Beautiful Daughters

Posted on August 25th, 2006 by April.
Categories: Feminism, Film, Gender.


"You are so beautiful to me
Can’t you see
You’re everything I hoped for
You’re every, everything I need
You are so beautiful to me"

You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker

Beautiful Daughters Cast

I don’t have the Logo network included with my current cable subscription, but I had noticed some of their programing was now available on iTunes, so I decided to poke around.

I discovered their documentary series Real Momentum, which happened to included an episode involving a group of transgendered women.

The documentary, entitled "Beautiful Daughters", looks at the lives of four transgender women intertwined with the casting, rehearsal and opening of Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues rewritten for a transgender cast.

Well, I had to watch that!

I was very touched by the film.

I laughed… I cried… I was inspired… I got angry… I laughed again.


Produced by Deep Stealth (Transamerica, Soldier’s Girl), Beautiful Daughters is a film about the first all transgender production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.

This is the first gathering of the best and brightest of the transsexual community coming together to present a powerful message to change stereotypic views of transsexual women. This film embraces and totally accepts these women. Outrageous, deeply painful, deliciously funny - they tell their stories and we fall in love with them. Beautiful Daughters puts a complex, vulnerable and totally human face on these ladies. We see that they are a part of the fabric of our society and the film inspires acceptance, compassion and inclusion for them.

Beautiful Daughters Cast 2

The cast includes many known (and unknown) members of the TG community: Calpernia Addams, Leslie Townsend, Valerie Spencer, Lynn Conway, and Andrea James. [click for full cast details]

If you use Mac OS X or Windows XP, you can purchase a copy of the video for $1.99. You just need to have a copy of the iTunes software installed (an iPod is not required) - it’s a free download.

If you have iTunes already installed, just click for more information or to purchase the video. [iTunes Store]

While your at it, why not show your support for the international V-Day campaign to stop voilence against women and girls! Purchase a Keepsake Book, Poster, or V-Day Pin.

All proceeds go to V-Day LA 2004 beneficiaries, the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women and The Task Force, two great charities. [click for info on the beneficiaries]

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Editors Note: This article was originally published here.  It has been republished on this site to preserve continuity.

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You’ve Come Along Way Baby!

Posted on August 16th, 2006 by April.
Categories: Feminism, Gender, Ignorant.

My how times have changed… sexism and the exploitation of women from the 1940s and the 1950s. …but then again, maybe not so much…

If the "embedded" video isn’t visible, click here to watch it. [YouTube.com]

Editors Note: This article was originally published here.  It has been republished on this site to preserve continuity.

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Authority and Dominance

Posted on May 8th, 2006 by April.
Categories: Feminism, Gender, Ignorant, Sex.

The Washington Post is reporting, women who enjoy sex too much or even speak their mind, contribute to the growing number of men reporting erectile disfunction.

     Full story…

     Feministing.com has more…

Editors Note: This article was originally published here.  It has been republished on this site to preserve continuity.

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