GingerSnaps: Meet Fiona!!

If you've not heard of Fiona, Queen Ginger is working hard to change that!  As you may have read here, her friend Fiona Dawson entered a contest to get her own show on a little known, relatively unwatched new network. (Just kidding, Momma O!) That attempt was ill-fated, but Fiona's determination to make it happen was not, and she soldiered on to find a way to celebrate diversity and open the world's eyes to everyday miracles that people are accomplishing  to end discrimination! So moved was the Queen by Fiona's pitch and passion that she made a small donation to her campaign on Kickstarter to help her find a way to produce the show herself, and with that seed money, Fiona was able to travel to India to visit a hostel for women who are rescued from the red-light district in Mumbai, where they had been sold into prostitution.  She filmed miles of footage, and is ready to pitch the show to production companies and television executives to find a partner to produce the episodes.  Take a look at her pitch reel:
Fiona Sizzle Reel from Fiona Dawson on Vimeo.

So, whaddya say, GingerSnaps?  Does this look like a show that would interest you?  Queen Ginger thinks Fiona's positive, fresh take on the GOOD things people are doing to END the oppression of discrimination is what sets this show apart from any others on the air!

So, in support of Fiona's efforts, the Queen herself is throwing open the gates of the palace to host a little cocktail party in Fiona's honor! At the party, Fiona will explain what she is accomplished so far, what still needs to be done, and what her friends and supporters can do to help her make this lifelong dream a reality!  Being new to the American television scene,  she looking for advice, contacts, leads, introductions, or any other "insider tips" she can get to help move the project forward.  Since she probably will need to produce a full episode up front in order to pitch the series, she will also be making an offer to potential investors who may wish to support her endeavor.

If you are interested in attending the party, hit up Queen G for an invite!  And if you've got advice, contacts,or just words of encouragement for Fiona's efforts,  leave them in the comments or email them here and we'll get them into the proper hands!

Take care, and love to all!

America's Next Talk Show Star?

Now, I know how some of you feel about Okrah, and Miss Ginger is not really a fan of her show (or many other TV shows, for that matter!) but she's got a little project going on right now that Miss Ginger wanted to share.

She has an online audition happening where she is asking people who want to be a TV star to send her audition tapes, and she will make a star out of the best one. A very Okra-ish idea, if ever I heard one.

Miss Ginger had no idea that an acquaintance of hers had aspirations of being a star, but apparently Houston's own Fiona Dawson has decided to throw her hat in the ring and sent in an audition tape.

Anyone who's been gay for 10 minutes in Houston probably at least knows OF Fiona. While Miss Ginger runs in the unglamorous, yet satisfying world of indigent healthcare, Miss Fiona is queen of the glamorous Human Rights set. Miss Ginger raises money $1 a time at drag shows: Fiona raises it $1,000 at a time at black tie dinners. (I think Miss Ginger bought a ticket on the short bus!) But there is one thing we do have in common: our love for high heels and red lipstick! Fiona can rock a stiletto like no other lesbian I've ever seen! I'm pretty sure hers come from Neiman Marcus, whereas Miss G gets hers off the clearance rack at Macy's, but nonetheless, I've seen the girl RUN in 4 inch platforms! When it comes to fierce, Miss Fiona's got game!

So even though I don't know her very well, to meet Fiona is to love her, so I hope you'll take time to check out her audition and go to Oprah.com to vote!