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Thursday, January 7, 2010

TRANSGENDER FRONTED BAND TO FILM TELEVISION PROJECT

by: Jessica Rehberger, Dead Sound Music Company, LLC

Minneapolis 1/6/2010- Minnesota's premiere transgender fronted band, All the Pretty Horses, will be filming their six city, winter tour. This footage has been requested for consideration in the development of a new television project by a producer of the Food Channel and possible consideration for a project on the Travel Channel. The footage will also be used as part of band leader, Venus Demars', own film project.

The tour, The 3D House of Small Places, focuses on smaller venues, allowing the fan base to watch the band in an intimate setting and be part of the film project. "We invite the fans to come and be part of it," said DeMars.

DeMars will be taking her vinyl record collection and art work on tour with the band. Three of the shows will feature DeMars disc jockeying between music sets. The Jan. 14, show in Tuscon, Ariz., will feature the band as well as DeMars' art collection of personal drawings and paintings.

All the Pretty Horses have been making music and touring for 15 years. They currently have four studio albums out and will be one of the featured bands on a Minnesota music collective disc, being released in April 2010, by Dead Sound Music Company. "Venus DeMars and All the Pretty Horses are the epitome of what glam has always wanted to be, but never quite achieved…until now," said Devlin Andersen, co-founder of Dead Sound Music Company, LLC.

DeMars has worked on other film projects including, 'My Skin Is A Map' with Tim Miller, 'Unforgiven Fire' and 'Stolen Shadows' with John Killacky, 'HorseHead', 'Slap-Drag-Ons', and multiple music videos. Footage of one of her projects was used within the award winning documentary: 'Venus of Mars' (http://www.venusofmars.com), by Emily Goldberg.

DeMars' story of his/her transgender transition and musical aspirations, is also featured in the documentary, "Venus of Mars".

The band will kick off the tour at Kirby's Beer Store (3227 E. 17th St. 67208) in Wichita, Kan., Jan. 11 at 9 p.m., admission is free and the show is restricted to ages 21 and up.

About This Amazing Band:

The legendary band, All the Pretty Horses has been making music, under the influence of leading lady, Venus DeMars, for 15 years. They have four studio albums under their belt, and have recorded a song for the Minnesota music compilation, "The Devil's Basement: Unlocked", to be released in April 2010 by the Dead Sound Music Company. All The Pretty Horses have a sound described as David Bowie/glam punk-rock. Their music stylings are only enhanced by the gender bending presence of their lead vocalist, Demars, who was featured in the 2003 documentary, "Venus of Mars". [1/6/10]

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Anonymous said...: Great post as for me. I'd like to read more concerning this theme. The only thing this blog misses is some pics of some devices.
Alex Watcerson
Phone jammer; February 3, 2010 at 5:12 AM
Aly said...: What a crock. The Pretty Horses were a great all trans band till the vocalist fired all the other Trans memebers because she thought an all trans band couldnt be taken seriously but then renamed the band around herself, kinda explains the vinyl dj driven tiny club tour of only 6 shows. Im sorry but its shameful when a transperson has so little Trans Pride that they push other trans individuals away.; October 14, 2010 at 3:46 AM

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JoanieH121506 replied to Ammo Girl's comment on "Being Transgender Is Not A Mental Illness": It would seem that you are more of a Christian Fundamentalist than a psychologist as you are ignoring the 97% to 98% success rate that transitional medicine is accomplishing with defined standards of care, using known therapeutic agents and achieving expected results with one of the highest success rates known to modern medicine.

You are also ignoring several researches ...
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...I see in you more of the religious than I do of the educated, scientific-minded. JMHO

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Monica Roberts replied to Ammo Girl's comment on "Being Transgender Is Not A Mental Illness": being gay was once in the DSM as a 'mental illness' as well until it was taken out in the 1970's. It's just a matter of time before it happens for trans people as well

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Carolyn replied to Ammo Girl's comment on "Being Transgender Is Not A Mental Illness": It wasn't so very many years ago that being female was considered a mental disorder. Take a look at the root meaning of hysteria or read Freud trying to figure out women. While there are clearly real mental illnesses, there is also the terrible tendency to think that anyone who is different from "me" is nuts. Professionals who look for pathologies usually find them.

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The national organizations are running the show and the stage play is about marriage. . We don’t get straight answers because direction comes from HRC, Freedom to Marry, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, not from the people at Equality Maryland. Internally they have agreed, or have been told by the board, not to discuss the level of national involvement. Without discussing that they can’t give an answer as to why this bill was downgraded.
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Good article with some very succinct points. The hardest hit segment of the BT are those of color when it comes to the vast majority of discrimination. I have known those of African descent and many of Asian/Latino descent - and even some whites of older years - who seem to have hit brick walls at every turn when it comes to meeting their needs - and I am not talking about things like TV's, cars or iPODS. I'm speaking to the level of "where is my next meal coming from/" or "where am I going to sleep tonight?". It also does not make one feel too warm and fuzzy having to live in environments where there are constant threats of violence.

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...Now we need to work a bit more on access to those medical procedures that both the American Psychological Association and the American Medical Association, under Standards Of Care, currently maintained by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, consider to be medically necessary...

Stacie,
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Keep up the fine work you do. We support you!
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Joanne, Thank you for sharing your opinions and your feelings. They are always valued.
The only way things will ever change is through positive dialog.
Again, Thanks for speaking your voice, my friend!

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JoanieH121506 commented on "Transgender Activist E.m. Equality Speaks The Trut...": Now if people in positions of power were to adopt this perspective, it might actually begin to have some positive effects. However, when leaders like Barney Frank start pandering to the conservative right by bringing up groundless matters, preying upon the fears of the "moral majority" and Christian rightists, this seems to make the entire matter seem moot - especially for the lesser demographics within the TG umbrella. If this is to work at all, it needs to be implemented at all levels - and most importantly from the top of the power pyramid down. Right now, I am in the position of believing the gist of what the article professes, yet at the same time, I have decades of experience that prevent me from feeling anything other than a feeling of discouragement in this area. After all actions and experience mean a lot more than words - especially when action ignores history and truth...

...To quote Joni Mitchell; "They won't give peace a chance. This was just a dream that some of us had."

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Few things in this world are as they have been made out to be.
However, you endanger your own credibility when you make such sweeping statements as you did in your introduction of this story, but provide only the opinion of one movie director, quoted in one story.
And to trash an entire philosophy, Buddhism, based on the actions of a few, is hardly fair, or can be taken as serious news reporting.
If you want to run, what tries to appear to be a transgender news service, then to be taken seriously, you might want to start learning about acceptable practices and ethics in journalism.

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As there is a natural alliance between the bi and trans communities, we feel that the fight for queer rights will not be finished until EVERYONE has a place at the table.

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