer has been on hiatus while we work like busy-bees putting together THE COLLECTION: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard. Check it out — links above!

topsidepress: Red Durkin, author of “A Roman Incident” from THE...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:53:53 -0400

topsidepress:

Red Durkin, author of “A Roman Incident” from THE COLLECTION.

In Red Durkin’s short story, Charlie, a teenager from Alabama has decided to find out if she has what it takes to achieve her dream-–of becoming a competitive eater.

Read Red’s entry in The Collection for free on the Topside Press website.

The Collection ships October 16th and is available for pre-order now in paperback and hardcover editions.

topsidepress: Alice Doyle, author of “Two Girls” from THE...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:14:54 -0400

topsidepress:

Alice Doyle, author of “Two Girls” from THE COLLECTION, and a found photograph that shows up in the story.

Read an interview with Alice about “Two Girls” on the Topside Press website.

The Collection ships October 16th and is available for pre-order now in paperback and hardcover editions.

So Much To Say About AIDS! by Ted Kerr 30 years into the...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:21:06 -0400

So Much To Say About AIDS!

by Ted Kerr

30 years into the epidemic, exasperated by silence and ignorance, we don’t need AIDSphobia articulated anymore. Sadly, 3500 words later, that is all Rich Juzwiak’s article Please Don’t Infect Me, I’m Sorry, has to offer (how someone can fail to write about PrEP or PEP when investigating their fear of HIV is beyond me). While taking us on a grindr fueled journey of fear and loathing in lost chances, all we learn is sites like Gawker still feel free to trade in fear mongering, lack luster research, and discriminatory points of view. For all of his fear of HIV, he fails to mention evolving prevention technology such as PEP or PrEP, and seems to almost refuse to people living with HIV as anything beyond a positive sign.

Read Full Piece at PrettyQueer.com»

Bodies Of Work Magazine: INTERVIEW WITH COMEDIAN AND EDITOR RED DURKIN

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 23:45:04 -0400

Bodies Of Work Magazine: INTERVIEW WITH COMEDIAN AND EDITOR RED DURKIN :...

Boy Oh Boycott by Kelly Riel “For a fast food giant like...

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:49:59 -0400

Boy Oh Boycott

by Kelly Riel

“For a fast food giant like Chick-Fil-A, being anti-gay marriage is a huge issue. Because fast food companies are totally awesome all the time and don’t treat employees poorly and union bust and pay minimum wage. And it’s fast food, so they don’t price gouge to undercut comparable local businesses, serve feedlot animal products sourced from tortured livestock at polluting and dangerous megafarms, or support chemical-heavy monocrop agriculture that is destroying farmland and ecosystems across the planet. The food that they serve isn’t so heavily processed that we are hard-pressed to call it food or anything like that. We should totally hold them to a political standard of supporting gay marriage.”

Read More at PrettyQueer.com»

Bodies Of Work Magazine: INTERVIEW WITH WRITER / PUBLISHER TOM LÉGER

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:11:49 -0400

Bodies Of Work Magazine: INTERVIEW WITH WRITER / PUBLISHER TOM LÉGER:...

topsidepress: “Greenhorn”, by K. Tait Jarboe — a story included...

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:42:19 -0400

topsidepress:

“Greenhorn”, by K. Tait Jarboe — a story included in The Collection, an anthology of fiction with trans protagonists.

… there’s no homecoming revelations, and by the time you read this I will have already accepted myself, as well as the existence of alternate dimensions.

So, like, whatever. I’m over it.

Kelsey is here on tumblr! Check-out/follow their bl0g: toomanyfeelings.com!!

San Francisco/Bay Area! Come see PrettyQueer managing editor,...

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:28:22 -0400

San Francisco/Bay Area! Come see PrettyQueer managing editor, Red Durkin, in the Fully Functional Cabaret!!

Written by collaborative process of its all-trans woman cast, Fully Functional was divined by taking our unheard, inappropriate, and deeply true stories and slathering them in a glittery coat of raw-hearted wit. We are women, whole and complete, and our lives are long obscured by the hideous apparitions of the medical industry, the mass media, and even some feminists! Fully Functional takes these unfortunate mantles and runs with them, shouting “NO SOB STORIES!”

Starring: Bryn Kelly, Red Durkin, Ryka Aoki, Shawna Virago, Star Amerasu, and Annie Danger!

$12-$20 sliding, No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246311

Made possible by the National Queer Arts Festival, Queer Cultural Center, and SF Arts Commission.

DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW! YOU WILL REGRET IT!