"BATHROOM STORIES": CALL FOR INTERVIEWS "BATHROOM STORIES": CALL FOR INTERVIEWS ATTENTION gender variant, transgender, and transsexual people: Dean Spade of Sylvia Rivera Legal Resource Program and videomaker, Tara Mateik, are currently teaming up to produce a tape that explores the problems that gender segregated bathrooms present. The video includes stories of people who donít fit easily into the categories "men" and "women" or whose gender identity is often misunderstood by other people in bathrooms. Many have encountered harassment, violence and embarrassment because others perceive them to be in the "wrong" bathroom. The consequences of being attacked and harassed in bathrooms, and of having no safe bathroom options in most public places are examined in this video. The video also looks at the question of why some people feel safer in single-gender bathrooms, and explores the underlying justifications for a "menís-womenís" bathroom system. Finally, the Video looks at innovative solutions to these problems (being experimented with) in the U.S. and Canada and offers resources for working to change bathroom policies. The video will be aimed at non-profits, service providers, and schools. It will act as a teaching tool to help these institutions understand the seriousness of the violence and humiliation that gender variant people regularly experience in gender segregated bathrooms. The goal of this project is to encourage organizations to change their bathroom policies to create safe environments for gender variant clients, students, patients, employees, and guests. We need your help to gather interviews with people outside of NY. Interviews with transgender people, non-trans-identified gender variant people, allies, friends, family, and other community members who have something to say about bathroom access for gender variant people are welcomed. We are very interested in getting perspectives from people in different age groups, gender identities, socio-economic classes, racial and ethnic identities, sizes, abilities, and backgrounds.   WE REQUEST YOUR INTERVIEWS USE THE QUESTIONS PROVIED BELOW ARE NO MORE THAN 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM. ARE SHOT ON DV (DIGITAL VIDEO) USE AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE PLEASE HAVE INTERVIEWEES SIGN THE RELEASE FORM (attached) BEFORE THE INTERVIEW to insure that they are giving permission to appear in this video. PLEASE REMEMBER TO USE HEADPHONES TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE RECORDING SOUND. SEND THE VIDEO TAPE, RELEASE FORM (PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS) TO:   Dean Spade Sylvia Rivera Legal Resource Program 666 Broadway, 5th floor NY, NY 10012 (646) 602 5638 send it FED EX OR REGISTERED MAIL. Send questions to LetUsPee@yahoo.com. ALL INTERVIEWS MUST BE RECIEVED BY October 15, 2002. The Sylvia Rivera Legal Resource Program will use this video in trainings and distribute this video free of charge and we will send you a copy for sending us footage. (Also, we welcome title suggestions for this video.) THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. In solidarity, Tara Mateik Dean Spade ---------------------------------------------- The interview questions: 1. What is your name? 2. What is your occupation? 3. How old are you? 4. Where do you live? 5. What words do you use to describe your gender identity? 6. Do you feel safe using gender-labelled bathrooms? 7. Have you had one or more memorable negative experiences using or trying to use a menís or womenís bathroom? Please explain. 8. Do you think that bathrooms should be gender segregated? Why? 9. Is there another way that bathrooms could be that you would prefer? 10. Do you have other thoughts on bathroom accessibility that you would like to share? ---------------------------------------------- [Attachment] RELEASE FORM: I, ____________________________, have participated in a video project with the Sylvia Rivera Legal Resource Program of the Urban Justice Center, a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. I understand that my participation will be used in videos for educational purposes; video festivals; television exposure; in whole or in part for broadcasting services; for audiovisual, cassette, and closed circuit exhibition purposes; and all other non-broadcast purposes in any manner of media, in perpetuity throughout the universe. I understand that my participation offers no renumerations. I grant my permission for the Sylvia Rivera Legal Resource Program to use my name, likeness, voice, and biographical material about me in connection with program publicity, for instructional purposes, edit, produce, and record for duplication and distribution throughout the United States and abroad. I expressly release Paper Tiger Television, itís licensees, and assignees from any privacy, dec imation, or other claims I may have arising out of broadcast, exhibition, publication, or promotion of this program. ______________________________________________ Name (Please Print Clearly) ______________________________________________ Signature
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