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rience bringing a trans partner home to meet his
I family for Thanksgiving—before he came out
himself. He also
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poetry, personal
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d eral elements into any given piece. Last year
he co-founded the Denver Zine Library,
which has brought him onto several radio
shows, including NPR’s Weekend Edition.
Eros magazine called Virago “the sex symbol
laureate of the burgeoning West Coast trans
rock music scene.” Her band, The Deadly
Nightshades, is one of the hottest rising acts in
the Bay Area. Virago is also co-director of
TrannyFest, a film festival dedicated to support
ing work made by and for transgender and
genderqueer people. She is a founding member
of the pilice accountability group TransAction,
and she was the first trans woman to serve on
the board of directors for San Francisco Women
Against Rape. She also serves on the board of
directors for the Transgender Law Center. In
2002 she was the grand marshal of the San Fran
cisco Pride Parade along with trans erotic film
director Christopher Lee.
More information is available at www.
trannyroadshow.org.
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Kelly Shortandqueer and
Shawna Virago will appear
as part of the Tranny
Roadshow, a variety
extravaganza playing at
SMYRC and Liberty Hall.
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The Tranny Roadshow is a multimedia per
formance art extravaganza that is touring the
country this spring. It is composed of an eclectic
group of artists, each self-identified as trans
gender, and includes poets, rappers, filmmakers,
storytellers, hreakdancers, rock bands, comedi
ans, actors, folk singers, photographers, zinesters
and more. Stationary art (photography and
sculpture) will he on display, hut most of the pre
sentation is the live show, a unique variety show
where the expression of gender and the expres
sion of self are inseparable.
The show is a fluid entity, changing to suit
the artists and the crowd, but is always full of
intelligence, fun and humor. Although the
Tranny Roadshow is done entirely by trans peo
ple, it is not exclusively for trans people. It is a
raucous evening of entertainment, open and
accessible to people of all backgrounds. While
the goals of the performance include challeng
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ing people and making them think, the most
C oalition M eets M onthly
important goals are to entertain, make the audi
Join the Human Dignity Coalition for
ence laugh and make them dance.
monthly action meetings and get involved in
Some pieces of each show will focus specif civil rights activism in Central Oregon. Every
month the group will focus on a different issue
ically on gender, but many others will not. All
people have multiple identities that overlap,
affecting human dignity and social justice.
intertwine and affect each other
in different ways. The trans iden
tities of the performers are singu
lar facets of who they are, and
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one of the aims of the Tranny
Roadshow is to present trans peo- f • |
pie as they are—as whole, multi- I ' l\ i '
faceted people. The performers | I / V . I human dignity coalition
are not only trannies but singers,
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filmmakers, dancers, writers and
jugglers.
Troupe members Kelly Short
andqueer, Jamez Terry and Shawna Virago will
be performing twice in Portland:
• 8 p.m. April 4 at Liberty Hall, 311 N. Ivy St.
$3-$5 suggested donation. For more information
call 503-249-8888.
• 6:30 p.m. April 5 at the Sexual Minority
Youth Resource Center, 2100 S.E. Belmont St.
Free.
Tour organizer Shortandqueer is familiar
with various forms of education through
activism and the frustrations and limitations of
language. He tries to make amends with words
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by writing zines, most of which f<x:us on his life.
who can be reached at sarah@justout.com
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