Healthy TransTeens 2008: Ethical and Practical Recommendations for Working with Transgender Adolescents
Richard Pleak Director of Education in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Thursday
Trans NYC is an interdisciplinary collective sharing and collaborating on research related to transgender and transsexual experience. Comprised of both trans-identified and non-trans-identified members, from a wide range of local organizations and institutions, we meet regularly to present and discuss research and activist related concerns. We provide a supportive mentoring forum to advance research on trans issues. For more information, write us at transnyc@verizon.net.
Gender Outlawed: Transsexuality and the Invention of Legal Men and Women
Tey Meadow
Doctoral Candidate
Department of Sociology
The Intellectual Commons of Gender
Sonia K. Katyal
Associate Professor
Fordham Law School
CineKink @ Pioneer presents...
Maria Beatty: The Elegant Spanking and The Seven Deadly Sins
A New Year's double-header of works from Maria Beatty, each offering up the director's signature "erotic noir" style and depictions of a ride between pain and pleasure at the hands of a beautiful temptress.
THE ELEGANT SPANKING
Goddess Rosemary seduces and punishes her Kitty in a play of dominance and submission, creating a fantasy world of nostalgic images that are dripping with sexual perversion.
THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
Caught in the act of coveting her mistress' position, a young maid must submit to her sadism and her lust, her perfect body made the theatre for a re-enactment of the lessons of the Seven Deadly Sins.
Tuesday, January 8 - 7 pm
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
A holiday double-header of works from Comstock Films, offering up tidings of love and joy in their ground-breaking series of documentaries about the passions of real-life lovers.
MARIE AND JACK: A HARDCORE LOVE STORY
The one that started it all! Comstock Films' first feature is a glimpse inside the private sex-life of married adult stars Marie Silva (aka Aria) and Jack Bravo. (Directed by Tony Comstock, 2004, USA, 28 minutes.)
DAMON AND HUNTER: DOING IT TOGETHER
Sumptuous and richly detailed, this recent documentary is a truly intimate look at rising adult stars Damon DeMarco and Hunter James. Banned in Australia! (Directed by Tony Comstock, 2006, USA, 46 minutes.)
The director, Tony Comstock, will on hand for a Q&A discussion after the screening.
As part of New York Leather Weekend, CineKink presents a fundraiser for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom ....
BITE THE APPLE!
Friday, October 5th - 9 pm
CineKink, "the really alternative film festival," presents a special screening of film and video shorts from New York directors for a celebration of kinky Gotham. Dark and gritty, sleek and sophisticated, seamy and ... well, take a bite for yourself!!
ON MY KNEES
Culled from the secret diaries of Hannah Cullwick, a Victorian fetishist and "maid-of-all-work," a life of unabashed deviance is traced. (Directed by Kim Wood, 2003, USA, 13 minutes.)
DRAGONLILY
CINEKINK NYC - CALL FOR ENTRIES
"The really alternative film festival"
February 26 - March 2, 2008
Presented by CineKink, an organization dedicated to the recognition and encouragement of sex-positive and kink-friendly depictions in film and television, CineKink NYC is seeking films and videos, of any length and genre, that explore and celebrate the wide diversity of sexuality. We're looking to blur some boundaries and will be considering offerings drawn from both Hollywood and beyond, explicit or not, with works ranging from documentary to drama, camp comedy to hot porn - and everything in between.