Jamez Terry (alias Vermicious Knid) is a zine-writing, fiddle-playing, ex-gunfighting, tomato-loving, radical tranny boy. He moves as often as possible, in order to keep wreaking havoc in new parts of the world, and is currently living in Chesterville, ME. He has published more than 50 zines in the last 9 years with writings that include politics, fiction, poetry, personal stories, and humor, and, in 2003, he co-founded the Denver Zine Library. Jamez has worked in multiple queer activist settings, providing trans education at conferences, schools, churches, and nonprofits around the country. As co-organizer of the Tranny Roadshow, Jamez has found a way to unite all of the things he loves best - travel, zines, performance art, and queer/trans activism.

Kelly Shortandqueer has been making friends laugh with anecdotes about his life for years. He now brings this candid storytelling style of performance to the Tranny Roadshow stage, entertaining audiences with his honesty and humor. You can also find his stories in his zines, most recently his Shortandqueer series. Along with Jamez, Kelly is a co-founder of the Denver Zine Library and co-organizer of the Tranny Roadshow. He currently lives in Denver, works as the Director of Victim Services for the Colorado Anti-Violence Program, and enjoys spending nights at home, watching movies.

Ryka Aoki de la Cruz is a writer, composer, chemist, black belt, and moonshiner who has recently featured at the National Queer Arts Festival, the National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival, Ladyfest South 2007, Atlanta Pride, UCLA’s OutCRY, and Fresh Meat. In 2005, Ryka was the inaugural performer for San Francisco Pride’s first ever Transgender Stage. She has also worked with the American Association of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors, and two of her compositions have been adopted by the group as its official “Songs of Peace.” Ryka has been honored by the California State Senate for her work with Trans/Giving, LA’s only art/performance series dedicated to trans, genderqueer, and intersex artists. She was formerly head judo coach at UCLA and Cornell University, and is a professor of English at Santa Monica College.

Shuguh Bair started rapping when he was nine with 2 of his friends Danjah (RIP) and Loco. As he got older he wanted to be a rapper and it all seemed attainable even after he came out the closet as a lesbian. Years passed and there was clearly a lesbian/gay movement. However Shuggie saw very few people like him. At this point he had become transgendered. He felt like a man but embraced his transgender title and didn't feel the need to hide it. He brings you music from his masculine point of view. Visit Shuggie on myspace or visit his website.

Linda Bedore was born on December 4th, 1930, and named after her grandfather, Joseph. From very early on, Linda knew that she was different from the girls around her, but was fearful that if she told anyone, she would be outcast. At 19, Linda joined the Navy and was married soon after. Her first marriage produced 6 children but was spent hiding her true self from her family. Her second marriage, and subsequent divorce, gave Linda more chance to find herself. At age 73, Linda made the choice to transition. Now she travels extensively, enjoys country dancing, and always brings along her harmonica. Linda’s packed a lot of life into the past 4 years, and she’s ready for more!

Miguel Chernus-Goldstein first started Aerial Dance at age 7 when he was introduced to Low-Flying Trapeze with Frequent Flyers in Boulder Colorado. Being on a trapeze felt so much like flying, Miguel found it completely irresistible, and continued with Low-Flying Trapeze for the next 12 years, and started training on Aerial Tissue at age 15 as well. At 18, he moved to San Francisco to attend the San Francisco Circus Center where he trained on Aerial Hoop and Static Trapeze. After 2 and a half years in San Francisco, Miguel returned to Colorado where he now dances with the Frequent Flyers Company.

Red Durkin, from Bloomington, Indiana, is an up-and-coming artist that is, according to one review, "destined to be remembered posthumously". She has traveled and performed with the Tranny Roadshow more than anyone other than its organizers and has dazzled (or at least amused) audiences all over the eastern half of the country. She has been featured in The Advocate and Punk Planet (she is both queer and punk). She is also the author of 8 different zines, ranging from nonsensical comics to autobiographical tell-alls. This year, she will be performing at Camp Trans. Her quick wit and talent for word play add a sparkle to her spoken word and as MC Redorix she is the nation's premier left-handed, red-headed, trans lady MC. She is a multi-talented, multi-faceted performer that you won't want to miss.

Mary Magician has worked her magic throughout the Midwest, entertaining many different groups of transgendered people. Performing in Atlanta, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and Orlando (just to name a few places) Mary has dazzled audiences. Living in Iowa, Mary comes up with typical Midwest humor and weaves a story or two along with a slight of hand trick.

Modern Day Pinnochio (MDP) is an in the moment 1 line poet whose
“Affix Label Here” sign winds around his female lines...
and curves, before you know it you’re inside, he’s sold it
he’s still broke, but he owns it... kind of guy.
He’s a 1 man Rock band with fans across the land
jammin to the 1 fan in the stands like a wanna-be
FTM Rock God Legend.
Actor, Artist, and most importantly Queer FTM Rocker,
MDP comes armed and ready to Grace the stage on what
it’s like to be a Man who is Trans, wielding a guitar in his hands.
Syked about his dates with the Rocky Mountain States,
Modern Day Pinnochio encourages all who dare to
check out his exclusive soprano/tenor (or pre-t/post-T if you will) Solo “Duet” - Paralyzed, as well as other music, pics and more info @ www.Trans-Genre.net (‘Coming-out and fashionably late’ March '08) Friend me?

Dylan Scholinski was born Daphne Scholinski. As a young girl growing up in the Chicago suburbs, she played first base in Little League and preferred drawing to playing with dolls. When she was 15 years old she was locked up in a mental hospital, diagnosed as "an inappropriate female", and spent the rest of her high school years undergoing extreme femininity training. At 18, her insurance ran out and she was discharged.

Now 41 years old, Dylan resides in Denver, CO, and is a distinguished artist, author, and public speaker. Dylan has appeared on 20/20, Dateline and Today to discuss his experiences and has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines. Recently his award-winning book (The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir - Penguin/Putnam) was listed in the Top 10 Must Reads in Out Magazine’s first Transgender Issue. His work not only portrays the anguish of his hospital years but also his ultimate triumph. Dylan is the founder/witness for the Sent(a)Mental Project : A Memorial to Suicide. He spends much of his time working in his studio, public speaking, creating zines (Freedom of Depression, Please Forgive Me For Judging You, Sent(a) Mental), and frequently opens his studio to a variety of at-risk youth to provide safe space to explore ways of expressing and empowering themselves without bringing harm to themselves or others.Dylan's visual art also travels with the Tranny Roadshow.

For more information about or to see Dylan's art, check out  http://www.dylanscholinski.com and http://www.myspace.com/dylanscholinski

If Joey Ramone and Ani Difranco had a baby, it would be Dallas-Marie Spitzer. She's played shows in smoky bars with crowds that much prefer their Pabst Blue Ribbon to her spoken word pieces, and she has even had bottles thrown at her, but she just throws 'em right back. A proud trans-girl and lesbian she takes a no-holds-barred approach to her music as well as her life. With songs ranging from relationships gone bad to bashing the government, she will give you a piece of her mind on a plate. With the heart of a folk singer and the spirit of a punk, she is the new voice for the younger trans-generation.

L.Weingarten is a 22 year-old white trans person photographing, writing, and living in St. Louis. Currently, he is working on "A Series of Questions," a photo project which addresses transphobic questions, and the power dynamics at work in those conversations. To learn more about this project and the ongoing call for participants, please see this site. In addition to being a photographer, he is an avid lover of banana bread, folklore, and striped socks.

Adelaide Windsome is a juggler of balls, pins and time commitments. Her days go by as a children's art teacher, street performer, student at Goddard College (studying political street art movements) and as an enthusiastic gardener, bicyclist and activist in Boston. Adelaide leaves these and her flaming chainsaws behind to catch your fancy with songs and stories of a fantastical life at sea. Armed with puppetry, visual art and her ukulele, Adelaide will juggle that slight smell of salt in your nose, that breeze in your hair and the gayness that fills your heart.

Local Performers - Milwaukee

Dove-Paige Anthony is a 40 year old out n proud T-girl shaking up the straight world between spoken word shows, musical performances, written word, and painting, all with the slant of life seen through the eyes of a trans-active person who refuses to be kept down. In her spare time she also has an unofficial food pantry feeding about 15 people in the community on a fairly regular basis.

Local Performers - Rocky Mountain Tour

A transplant to Colorado, Angela Palermo is a writer, performer, activist and librarian living in Denver. She has published poems in the LAWCHA Newsletter, Main Street Free Press, Slam This!, Transgender Tapestry, Evoke and the Colorado GLBT anthology Focus on the Fabulous (published by Johnson Books in 2007). She has performed at Lady Fest Out West and was the featured performer at Boston’s Gender Crash in October 2005. An out transsexual woman, Angela wrote her own piece for a performance of the Vagina Monologues in February 2006. She is presently collaborating with her partner, Sandra Azcarate, on two comic book/graphic novel projects, Truth and DARE and Moving in Stereo. She is committed to ending all forms of sexual, domestic and anti-queer violence, volunteering with the Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP) and the Rape Assistance and Awareness Program (RAAP). She also volunteers at Max Fund, Denver’s only no-kill animal shelter. Unlike some progressive activists, Angela is eagerly awaiting the fall of Western “civilization.” In the meantime, she enjoys movies, hiking, walking dogs and traveling to foreign countries to pose in front of large jumbles of rocks.

Chastine Crystal Patterson is an artist in wood and engraving, teaching art, as well as performing and writing music. She has been blessed for 63 years with bringing this alive with a strong passion for music, as well as the performing arts. Chastine finally emerged two years ago the female that she always was within. Known as Chas by her soul mate, partner and friends, Chas shows unyielding passions for life and her music. Even being a small part of the Tranny Roadshow locally in Colorado adds one more delightful and fulfilling chapter to this gal’s life. Being both born and raised in this wonderful state, Chastine has performed and written much of her own music over the last several decades. Growing up on the old 50s & 60s country music, this is where she not only shines, but comes to life. The original artist is by her side and deep within her soul, bringing forth the passion and excitement that lives within us all, while bringing her own flame to every one she performs.

Scarletto aka, Jacob Perez is a flirty-two year old, Out, Chamorro, Trans-Male, Matriarch and Musician from Guam. He brings his truth and a vicious Flame-Game, Yo! Scarletto is no stranger to being a Sex-abuse survivor, Recovered-Cathoholic and Activicious Matriarch. He just came out with his first album called, "Scarletto-Who Am I?" so, please buy a cd and, in turn, help "Generation Five," a non-profit organization in SF working to end child-sexual abuse within 5 Generations.

Tona Brown started to play the violin at the age of 10. She began to take her violin studies seriously at the age of 14 while studying in the Junior Music Department at Norfolk State University with Darryl Huskey. Tona was accepted into the Governors School for the Arts where she studied with Lisa Bishop, Jorge Aguire, Leslie Stewart, John McCormack, and others. Tona was also selected for the “Julliard Experience” at the Julliard School of Music and has participated in the Gateways Music festival at the Eastman School of Music. Tona continued her formal education at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music on a scholarship studying with Marc Ramirez and Olivia Hajioff and soprano Patricia Wulf. Tona is currently a recitalist and performs internationally, mastering both instrumental and vocal compositions. She is the president of Aida Strings and the principal violinist of the Aida String Quartet and the Elegance by Deux chamber ensemble. Tona embraces music of all genres, having performed as a jazz violinist with the Tyrone Marquis Smith Band as an opening act for Regina Belle at the African American festival in Norfolk, Virginia, and performing with the Fuzz Band. You can find out more about Tona by visiting her myspace page.