Activist
Calpernia works with activist, charitable and fundraiser events and organizations whenever possible, including VDay, The Task Force, GLAAD, APLA and many more.
“In the Moment” Series features Calpernia
Mar 7th
(I’m at 3:39 in the video)
From InTheMoment.tv:
IN THE MOMENT is an authentic, sexy and sometimes humorous web soap opera that explores the full range of factors that come into play in sexual decision making among young gay men. Issues like self-esteem, dating, relationships, age, body image, addiction and others are addressed as key factors in the lives of the characters.
I appear briefly in Episode 13 as a therapist. It was a really fun set and I had a great time with everyone. I don’t get to do as much HIV/AIDS awareness building as I do with women’s, youth and trans issues, so I was excited to be asked to participate even in this small way. Check out the site, it has great info and discussion for young gay men in the dating and club scene who are making decisions about safer sex. And the web series is sexy fun, too!
My Bernie Sanders Filibuster Autotune on Boing Boing, Forbes and More!
Dec 13th
Tweeted!
UPDATE: Wow, Sen. Sanders’ team Tweeted my remix!
My less politically minded Cal-pals might not have heard about the Bernie Sanders filibuster the other day. Actually, my less politically minded Cal-pals might think a filibuster is something akin to a “rusty trombone”, but it’s actually when someone takes the floor of the Senate and ties everything up by talking non-stop for super long periods of time, usually to monkey-wrench something their enemies want to get done that day. Basically, Senator Sanders was upset over President Obama’s capitulation in continuing Bush’s tax cuts for the super rich.
Cal-pal Xeni Jardin of BoingBoing.net tweeted this:
So, on a whim, I wrote a simple little song and “Autotuned” (Melodyned, actually) a popular portion of Bernie Sanders’ filibuster speech. Nowadays, songs don’t get much interest without videos, so I whipped together the simplest little video, inspired by the kinda soaring feel of the song.
And it soon had over 9,000 views in two days ha ha! It got lots of Twitter love and linkage.
This evening, I saw it had ended up on a blog at Forbes.com. And that, kids, is the only way I will ever end up being written about by Forbes magazine. Dada da pa da dah! (bows). I’m mostly amused at the fact that I have two popular videos from the last two days, and the other one is decidedly not political.
2010 PFLAG Los Angeles Event – Stunning!
Oct 5th
I was fortunate enough to attend PFLAG’s first Los Angeles fundraising party last night, and it was wonderful! PFLAG Executive Director Jody Huckabee has always been incredibly kind to me, and last night was no exception. He walked me down the red carpet himself and we did on-camera interviews with Entertainment Tonight, VH1, MingleMedia and other media sources.
With the recent series of youth suicides occurring in the last few weeks, PFLAG’s mission is even more critical, and I hope the event brought in even more support and funding for the organization.
Lots of celebrities showed up, and it was GLEEk heaven with creator Ryan Murphy receiving an award and a real school glee club singing live. Check out the photos and video for more!
(See Full Set from Mingle Media HERE)
Avast Ye Pirates!
May 18th
Piracy and theft of our instructional videos by trans people over the last year or more has decimated the small income we once received from video sales, which once funded the thousands of pages of free online resources we provide at TSroadmap.com, Genderlife.com/forum, HairFacts.com, HairTell.com and more, as well as the activist work Andrea and I have devoted countless hours and dollars toward.
After much soul searching, Andrea and I are seriously reconsidering the devotion of any time, money or resources toward further development and maintenance of these free resources for the trans community. The theft of our little video projects and distribution for online download has consumed more than 90% of the revenue from those sources: unlike “stealing” a 99¢ song from Britney Spears’s multi-million dollar empire, even a single theft of one of our videos by online piracy erases a percentage of income equivalent to one month’s web hosting fees for TSroadmap, an invaluable resource for many of the 4,000,000+ annual visitors in desperate search of information and support, alongside the forum at GenderLife and the other resources we offer. And that’s just the web presence.
Fortunately, our multimedia skills allow us to make a good living as mainstream providers and processors of mainstream content… a goal toward which we would like to devote more time and energy in any case. But if you, or someone you care about, values the work we have done with a Who’s Who of national service organizations, or if you value the transition resources we provide, please consider purchasing one of our videos at the GenderLife.com shop or making a donation to help keep these resources available. It has simply become impossible to maintain focus on them without your support, and they will fade from availability and upkeep if we feel that the community no longer values them.
Thank you so much, especially to those who support, and all our best wishes!
4 Day Fundraiser: A Night on the Town with Calpernia & Andrea
Apr 24th
Click HERE to see auction for a night on the town, dinner and drinks with Calpernia & Andrea!
Click HERE to see auction for a night on the town, dinner and drinks with Calpernia & Andrea!
Andrea and I are gearing up to produce our next project, and we thought “what better way to connect with our supporters and do a quick little fundraising push than a night on the town!”
Here’s the skinny:
Calpernia Addams and Andrea James of Deep Stealth Productions are offering another memorable night on the town in Los Angeles!
You are bidding on dinner and a Sunday night show for you and a guest at Calpernia and Andrea’s VIP table at the West Hollywood Hamburger Mary’s. You’ll get a tasty dinner and a great seat for one of the most entertaining live shows in town. Dinner and first round of drinks are on Callie and AJ!
You’ll get souvenir photos with Calpernia and Andrea, and if you ask nicely, Calpernia might even jump on stage and name-check you in a live performance of one of her club hits.
These evenings are always a lot of fun, and Hamburger Mary’s is a great place to hang out and just be yourself. Join Calpernia and Andrea for food, fun and fabulosity!
Every purchase from us helps support our seven free websites that provide 5,000+ pages of information and support to 4,000,000+ people in need every year. Support our work in the media and for the community: get your videos from Deep Stealth!
