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DESCRIPTION:San Francisco LGBT Community Center Hosts a Public Screening and Panel 
 Discussion of The Gendercator\n\nCenter Women Present, a Community 
 Initiative of The San Francisco LGBT Community Center (The Center), is set 
 to host a public screening of director Catherine Crouch's film, The 
 Gendercator as part of their Girls on Film event series. After being pulled 
 from screening at Frameline31 earlier this year, many community members 
 expressed a strong desire to initiate a dialogue centered on the issues 
 surrounding this film. The Center has worked alongside community members 
 for the past several months to develop this crucial event.\n\nThis free 
 public screening and panel discussion will take place on Friday, October 26 
 th, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rainbow Room of The SF LGBT Community 
 Center.\n\n"The community felt it was important for folks to be able to 
 participate in a constructive dialogue in a transparent, moderated setting 
 about the issues this film has raised," said Ondine Kilker, volunteer 
 co-chair of Center Women Present. "We are appreciative of this opportunity 
 to help facilitate a screening and dialogue as well as to help create 
 contextualization of this film and the issues that it has re-ignited within 
 our LGBTQI Bay Area community."\n\nThe evening will consist of a screening 
 of the 15 minute film, introduction of panelists and a moderated question 
 and answer session. Panelists for the evening include:\n\n· Catherine 
 Crouch, director of The Gendercator\n\n· Elana Dykewoman\n\n· Fresh! 
 Encounter\n\n· Jamison Green\n\n· Mary Guzmán\n\n· Susan Stryker\n\n· 
 Yavanté Thomas-Guess\n\nThree moderators will also be present: Pam Hogan, 
 natoyiniinastumiik (Holy Old Man Bull, formerly known as Marcus de Maria 
 Arana) and Mariah Sparks.\n\n"I am profoundly against censorship," said 
 Jamison Green, author, educator, internationally-known transgender 
 activist, and a panelist for the evening. "This discussion could be a way 
 to air some deep-seated feelings that haunt both Lesbians and FTMs," Green 
 added.\n\nThe hope of the event's organizers is for this screening and 
 question and answer session to spark an ongoing dialogue. A public 
 follow-up discussion is scheduled to take place on November 11 th. 
 Finalized information on this discussion will be available at the October 
 26th screening.\n\n"One of our goals at The Center is to help address 
 divides that exist within the larger LGBT community and build bridges 
 between them," said Rebecca Rolfe, Interim Executive Director of The 
 Center. "The Gendercator has been a source of contention and high emotions 
 within our community; we believe it is important to provide a space where a 
 frank and honest dialogue can begin."\n\nOn October 26th, The Center will 
 provide the community with an opportunity to view this film and engage with 
 panelists in a question and answer session.\n\nABOUT CENTER WOMEN 
 PRESENT\n\nCenter Women Present is a queer women's initiative started at 
 the San Francisco LGBT Community Center, serving all self-identified women, 
 including lesbians, queer, bisexual, and transgender community members. The 
 program intends to address women's community issues through volunteer-led 
 projects and is shaped primarily by input of community members, with 
 assistance of The Center's 
 staff.\n\ncenterwomenpresent@yahoo.com\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/CenterWomenPresent/\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/17/18454452.php
SUMMARY:Come see The Gendercator at The SF LGBT Community Center!
LOCATION:The Center\n1800 Market Street at Octavia\nSan Francisco, CA 94102\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/17/18454452.php
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