Performance Artists

Jamez Terry (alias Vermicious Knid) - see updated bio

Ryka Aoki de la Cruz - see updated bio

Johnny Blazes - see updated bio

On June 17th, Shakeema Crawford, aka B.O.I. Sha ,was born in Jersey City, NJ (Chill Town). Throughout B.O.I. (Brilliant, Original and Intelligent )Sha’'s mother's pregnancy, the doctor always said B.O.I. was a boy. To their surprise, “SHE” came before their eyes. As a youth, B.O.I. Sha was intellectually inclined and very articulate, as well as talented, which made B.O.I. stand out from others. All B.O.I. Sha ever wanted to be was a rapper.

B.O.I. Sha dreams of inspiring a change in people's attitude towards the meaning different, “when we are all the same”. This multi-talented person is motivated to break down doors to show the world that “GLBT” artists have skills on the microphone. B.O.I. Sha’s 1st Mix-Album, which is self titled, was released on June 29, 2008. Selling the Mix-Album independently out the trunk of their car and through internet marketing, B.O.I. Sha developed a strong fan base that stretches from New Jersey to Nebraska. With dedication and motivation, B.O.I. is driven by MUSIC!!! To learn more about B.O.I. Sha, please visit www.glbthiphoprnb.com and www.myspace.com/sha07305.

seeley quest is a queer crip gender traitor who has been featured at the 2002 first international Queerness and Disability Conference; the 2003 national True Spirit Conference; the San Francisco Center's opening week gala, Some Kind of Queer; the 2003 Trannyfest; the 2002 Bay Area Ladyfests; the '05, '06, '08 and '09 SF Anarchist Cafes; the 2007 SF Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival; Sins Invalid 2007 and 2008; SF Bay Guardian 'Best of the Bay' event Writers With Drinks; 848 Community Space and Counterpulse; in residency at the Jon Sims Center; in the 'Trans As Fuck' shows sie also co-instigated; the 2008 National Queer Arts Festival in 'TAF' and 'Marginal Bodies'; L.A.'s Trans/Giving; on tour with the Tranny Roadshow in 2005 and 2006; and elsewhere. Sie proposed and co-facilitated the 2004 Homo a Go Go and Bay Area Ladyfest's disability workshops. For more on the San Francisco Bay Area-begun project showcasing artists' work about disability, embodiment and sexuality, please see www.sinsinvalid.org.

Ignacio Rivera - see updated bio

Dallas-Marie Spitzer

Twilight of the Idle is a Brooklyn-based queer cabaret wordrock duo, and a project of pianist, songwriter, poet, and singer Ricky Gal. Ricky started Twilight of the Idle in 2005 at SUNY Purchase, where he studied music composition. They have been performing around New York and beyond since then. Ricky's music combines his cabaret jazz piano playing with rock drumming, vocal melodies, and spoken word. They released their first album, "Modesty," last year. When he is not making music and performing, Ricky teaches at youth programs. You can check out his music at www.myspace.com/twilightoftheidle.

Over cups of tea, stacks of cardboard, and piles of scrap metal, Adelaide Windsome fervently builds tiny heads and arms and creates paintings of various creatures and imaginary, yet nostalgic landscapes. Most of this never leaves her floor, but what crawls from the wreckage becomes epic, tragic and delightful stories told through puppets and her ukulele. Adelaide is currently based in Philadelphia where she is an art teacher and street performer and studies street art, activism and public identity. You can view her work here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/29638148@N04/ and her blog/daily-self-portrait-project here: http://stitchingtentacles.wordpress.com see updated bio

Kit Yan is a slam poet badasss and Asian American tranny boy. Originally from Hawaii, but now calling New York home, he brings with him 7 years of performing - from competing on the nationally recognized Lizard Lounge poetry team, to winning the world’s largest slam, to skipping class in college to go on tour. He is one half of the Good Asian Drivers, an internationally touring spoken word and music group.

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Rahne Alexander - see updated bio

Dylan Scholinski was born Daphne Scholinski. As a young girl growing up in the Chicago suburbs, she played first base in Little League and preferred drawing to playing with dolls. When she was 15 years old she was locked up in a mental hospital, diagnosed as "an inappropriate female", and spent the rest of her high school years undergoing extreme femininity training. At 18, her insurance ran out and she was discharged.

Now 41 years old, Dylan resides in Denver, CO, and is a distinguished artist, author, and public speaker. Dylan has appeared on 20/20, Dateline and Today to discuss his experiences and has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines. Recently his award-winning book (The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir - Penguin/Putnam) was listed in the Top 10 Must Reads in Out Magazine’s first Transgender Issue. His work not only portrays the anguish of his hospital years but also his ultimate triumph. Dylan is the founder/witness for the Sent(a)Mental Project : A Memorial to Suicide. He spends much of his time working in his studio, public speaking, creating zines (Freedom of Depression, Please Forgive Me For Judging You, Sent(a) Mental), and frequently opens his studio to a variety of at-risk youth to provide safe space to explore ways of expressing and empowering themselves without bringing harm to themselves or others.Dylan's visual art also travels with the Tranny Roadshow.

For more information about or to see Dylan's art, check out  http://www.dylanscholinski.com and www.myspace.com/dylanscholinski