August 27, 2013 Today, filmmaker Shahan Bellamy joins us in studio to talk about his documentary project and to add in on the stories of the week. If you're interested in getting in contact with Shahan about his project and work and/or to request having a hand in his project, due email him: [email protected] Today we discuss: American Apparel puts out a call for transgender models: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/american-apparel-transgender-models_n_3817396.html?view=print&comm_ref=false Dominique Newburn is murdered. The father of the suspected murderer pleas for son to return: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dad-begs-suspect-son-surrender-transgender-star-death-article-1.1436509 Islan Nettles is brutally murdered in Harlem: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/23/islan-nettles-nyc-hate-crime-_n_3804335.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender Jennifer Natalya Pritzker, billionaire, comes out as trans* and is the individual who is funding the Palm Center's studies on including trans* folks into the military: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/23/jennifer-natalya-pritzker_n_3806126.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender CNN and other sources remain steadfast asshats in their coverage of trans* folks: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/24/living/manning-transgender-etiquette/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29 Check us out: facebook.com/BeyondtheBinary [email protected]
