"LETTERS FOR MY SISTERS is an anthology of collected wisdom by and for transgender women. This groundbreaking collection of letters tells raw, heartfelt stories of childhood, transitioning, and becoming women in a world where acceptance is sometimes elusive and costly. Brave, boldly vulnerable and revealing, this collection adds to a growing body of literature where trans people tell their own stories as they lived them."
Andrea James is a very prolific American artist, writer, film producer, director, businesswoman, and LGBT rights activist, known for her performance in the first all-transgender cast of The Vagina Monologues, a play by Eve Ensler, and for directing two short films "Casting Pearls" (2007) and "Transproofed" (2009).
In 2013, I talked to Andrea and I asked her about transgender stories that have been featured in media, films, and books: "Most people writing about these topics want to use trans characters or themes as ciphers or as marketing tools. So much of the work in Hollywood is still stunt casting, or “very special episode” type storylines.
We’re still portrayed as prostitutes, punchlines, or psychopaths most of the time. I have always felt I would only be able to get things to a certain point in my own lifetime, after which others will have to take up the cause.
My goal is to encourage the next generation of storytellers, until being trans is not a big deal or a hindrance to on-camera participation in Hollywood."
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