Christine D. Beatty

Being the keeper—cats don't have owners—of two black cats, I concur!

I started doing SW in 1985-86, then on the side after that; joined COYOTE in '91. My observation: most Americans are so squeamish about sex it's tough to have a mature convo, and the way even liberals conflate all SW with trafficking turns it into a third rail topic—too risky to touch & no upside.

I'll be working at the Sanctuary LAX booth in the afternoons—I hope we get a chance to say hi and catch up!

YouTube video by Christine D. Beatty VALERIE festival trailer

As I move my most important posts over from "X" (where I will let my account rot), I had to include this trailer of my final film school project, which was selected for the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.

VALERIE festival trailer youtu.be/Qp5xNl17Q1o via
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YouTube video by Sia Layta POKER QUEENS: Movie Spotlights Finest Women in #Poker ...Now On Amazon Prime

In 2019, writer-director Sandra Mohr and I ventured to Las Vegas to set up a suite in the Rio where she could live and work filming and interviewing at the WSOP. The result is a great documentary about women's pro poker: Poker Queens

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With steroid injections to help my lumbar spine, I trained for months to tackle the first 109 miles of the PCT. I refuse to let my age (66) keep me from trying, hence my trail handle La Tigra. I strapped a GoPro to my chest for this hike, which began on 11/4/2024...

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I've been an LGBT activist with an emphasis on trans since 1991, especially when I began writing for Spectator and contributing to various San Francisco weeklies

So of *course* Trump nominates him for AG. Next up, Andrew Tate for the DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women?

I am retiring from Oracle on 5/31/25, so the timing is perfect—what a way to celebrate!

I am officially retiring from my dayjob on 6/1/25, so what a perfect way to celebrate!