Ronnie Rho has been writing for Transgender Forum since May of 1999. One of these days, she'll get it right. She's been described as the "world's most famous recluse," but only by people who don't know her very well. She is unmarried, and lives in Cincinnati.
Crossdressers are often fascinated by photos of their femme selves. In the days of film cameras we would take rolls and rolls of shots. Remember those hotels curtains? That hallway door? Now it’s a digital world and you can really look your best with some hints from Ronnie Rho.
Judi Dench, who plays Q, and Daniel Craig, 007, lend their talents to a public service campaign to observe International Women’s Day (March 8), in a short video. But don’t just watch it and get excited about Bond in drag. Listen to the commentary by Dame Dench, and think about what she’s saying. How does […]
I hate transsexuals. Well, that’s not exactly true. Granted, I don’t care for the phenomenon where if you get two TSs together, within minutes the topic goes to hormones, what they’re taking, and at what dosage. No, I don’t hate transsexuals. I hate how they make me feel. And when I say that, I mean […]
Stacey Lee: Murdered History is written by the winners, so does it mean we’re finally winning because our stories are being documented? A Cinderella-story TS takes on the LPGA so she can get her 18 holes in before the heavy stuff starts coming down. The DVD release of “Ticked Off Trannies with Knives” sure to […]
Pakistani Hijras Believe it or not, things are getting better for us as a whole. Incrementally, according to one activist/lobbyist. A vet transitions and causes a stir down at the VFW lodge. A loss for the Brit who wanted a boob job from the government. Police arrest a would-be bride and her groom-in-denial. Calpernia Addams […]
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about the ATSW. Coming in too late for publication then was a note from its creator, Walter Williams. He answered a few questions, and offered a correction. (See it after the jump.)
There are often complaints that not enough research is done into the transgendered world: No-one’s sure exactly how many people in the world are TG, or what exactly qualifies as transgendered. But, there are a few people who are digging, exploring and asking the right questions.
To be, or not to be, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing them, end them.” My degree is in English, and while I knew what Will Shakespeare was getting at […]
Voted off Big Brother The President taps a TG for a government job. Not one, but two crossdressing mayors make the news. An inmate is kept in solitary confinement and called an “it.” More on the crossdressing cafes in Tokyo. Key West drops a drag queen. Gender bending on Big Brother. A Presidential hopeful wants […]
Carmen Miranda — 2006 We can’t state it often or emphatically enough: Halloween is coming! Oh, and don’t roll your eyes like that, young lady. We know you know that Halloween is approaching. And we know that you know that we know … wait. Scratch that. What’s important is that you’re doing something about it. […]
Calpernia Addams Calpernia Addams pokes fun at her fame, despite how she got it. The oldest and youngest post-op TS‘s both make headlines. What does a mom think of transitioning? TG porn one of the fastest growing segments in the industry. Things not to do in Vegas. How to pick the right strapless bra. Someone […]
Trans Pride Going to the class reunion post-op. TAVA gets smaller. India’s Rose has something to celebrate. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act needs a push. A transgender bus boycott may be coming in Pennsylvania. Finally, photo galleries from Pride events. The T stands for trendy and topical in London. Another pop star bends gender in a […]
Lady Gaga, or Look-alike? Wrapping up Pride month, with a special emphasis on the T. Dozens of crossdressers are arrested in one fell swoop in Saudi Arabia. A British TS is eating again, and will get her HRT paid for. A Catholic Priest moonlights as a drag queen. Another look at life for transsexuals in […]
Alexis Arquette Other famous TG’s weigh in on Chaz Bono‘s announcement. ENDA returns on the political horizon. A Turkish TS is acquitted. GLBT hate crimes on the rise. A theory on the death of actor David Carradine. 1,000 Chinese transsexuals get a roadmap from the government. Some Indian TS’s may get free SRS. A gay […]
Gay Prom Chastity Bono is transitioning and will be known as Chaz. Critics compare a gay prom to Sodom, Gommorah, Fire Island and Las Vegas. Around the country, TG’s are showing their pride during Pride Month. The death of a California TS baffles investigators. Remembering Danny LaRue. A new baby for Thomas Beatie. A basketball […]
Rioting Queens June is Pride month, and across the country, the T is coming first in GLBT. Danica Patrick‘s pit crew look fetching in those heels, but we’d hate to see what their nails look like. Amanda Lepore is pushing her new album. It’s not safe to be transgendered in Honduras, Venezuela or Memphis. A […]
It’s this time of year when I lecture you all about the importance of attending your local pride festival. This annual column talks about how much fun it is, how empowering it feels to be out in the daylight, and the positive effect trans-participation at pride festivals has on the gay community, and society at […]
Denise Brogan-Kator Mayor Stu Rasmussen‘s reality show may not air. Drag queens do their best Kim Kardashian impressions. Microflora showing up in post-op TSs. “Captain Jack” the latest to step into the pumps of Albin in London. Shades of Zarf seen in an American Idol finalist. Tranny Talk TV will stay on the air. Cops […]
Phyllis Randolph Frye States smoothing the paper trail for transitioners. A TS on hunger strike in the UK. Two murder convictions upheld in California. Thailand has a new beauty queen. A Nebraska family encourages their grade school daughter’s transition. A shocking marriage in China, while Tennessee refuses to recognize a union. Jenny Boylan weighs in […]
Remembering Virginia Prince. Trying to forget about Allen Andrade. Trans-folk find competition at job fairs. A porn star/activist talks with a man who helped make trans-porn readily available. One FtM wins the right to surgery, while another changes her mind and goes after the therapist. A familiar trans-band hits the stage in Minneapolis. Are they […]
Ronnie is probably the only person you know who can drive with one eye firmly on the road ahead, and the other locked on the rear-view mirror. And it’s not because she has Marty Feldman eyes either. It’s a metaphor. (What’s a metaphor? You keep your cows in one, silly.) A quick jaunt down memory […]
Police in the U.K. getting first hand experience working with transgendered individuals. A brutal double murder in the Caribbean. The case against keeping job discrimination legal. Cash money for the TS who sued the Library of Congress, and won. A hospital director puts roadblocks around SRS at his facility. A review of the first 100 […]
It’s time to get trans-visible this week. HRC says again: No ENDA without the T. Gainesville voters do the right thing, as New Hampshire lawmakers chicken out. Cancer claims a bright star in Australia. Isis is post-op and is sporting a big rock. Another Hollywood macho man picks up his dress from the cleaners, as […]
By now, you’ve probably heard of Donna Rose. She’s an author, a reluctant activist, and an inspiration to many in the transgendered community. Donna was the first transgendered woman to sit on the board of directors for the infamous Human Rights Campaign. And she’s the first transgendered woman to resign from that board, as well. […]
Ronnie Rho has all the news from all over creation that features TGs in anyway. From “mantyhose” to drag queen Don Mclean, you’ll find it all in TWIT Notes.
I’d seen it at least a dozen times already, most recently around Halloween, but something put me in the mood to watch Zach Snyder’s remake of Dawn of the Dead again last night. (It could be all those previews for Zach Snyder’s Watchmen I’ve been seeing.) For whatever reason, one scene really stuck out, and […]
