Recent Transgender Articles
Share Your Voice, Share Your Opinion!
Are you passionate about gender exploration, transformation (see what we did there), giving advice, or hearing stories from the community? Do you have insights, experiences, or creative ideas to share? Are there things you WISH you could be reading on TGForum? We want to hear from you! TGForum is inviting you to contribute articles and […]
Hannah McKnight’s Wishlist: Episode 1
Hannah McKnight recently visited Grinkie Photography for a captivating boudoir photo shoot, embracing the opportunity to celebrate her confidence and self-expression. The experience was empowering, filled with laughter and creativity as she posed in beautifully curated settings. To share her journey, Hannah is sharing her experience in the first episode of Hannah McKnight’s Wishlist! Get […]
Trying to Register for TGForum?
If you register on TGForum to take advantage of the extras that come when you login–you must be sure to activate your account by verifying your email address. When you submit your registration form the site generates an email to the address you put in the email field of the form. You must respond to […]
Community Group Spotlight: The LIAM Foundation
What is the name of your organization? Where are you based? The LIAM Foundation. We are based in Rockford, Illinois. What is your mission? Our mission is to encourage, heal, and empower the LGBTQ+ community in Northern Illinois through Love, Integrity, Advocacy, and Mentorship. We also believe that suicide prevention is meeting people’s basic needs, and we aim […]
Walking in High Heels: A Guide
Learning to walk in high heels can boost your style and confidence. It’s great for special events, work, or just looking elegant. This guide will teach you how to walk in high heels with confidence and grace. Key Takeaways Understand the basics of high heel walking, including proper posture and body alignment. Choose the […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Oct 21, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. Laverne Cox made a guest appearance on The Daily Show, delivering a message in support of transgender […]
TWIT Awards – Oct 21, 2024
Former President Donald Trump has said that he will ban “boys in girls’ sports” on day one of his next administration. He cites as evidence an incident in which a San Jose State University soccer player, who is widely assumed to be transgender, allegedly “slamme[ed] the ball hard off the head of an opponent. In […]
TWIT Awards – Oct 14, 2024
As we mentioned in the news, the campaign of Former President Donald Trump has been repeating an ad which attacks Vice President Kamala Harris for her support of gender-affirming care for transgender people. It turns out that anti-transgender themes do no play well with the general electorate. The voters want to hear about the economy […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Oct 14, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. A national survey conducted by the CDC finds that 3% of U.S. high school students identify as […]
TWIT Awards – Oct 7, 2024
As we mentioned in the news, four universities have forfeited their games against the San Jose State University women’s volleyball team. onthe grounds that the team has a transgender player. While there is a good chance that the team with less talented players will lose to a team with more talented players, there is a […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Oct 7, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. October 7 is the first Monday in October, and with that, the new session of the Supreme […]
TWIT Awards – Sept 30, 2024
As we mentioned in the news, the Trump For President campaign released new ads, and indeed, they attack Vice-President Kamala Harris for her support of transgender people. The ads claim that they are telling the truth, but in fact, they are questionable at best. For misrepresentation, and for treating transgender people as some sort of […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Sept 30, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. Kassim Omar, a Somali refugee and a trans woman, has died in Columbus, Ohio, as a result […]
TWIT Awards – Sept 22, 2024
As we mentioned in the news, the Republican Party of Texas has unvailed their new ad, which accuses Democrats of supporting “sex changes for kids.” Of course, the Democrats are not pushing for all kids to get sex changes, only thise which a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, and even then, only when they understand what […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Sept 22, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. The inaugural Gender Liberation Marcch was held last Saturday in Washington, D.C. There were speakers, and a […]
TWIT Awards – Sept 16, 2024
As we mentioned last week, Former President Donald Trump has made strange claims that schools or educators are deciding which students will get gender-confirmation surgery. Of course, this is not really happening–but the lack of reality does not matter to his base. Matt Gaetz appears to have repeated the line in the spin room, while […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Sept 16, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. Sarah McBride won the Delaware Congressional Primary, and will be the Democrat’s nominee for the state’s only […]
TWIT Awards – Sept 9, 2024
As we mentioned in the news, the state of Texas has started a policy of not changing the gender markers on drivers’ licenses. For not caring that your identification documents do not reflect the lives that some of your people live, and for choosing which people will be deliberately excluded from having identification documents which […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Sept 9, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. A judge granted a partial injunction of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming care. Specifically, the judge has granted […]
TWIT Awards – Sept 2, 2024
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating an accusation that members of the “Harris-Biden Administration” pressured members of WPATH to remove age recommendations for surgery from its endorsement of gender-affirming medical care. First off, anyone who knows WPATH will know that they feel that surgery is the best way to deal with gender […]
TNN: Trans News Now – Sept 2, 2024
Links in Trans News Now will open in this window. To return to this page use the Back button on your browser. If the link opens in a new tab, close the tab to return to this page. This year, the National Trans Visibility March returned to Washington, D.C., for the first time since the […]
Trans News Now 8/26/24
A 15-year-old trans girl wins the right to play soccer on the girl’s team. The Supreme Court upholds the block on the new rules for Title IX. The Texas Department of Public Safety issues a new rule, saying transgender people cannot change the sex on their driver’s license. Texas A&M ends its transgender health care services. Florida removes the LGBTQ+ travel section from its tourism website. Kamala Harris has a strong record of support for LGBTQ rights. The Advocate has an article about the LGBTQ planks in the Democratic Party platform. One delegate to the Democratic National Convention is a non-binary drag queen. Ashley Brundage, a transgender woman, wins the Democratic primary for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. Mormons issue updates to their General Handbook and according to the update transgender people are not ”worthy individuals.” There’s all that and a ton more news in Trans News Now!
The Importance of Good Lighting
You can’t apply your makeup while standing over the sink with inadequate lighting and expect your makeup to look great in sunlight, or when you’re out for the evening. Gina Jet Ortiz says good lighting is of prime importance when applying makeup. What looks good in the bathroom won’t look the same way when you move to other light sources. She has some suggestions on proper lightin
About Our Stories
Today Sophie Lynne writes about the many transgender folks from days gone by who all have a story. A story that Sophie feels needs to be shared with the current generation of transgender people, and the cisgender public. The personal story of not just leaders in the community from past decades but the tales of average trans folks should be cherished and archived for current and future members of the trans community.
Formerly Fantasia Fair Transgender Week 2024 Just Come. Just Come. No Registration Required!
In 1974, members of Boston’s Cherrystones support group read about what was most likely the first organized convention for crossdressers and transsexuals in the U.S. Unfortunately, it was three thousand miles away, in the Pacific Northwest. Thus Fantasia Fair, now Trans Week, was born.
Twit Awards for the Week 8/26/24
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Letter to the Editor
A TGForum member from a southern state writes a letter to the editor stating why she will vote for the GOP in the upcoming presidential election.
