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2011 Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award 2 The 37th Annual Fantasia Fair The Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 3 Reserved for ad 2 The 37th Annual Fantasia Fair The Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 3 The 37th Annual Fantasia Fair Fantasia Fair is a weeklong transgender event held every October in the resort town of Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Fair attracts people from the entire range of the LGBT community - crossdressers, transsexuals, intersex individuals, MTFs, FTMs, anyone who considers themselves gender variant and their significant others as well as professionals with an interest in the community. Started in 1975, “FanFair” is the oldest and longest-running gathering of transgender persons for mutual education, support, collaboration, and socializing. Fantasia Fair offers general and specific programs, as well as evening events designed to develop the whole individual. Fantasia Fair is presented by a fully-qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information about Fantasia Fair, including registration, pricing, refund policy, and scholarships, please visit the Fantasia Fair website at Hfantasiafair.orgH. 4 Table of Contents Table of Contents The 37th Annual Fantasia Fair .................................................................................... 3 Table of Contents ....................................................................................................... 4 From the Director ....................................................................................................... 7 Getting Started ........................................................................................................... 9 Welcome Partners! .................................................................................................. 11 Registration and Checking In .................................................................................... 13 The Check-In Process ........................................................................................... 14 Arriving After Hours ............................................................................................. 15 Special Needs ....................................................................................................... 16 You and Your Name Badge .................................................................................. 16 Tickets and Ticketing ................................................................................................ 18 Missing Tickets ..................................................................................................... 18 Exchanging Tickets ............................................................................................... 18 Unused Tickets ..................................................................................................... 19 Giving Away Tickets ............................................................................................. 19 Obtaining Extra Tickets ........................................................................................ 19 Video and Photo Policy ............................................................................................ 21 Photo & Video Release ........................................................................................ 22 Comportment ........................................................................................................... 24 Recognition of Our Differences............................................................................ 24 The Schedule and the Fantasia Fair Gazette ............................................................ 27 A Fantasia Fair Special Event: Angelica Ross ............................................................ 28 Pioneer Awards Banquet .......................................................................................... 30 Recognition of Monica Helms .............................................................................. 31 Recognition of Sandra Cole .................................................................................. 32 Fantasia Fair Fashion Show ...................................................................................... 33 Fantasia Fair Follies .................................................................................................. 35 Fantasia Fair Awards Banquet .................................................................................. 37 The Alison Laing Congeniality Award ................................................................... 38 The Brenda Viola Most Helpful Award................................................................. 38 The Fantasia Fair Award....................................................................................... 39 “Inn-formation” on Inns ........................................................................................... 41 The Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 5 Show Your Appreciation ...................................................................................... 41 Special Discounts at Inns...................................................................................... 42 Recommended Inns ............................................................................................. 42 Professional Services ................................................................................................ 44 The Fantasia Fair Staff .............................................................................................. 46 The Fantasia Fair Organizing Committee ............................................................. 46 Other Volunteers ................................................................................................. 47 Real Life Experiences, Inc. .................................................................................... 47 A History of Fantasia Fair.......................................................................................... 49 About Provincetown................................................................................................. 55 Descriptions of Workshop & Events ......................................................................... 59 Presenter Biographies .............................................................................................. 88 Index of Advertisers ............................................................................................... 120 Our Benefactors ..................................................................................................... 122 Special Pricing for Fantasia Fair 2012 ..................................................................... 125 Some Words of Thanks........................................................................................... 127 Locations of Fair Activities ...................................................................................... 128 Fantasia Fair is brought to you, in part, by the Provincetown Visitor’s Service Board 6 Table of Contents The Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 7 From the Director This is my 17th consecutive Fantasia Fair, and I did a little arithmetic. At the end of this week, I will have lived in Provincetown for a full four months. That’s four months living as my femme self, as Miqqi Alicia rather than Michael, in a place where I receive nothing but friendship and affection. I can’t imagine not coming to the Fair: my year would not be complete without it. This is also my fourth year as Director, and I’m so pleased that it all goes so well. We’ve recovered from the recession in 2008, and this year have suffered through illnesses and hurricanes. And now you are here – maybe for the first time, and maybe returning. Whichever, it’s great to see you. At the Fair for the first time, I was excited and scared to go outside on my own on real streets among real people. That was a very long time ago, and now I am out and about whenever I want to be. I no longer feel shame and guilt about my gender diversity; now I feel pride. Many of the regular gals who return to the Fair each year are like me and are very self-confident; many are transsexual and live their lives they way they know they should. But we all come back to Provincetown every year to see friends, renew our faith in the community, and reach out to others beginning or behind us on their journey. I hope you will take this opportunity to explore Provincetown, to go shopping, discover a restaurant, make new friends, and establish some roots. Those roots will grow deeper and spread wider each year you return, and the tree that rises from it will be a tree of love and peace and contentment. Putting on the Fair is a huge undertaking, and there are lots of people involved – wonderful people who give freely of their time and energy to make this week in Provincetown happen each year. All of these fine folks are working for the most important member of all – you. It’s you, whether you’re a first-timer or an old friend, who makes the effort worthwhile. Miqqi Alicia Gilbert, Executive Director 8 Getting Started The Fantasia Fair Participant’s Guide 9 Getting Started If this is your first Fantasia Fair, you may be a bit uncertain about what to do and where to go. Fortunately, there is little to be nervous about - and you’ll have lots of people around you to help. If you have been to the Fair before, you'll likely notice that a number of things have been updated. In either case, reading through the next page or two will make sure that you get your week off on the right foot. If you are reading this in advance of the Fair, you will
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