Mariah Lopez Biography

Mariah Lopez (born April 27, 1985) is an American transgender activist. She is the executive director for STARR (Strategic Trans Alliance for Radical Reform), the oldest transgender rights advocacy group in the United States. The group was originally formed by Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson in 1970 under the name Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries. Both Marsha and Sylvia have since passed, but while alive decided Mariah would be a perfect fit to lead STARR in a new direction. STARR officially re-opened to the public on June 26, 2015 after years of being defunct then being a "casual" advocacy group.

With STARR and it's other members including Kristen Parker (and adult actress TS Madison Hinton), they work directly with the District Attorney's office and New York cold case homicide detectives on cases involving murdered transgender women to re-open their cases and test evidence with new technology not previously available. The homicides include those of: Venus Xtravaganza (documentary participant, performer), Marsha P. Johnson (activist), Duanna Johnson, and Islan Nettles (student, aspiring fashion designer) to name a few. So far they have successfully re-opened ten cold case homicides. STARR likes to focus on older cases as a statement to criminals both past and present; letting future criminals know that there's no statute of limitation on murder and that if prosecuted, killers who murdered trans women in the past cannot get away with it, no matter how old the crime.

Currently Mariah is working with investigators to exhaust every form of forensic technology to test where exactly her gay mother (term used in the ballroom community) Marsha went in the Hudson River when she was killed. This recent development came after the police decided to close Johnson's case; Lopez was not pleased because she believes with her knowledge of forensics, investigators did not use all of their power to study Marsha's case. It is important to know where Johnson went in the water to find exactly where she was killed and go from there.

Lopez also announced in early 2015 that she and David France (How to Survive a Plague) are filming a documentary about Mariah, as of now is currently untitled. It was revealed that David is: writing, directing, and producing the project which will also discuss STARR's history, Sylvia and Marsha's legacy as activists and prominent figures in LGBT history. The movie is tentatively due for release sometime in 2016.

Valentina Biography

Valentina Marie Lomborg (born January 23, 1966) in Copenhagen, Denmark is a Danish-American actress, host, model, and musician known for her expressive faces and breathy, girly accented voice. Her career began at age one-and-a-half as a model for Danish clothing magazine, Femina, in which she graced three covers by the age of two.

Having lived in Interlaken, Switzerland and Point Barrow, Alaska by the age of nineteen Valentina left a high-paying job for a one-way ticket to Santa Cruz, California to pursue a modeling and singing career; saying she chose Santa Cruz after having seen it on a man's shirt while on vacation in Hawaii. Upon arriving to California she was signed to the first talent agency that she went to.

Lomborg's big break in Hollywood came when in the early 1990's, Arsenio Hall requested her to be on his show. Originally supposed to be attached for only one episode, the first episode went so well, that she was asked back for a second and third time. From there Valentina began acting in walk-on roles for major television shows including: In Living Color, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Martin, and Jamie Foxx Show to name a few. Sadly these roles were mostly uncredited, however that didn't deter Valentina; her persistence and "infectious" bubbly personality led to director Eric Meza putting her as the credited role of Priestess in the opening scene for his 1994 American comedy film, House Party 3. Thereafter (due to the continued success of the House Party film series) Valentina was a favorite among casting directors whom enjoyed her dedicated work ethics; subsequently putting her in movie after movie.

Recently Valentina, (an advanced and gifted psychic for over twenty-six years) has been working on the supernatural reality show, Ghost Girl in which she travels to different haunted locations around the world; filming her encounters with the paranormal. She stars, directs, and is a writer for the show.

Aside from working in acting and reality television, Valentina is an accomplished singer and recording artist, has been in over thirty music videos for: MTV, VH1, and BET, was Jet Beauty of the Week, and has been featured in Who's Who of American Schools which led to her being recognized by a Danish book about Danes making it in America.

Some fun facts about Lomborg are: She's an avid scuba diver who dives with sharks, she loves Star Wars and collects Star Wars items, and Valentina has been a vegetarian for over thirty-five years! You can most likely find her at The Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, California where she enjoys staying.