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Follow Johnny on Twitter!

At the behest of my darling friend Katie Diamond, I finally caved in to Twitter.  Follow me there, in case you’re not getting enough Johnny updates here, on Facebook, the mailing list and myspace.  Although, really, when was the last time I was on myspace?…

H.1728/S.1687 Testimony

To the Honorable Members of The Joint Committee On The Judiciary,
My name is Johnny Blazes and I am transgendered resident of Massachusetts.  I was born in Cambridge, MA and attended a small, independent elementary school in Jamaica Plain before attending Boston Latin School.  After four years of college out of state, I immediately returned to [...]

Gender Outlaw 2: Call for Submissions

This is not about me or my performance, but it’s an important announcement to spread!
Call For Submissions
GENDER OUTLAWS: THE NEXT GENERATION
Kate Bornstein & S Bear Bergman, eds
Deadline: 1 September 2009
In the fifteen years since the release of Gender Outlaw, transgender narratives have made their way into cultural locations from the margins to the mainstream and [...]

TraniWreck voted Best Gay Night

TraniWreck, my home stadium for gender-distending and all things queerly performative, has been voted Best Gay Night by the readers of the Boston Phoenix.  Considering  Kanye’s new take on the word “gay”, I think that means we’re doing pretty well…

Stuff Magazine Spotlight

This week’s edition of Stuff Magazine ran a series of spotlights on twelve “Rising Stars”– performers on the Boston scene that they believe are “the ones to watch, the ones primed for professional lift-off.”  I am honored to be featured among their ranks– and they even placed my photo next to the table of contents [...]

Wood to Stone to Sea

Event info: April 7, 2009 &ndash 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

[ April 7, 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Performers from trans-genre.net are coming to town on their Wood to Stone to Sea Tour. Joining them will be members of The Femme Show– combining forces to bring you a night of gender-filled variety arts!

Tuesday April 7 at 8 pm
Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain
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