{"article":{"id":100526,"heading":"Transgender Vagina Monologues","author":"Susan Forrest","created":"2004-01-17 23:19:14","modified":"2006-11-01 20:29:27","last_modified":"Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:29:27","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br>  <br>  Calpernia Addams, Producer <br>  <br> www.deepstealth.com\/vday <br>  <br> First Ever Transgender Cast \"Vagina Monologues\" February 21, 2004, Hollywood <br>  <br> Hollywood, CA January 8, 2004 <br>  <br> In cooperation with playwright Eve Ensler and under the auspices of Jane Fonda (both scheduled to attend), Deep Stealth Productions, Inc. and the GenderMedia Foundation will stage a February 21st, 2004, benefit performance of \"The Vagina Monologues\" at the Pacific Design Center in Hollywood, featuring a cast of notable transgender women from around the world. This first-of-its-kind event will debut a new monologue written especially for the event by Ensler reflecting the experience of transgender women. <br>  <br> This one-night-only event will benefit the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (www.lacaaw.org) and the National Gay &amp; Lesbian Task Force (www.ngltf.org). The all-transgender cast will feature women who have made notable contributions to art, science, literature and entertainment, including Lynn Conway (Co-inventor of original microchip technology), Calpernia Addams (Author and actress, life story portrayed in Showtime movie \"Soldier's Girl\"), and many others. <br>  <br> Deep Stealth Productions, Inc. is dedicated to working for positive media portrayals of transgender people by providing education, information and support to other media outlets, by supporting transgender artists and the community at large, and by producing original media. The GenderMedia Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to encouraging transgender artists and producers. Helmed by Andrea James and Calpernia Addams, these companies are moving transgender acceptance and appreciation forward through the beauty of art and entertainment. <br>  <br> Transgender cast benefit performance of \"The Vagina Monologues,\" February 21st, 2004, Pacific Design Center, Hollywood, CA. Eve Ensler, Jane Fonda scheduled to attend.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"susanforrest@yahoo.com","link":"www.deepstealth.com\/vday","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Press Release about Vagina Monologues","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/01\/100526.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":108201,"heading":".","article":"","author":".","parent_id":100526,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","created":"2004-04-20 05:24:16","modified":"2005-08-15 02:48:05","fileurl":"\/usr\/local\/www-domains\/la.indymedia.org\/public\/uploads\/2004\/04\/na-aids.pdf"}]}