Christine Beatty (born in 1958 in San Mateo,

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)Michael J. Miller, "Rock on with Glamazon" p9 ''Marin Independent Journal'' June 25, 1998 ''

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'' is an American writer, musician and

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. She is one of the first

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to perform and record as a heavy metal musician.

Writer

Beatty's writing may be found in ''

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'', ''Transgender Tapestry'' magazine published by

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(IFGE), the ''

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'', ''TransSisters'' and other

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publications.Davina Anne Gabriel, "Meet the Staff" ''TransSisters: The Journal of Transsexual Feminism'', p6 Spring 1994Nancy Nangeroni & Gordene O. MacKenzie ''Gender Talk Radio'' program # 314 aired June 11, 200
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/ref> She contributed stories to anthologies ''Beyond Definition: New Writing from Gay and Lesbian San Francisco'' and ''Herotica''. In 1993 she published a semi-autobiographical collection of short stories and poetry, ''Misery Loves Company'', an insight into the lives of transgender people and other disenfranchised members of San Francisco's underground community.

Musician

In 1994 she co-founded and performed in Glamazon, one of the first transsexual-fronted heavy metal rock bands. The band performed for the first time in San Francisco at

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in February 1995, recorded its only released CD in 1995–1996, and moved to Los Angeles in 1999.

Activist

Beatty uses journalism and public speaking to advocate for the transgender and LGBT communities. Her articles and letters advocating for the transgender community were regularly published in ''Bay Area Reporter'', the ''San Francisco Bay Times'' and other LGBT publications. She testified before the

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regarding transgender concerns and served on the San Francisco Task Force on Prostitution. In December 1991 she established San Francisco Gender Information, a database of resources for transgender people. In 2004 she performed in an all-transgender presentation of Eve Ensler's play the ''

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'' which was featured in the 2006 documentary ''Beautiful Daughters''.Beautiful Daughters
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty, Christine 1958 births Living people Transgender women writers American LGBTQ rights activists American transgender musicians People from San Mateo, California 21st-century American LGBTQ people Transgender women musicians American transgender writers American transgender women