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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.58,0:00:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi. My name is Red Durkin
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.87,0:00:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I want to ask you a question.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.14,0:00:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When was the last time you looked at your bookcase and said to yourself:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.66,0:00:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't know how many more of these books by trans authors I can fit on my shelves!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.13,0:00:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm DROWNING IN BOOKS BY TRANS AUTHORS!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.08,0:00:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why won't they stop publishing them??"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.90,0:00:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to go ahead and guess never.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.50,0:00:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.36,0:00:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never ever nvr
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.31,0:00:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never never never ever
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.45,0:00:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have you ever said that or thought that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.74,0:00:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Probably.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.26,0:00:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say you're a trans author,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.20,0:00:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how often do you think to yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.61,0:00:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I wish these publishing companies would just stop throwing offers at me!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.22,0:00:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not a machine!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.64,0:00:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just can't keep up with the demand for it!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.80,0:00:46.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somebody help me!"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.30,0:00:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Noover nver never
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.53,0:00:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not once
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.75,0:00:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your entire life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.93,0:00:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's where Topside Press comes in.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.60,0:00:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Topside Press is the first for and by trans people publishing company.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.28,0:01:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where trans publisher meets trans authors and magic happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.34,0:01:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in order to help us get the magic started,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.84,0:01:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are working on our initial innaugural publication.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.36,0:01:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which will be a collection of short literary fiction from trans authors.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.30,0:01:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it doesn't have to be about trans people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.64,0:01:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't have to be about trans issues,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.65,0:01:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it just has to be from trans authors
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.79,0:01:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has to be literary fiction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.31,0:01:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The deadline for submission is August 31st (2011),
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.23,0:01:28.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can go to www.topsidepress.com
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.71,0:01:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn more about submitting.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.66,0:01:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now considering the very real possibility that you are either not an author or not trans,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.74,0:01:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's what you can do to help:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.84,0:01:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YOU can can slather THIS all over the internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.79,0:01:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I understand that this is not exactly the recipe for a viral video,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.23,0:01:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but please, SPREAD THE WORD,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.85,0:01:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, if you're able to and eligible,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.19,0:01:53.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please submit something.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.79,0:01:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And besides this initial publication, we have some real meaningful longterm goals.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.33,0:02:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please, check us out, share this all over the internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.85,0:02:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find us on facebook, favourite us there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.68,0:02:05.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Find us on Twitter, follow us there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.43,0:02:06.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do whatever you do on Tumblr,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.100,0:02:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really don't understand it, but do it, do it, do it
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.75,0:02:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you understand it, and it'll be great.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.61,0:02:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,www.topsidepress.com
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.52,0:02:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Check it out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.72,0:02:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Check us out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.87,0:02:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have a great day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.09,0:02:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Goodbye.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.80,0:02:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.50,0:02:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not really forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.05,0:02:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, yknow, goodbye for now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.29,0:02:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bye.