Hello again,

For the last few months I have searched for my beloved Kimy. As you can imagine at this point I love all the kids I have met and their friends and the outreach workers and everyone else I met in the ballroom scene and although they surely must see me as a strange duck in their environment they always make me feel welcome and I thank them for that.

So anyway, here is the story. I am looking for Kimy again like so many times before. Kimy tends to disappear, all of the kids come and go. Kimy stays in touch with me and tends to report news from the street in a way that our shared sense of the dramatic, the seedy glamour, the erotic freedom and the simple joy and mystery of being here lights us up like Queens on the Night of a Thousand Gowns coming from a David Bowie party in Lou Reed’s loft downtown.

More soon

So here is the video of the discussion described earlier. Essentially it’s a discussion of weather the homeless LGBTQ should have their own shelters or if they should share shelters with the straight homeless. The problem is that often the LGBTQ will get beat up and abused because of ther sexual orientation, but is it possible to educate the straight homeless about the LGBTQ homeless and solve the problem that way?
See the discussion here and feel free to participate in the discussion by leaving a comment.

This video shows the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgendered, Questioning) homeless putting out pillows on the sidewalk to give a visual reference of where these youth will sleep in the future if the government cuts all funding for the shelters.

This is an interview with one of the hosts of the rally, Lucky Michaels is telling us why this cause is important to support.

Another video from the LGBTQ Rally at City Hall is up on youtube, you can watch it here.

We have had some uploading problems lately, but that will get fixed tonight and more videos will be up ASAP
We also recorded a video of this discussion at the rally weather the homeless lesbian gay bi-sexual and transgenders should have their own shelters or if they should live with straight homeless people. It’s an interesting discussion that is definitely worth a look, that will be up soon.

So finally the movies and photos are up from the fantastic Legendary House of Ninja vouging performance at the Goldman Sonnenfeld Audiotorium in Manhatten, where they performed march 17, 2009.
I think the material speak for itself, so without further ado… Here’s The Legendary House of Ninja!






Images from the event can be seen on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/susigraf/sets/72157616435567610
If you need more of the Legendary House of Ninja, you can visit their myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/elementsofninja.
Some of the members can also be seen in the Lost In the Crowd Documentary.

We went to the rally at the City Hall today. Serious stuff was going on, and the government wants to cut the funding for the homeless shelters for the transgendered, lesbien, gay, bi-sexual community, which means the homeless are going back out on the streets.
Check out the videos and the photos from the event, and hear Lucky Michaels talk about the cause!
The photos are on Flickr: Homeless rally at city hall

The first video is up on youtube now, the rest will be up very soon!

The 2009 Night of a Thousand Gowns, with the 3 finalists from the RuPauls Drag Race, these videos show each of Bebe Zahara Benet, Rebecca Glasscock and Nina Flowers performances.

The Night of a Thousand gowns were held this saturday at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, New York.

We went there to cover the event and to promote the Documentary Lost in The Crowd, which covers the same topics as the Night of a Thousand Gowns support with the silent auction. Homeless Youth of New York.

It’s very good initiative to host a party to support these organizations, people have fun and at the same time help people who are less fortunate. The night was full of entertainment and some outrageous costumes which is always a hit at the Night of a Thousand Gowns.

You can check out photos on flickr right here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/susigraf/sets/72157615726611287/

Here is the movie from the first performance of the night. The National Anthem.

This Sunday there was a rehersal by The Legendary House Of Ninja. They are having a performance tonight at the Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Auditorium of The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave @ West 76th St.

Here are some images from the rehersal:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/susigraf/sets/72157615492387642/

And a video is on youtube here (more videos will be added soon):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtE0kP4q1IM&feature=channel_page

Today I learned that one of the kids in my movie most likely will have to go to jail. Upstate. For a few years. He/she blew it. Couldn’t follow the rules. Was caught selling illegal substances. There seems to be this rumour going around that jail is great if you are a transgender person. That inmates take care of you. That there are weddings in prison. it’s all a blast if you’re transgender and time flies in there. I wouldn’t count on it. What if you are wrong?