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Angela Gardner is a founding member of The Renaissance Transgender Assoc., Inc., former editor of its newsletter and magazine, Transgender Community News. She was the Diva of Dish for TGF in the late 1990s and Editor of LadyLike magazine until its untimely demise. She has appeared in film and television shows portraying TG characters, as well as representing Renaissance on numerous talk shows.
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A model was barred from entering the United Arab Emirates because she is trans. Chris Mosier is the first trans athlete to be featured in a Nike ad. Are they revising the rules about trans participation in the Olympics? There’s a trans model competition reality show. New Zealand honors Carmen Rupe. A roller derby woman comes out as trans. The Atlanta Civilian Review Board adds a trans member. France drops surgery requirements for legal gender change. Argentina is still dangerous for trans people. Could it be possible that God is two-spirit? Lawsuits against the restroom guidelines. Pennsylvania changes legal gender change rules. Baltimore police abuse and mistreat trans suspects. Tim Curry will be part of the cast for the new Rocky Horror. All that and a pile of TWIT Awards is waiting for you in TWIT!
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Are you a fall, winter and spring crossdresser? Do you quit for the summer since you are expected to wear dude shorts when in male mode, and covering your hairy legs with several pair of hose, as you do the rest of the year is just too uncomfortable in the heat and humidity? We suggest you don’t try to hide those lovely legs in the summer. Just give them a shave and show them off in a short flouncy skirt or a pair of short shorts. But. . . what will people think? Who cares? Shave those legs, girlfriend!
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It’s The Week In Transgenderism! Talleen Abu Hanna will represent Israel in the Miss Star International pageant. 54-year-old drag performer Shana Nicole hopes to win a pageant in North Carolina. Darcelle is an 85 year old drag performer who does six shows a week. A research study confirms that social stigma is what makes trans people depressed. A YouTube personality who stood up for red head rights comes out as trans. Estrogen shots are in short supply. A trans pianist performs for The Mets’ LGBT Pride Night. Gavin Grimm is still not allowed in the boys’ room. A Drag Queen Story Hour for kids. Trans truckers are hauling freight. There’s all that and more, plus a load of TWIT Awards. Don’t forget to TWIT today!
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Angela takes a road trip to New York City to report on the book release party sponsored by Vine and Twitter in honor of How To Be You, the new book by social media star Jeffrey Marsh. It’s a self-help book for the LGBT community that provides a framework you can use to discover yourself. The book is positive, affirming of those who have grown up feeling and being different. It gives you the tools you need to find what is holding you down and helps to lift you up. And the party was a lot off fun, too!
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It’s The Week In Transgenderism! What do we learn today about the trans news of last week? Marisa Richmond was the DNC timekeeper. The Westboro Baptist Church was stopped by a wall of love. The supermarket guard who attacked a trans woman in D.C. will face hate crimes charges. A woman named Dallas Coulter is the go-to designer for many famous queens. Australia adds a space to fill in a gender term on its census form. A look back at the good and bad parts of Too Wong Foo…. The New Yorker does a feature on the trans community of Christopher Street. A Pride School opens in Atlanta. A voice surgery clinic in South Korea is getting a lot of U.S. business. All that and more, plus a plethora of TWIT Awards is waiting for you in TWIT!
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It’s all the trans related news brought together in one easy to consume place. It’s The Week In Transgenderism! Today we learn about a former Special Forces soldier who is now living as a woman. There was a trans woman delegate at the RNC convention last week and she used the ladies’ room. There will be a trans woman speaking at the DNC convention this week. The YMCA has a trans inclusive policy about locker room use. The NBA has left Charlotte over HB2. British Columbia has extended non-discrimination coverage to trans people. The TransNation Festival is coming in October. The teachers’ union supports LGBTQ students and staff. A pro bono law clinic offers name change help. There’s all that, a ton of TWIT Awards and much more waiting in this edition of TWIT!
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Have you changed your email address after you registered to be a TGF user? If so please visit your TGF Profile and update your email address. Your registered email address is used by the TGF site software to send you notifications of Friend requests and exchange private messages between users. Your registered email address is […]
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This week we learn about the Weho Cheerleaders. A native American tribe rescind their discriminatory anti-trans law. A trans woman graces the cover of a Malaysian women’s magazine. The doctors who mishandled the case of a trans shooting victim in Pakistan are punished. The Republican Party Platform calls for more laws like HB2 while the convention host city passes a strong anti-discrimination law. Survey says: 59% of trans people have avoided public restrooms in the past year. Bar Harbor has a Two Spirit drag queen. The Singapore man who got breast implants so he could “boost his confidence” is having them removed. There’s much more news and a few TWIT Awards waiting for you this week!
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What’s been happening in the media? Andreja Pejic talks about her youth and transition. The Massachusetts governor signs the nondiscrimination bill. A lingerie company adds a trans model to its ad campaign. Lots of HB2 news and speculation. Congressional candidate Misty Snow talks about her policies. Could DES have made us trans? 20 fierce drag looks from June. The latest in the Gavin Grimm case. Canada is moving toward gender-neutral driver’s licenses. The Chi Phi frat will admit trans men. Is the Statue of Liberty a queen? Brits may be able to change their gender markers without proof of gender. Cuba has a burgeoning drag and trans scene. A bunch of TWIT Awards are handed out. All that and lot more is waiting for you in TWIT!
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Here it is, it’s come to save the day! It’s The Week In Transgenderism. First off we wish you a happy 4th of July if you are a U.S. citizen. Then, what do we learn from the news? Two trans women named Misty are running for office in Utah. The Pentagon has announced that trans soldiers can serve openly and the blowback has begun. A boy who plays with princess toys makes a well rounded adult man. Research on just how many trans people live in the U.S. The woman who spent 8 days in jail when the hotel staff thought she was a hooker gets a settlement. Pakistani clerics order people to treat trans people better. All that plus more! And of course, a batch of TWIT Awards, are waiting for you in TWIT!
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Look out! It’s The Week In Transgenderism and it’s careening down the information superhighway directly into your browser! Today we learn that Dr. Marci Bowers is feeling at home in her Bay Area practice. It looks like Gavin Grimm will be using the boy’s room in the fall. A Chicago gender clinic gets a big grant. August will be the 50th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. Stonewall is a national monument. There is no StingRhonda. A trans dating site under development in the U.K. wants your suggestions. The ACA will ban discrimination against people based on their gender identity. The Pentagon will let trans soldiers serve openly by July. A trans veteran runs for Parliament in Australia. Meet 15 men who produce makeup videos on YouTube. There’s a book about Charles Pierce. All that and several TWIT Awards are waiting for you in TWIT!
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Time again for The Week In Transgenderism! Today we learn about a trans woman runner who made the cover of a women’s running mag. We get some insights into how the Orlando attack has affected members of the LGBT community. Thailand — not just ladyboys. They have trans men too! Pakistan moves to help trans women. A trans woman is running for U.S. Senate from Utah. Trans health is featured in The Lancet. RuPaul’s All-Star Drag Race is coming soon. Lucky Cheng’s has reopened in NYC. A ton of news on the Restroom Wars, several TWIT Awards and a kitty cat criminal are all waiting for you in TWIT!
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It’s The Week In transgenderism! A grand assemblage of all the trans related news we can find. Today we learn that there’s a movie about Coy Mathis and her family. People are trying to find out how many of us there are. 10 myths you can catch from trans themed films. Laverne Cox plays a lawyer on TV. Will trans models be as popular? 400 clergy call for the repeal of HN2. Grayson Perry mixes with macho men. A 21-year-old man transforms into all the Disney princesses. An arrest has been made in the torching of Dr. Brassard’s clinic. There’s all that, a ton more, and several TWIT Awards waiting for your review in TWIT!
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When it comes to conservative core beliefs people will not be swayed by experts. They can read what an expert has to say about something and state that the expert, who has devoted years to particular area of study and learned as much as there is to know about it, is wrong. In the case of trans issues the conservative thinkers are certain a man is a man and a woman is a woman. How do we get through that kind of certainty?
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It’s time for all the trans news you need! Today we learn that Tinder, the dating app, is getting more friendly to trans people. The VA is moving to cover GRS. Conservative rabbis pass a trans-positive resolution. Painted for Filth has 20 hot queens from May. The Sisters of Mercy practice what they preach. The Simms 4 opens up gender restrictions. Jennifer Finney Boylan goes back to her old school. Meet Dr. Rachel Levine. Puerto Ricans can change gender on their I.D. Annie Thang is going to Harvard. Barbara Satin is appointed by the president. Lots of restroom related news and a host of TWIT Awards are just waiting for you in TWIT!
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Our contributor, cartoonist Christine-Jane Wilson, passed away suddenly in her sleep on February 26. We just learned of her passing last week when we were contacted by her widow. Christine-Jane first crossdressed openly in the early 1980s after shaving off a beard she had worn for 27 years. She, like many crossdressers, started to experiment with […]
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It’s The Week In Transgenderism, featuring all the news that features trans people, issues or concerns. Today we learn that a Christian Arab woman has won Israel’s first trans pageant. There’s a feature length documentary about trans in the military. Which members of the LGBTQ community come out latest? A Pakistani trans activist dies while the hospital debates where to put her. We get a lot of takes on humor and the restroom issue. Caitlyn Jenner is banned in Africa. What did Jesus say about trans people? A trans woman is a fugitive after burning a gender clinic. Conversion therapy for minors is banned in Vermont. Whoopi Goldberg produces a reality show about trans models. The Miss Nerd NYC contest is coming soon. All that and a lot of Restroom Wars coverage and several TWIT Awards is waiting for you to click.
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The Week In Transgenderism is here with all the news about trans issues and people from all around the world. Today we learn that the drag performer who has protested Judge Roy Moore will run against him if he joins the governor’s race. New York City will fine landlords if they don’t use their tenants preferred pronouns. A trans woman is going to be the next president of New Zealand’s Rotary. A professors teaches us proper gender tagging. Canada moves toward protections for all trans people. An Indian fashion designer has hired hijra to model. A fetish queen goes shopping in China and lights up the Web. There’s a lot of Restroom Wars coverage, several TWIT Awards and a lot more waiting for you in TWIT!
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The current hype over restroom and locker room rights for trans people is just that, hype, intended to arouse Republican conservative voters so they will come out in large numbers in the fall and re-elect their legislators, replace some Democrats, and install a Republican president. When we look at the kerfuffle from our side, the […]
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It’s The Week In Transgenderism, a compilation of all the trans news we can find. Today we learn that Laverne Cox has been cast in a network TV show. Why is the Pentagon dragging it’s feet on trans soldiers? Visit Michelle DuBarry’s closet. Trevor Noah mocks the Restroom Wars. Jennifer Finney Boylan confronts a bigot on the air. Jazz Jennings thanks Obama for supporting trans student’s rights. A Republican Rep. is for trans rights. RuPaul’s DragCon brings in over 20,000 drag fans. A trans woman is elected in the Philippines. All that plus TWIT Awards galore is waiting for you in TWIT!
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A whole lotta TWIT is going on! This week our relentless search to find and bring to you every story with a trans angle has found 20 fierce drag looks from April. We learn what Dan Savage said to Ann Coulter when she said men would us anti-discrimination laws to enter restrooms. A mural in Charlotte, NC depicts a fierce drag queen. Are YouTube transition videos bad for trans people? Drag queens and their mums pose for Mother’s Day pics. Our own Babs Casbar Siperstein in interviewed about the potty police. There’s so much more we’ve run out of room in this promo. Check out TWIT!
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We review the Selene Smoothing Gaff. The Selene is a thong with a see-through pubic area that reveals realistic labia. The illusion is excellent and the gaff is comfortable for extended wear on a night out, a long lingerie photo session or other activities. Is the Selene Smoothing Gaff right for your femme lifestyle? Read our review and decide.
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What’s in this edition of The Week In Transgenderism? Laverne Cox’s documentary on CeCe McDonald will premier in June. Standard college applications will offer many gender choices. Senator Cory Booker seeks to ban ex-gay therapy. Pennsylvania mandates that health insurance covers medically necessary services for trans people. A trans cheerleader and two prom queens. Japanese trans athletes. Much news, good and bad, from the Restroom Wars. Mara Keisling arrested in HB2 protest. Megyn Kelly gives North Carolina governor a hard time. A ladyboy centric movie is released in Cambodia. Bear Grylls is injured in a Grayson Perry attack. All that and a lot more plus many TWIT Awards is waiting for you in TWIT!
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The Week In Transgenderism has condensed and is now ready for your viewing pleasure. Today we learn that many are praising the late Prince for his gender mixing. Donald Trump made a positive comment about trans people in the restroom, but then walked it back. Ted Cruz attacked Trump for his comment and denigrated trans people. There were, again, tons of restroom stories. Gavin Grimm has won the right to plead his case. Patrick Stewart attends an event in drag. David de Alba gets an award. Photos of John Waters and Divine in 1975. A trans male 16-year-old is escorted out of a Cruz rally. A 4-year-old in England knows she is a girl. Drag is big business down under. Many TWIT Awards are given. Stay in touch with trans news from around the world with TWIT!
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Are you a male who reads TGForum, sees photos of the lovely ladies and wishes you could crossdress? What’s stopping you? Sure, if you’re in a relationship there are issues that must be dealt with. But, if you are single the only thing stopping you from having crossdressed fun is you. We start a series of articles today that offer tips to the novice CD who is just starting out. You’re not getting any younger, and the younger you start wearing dresses and heels the more fun you’ll have. More sophisticated TGF CDs may wish to add their tips using the comment area.
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All the trans related news gathered into one condensed mass! It’s the massive black hole of trans news — The Week In Transgendrism! Today we learn that YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous is moving into modeling and acting. Laura Jane Grace will play North Carolina just to piss them off. A Detroit woman hopes to be the first trans woman to sail around the world. Shrek: The Musical makes fun of crossdressers. The Austin International Drag Fest is coming soon. Lots and lots of Restroom Wars coverage. A host of TWIT Awards! It’s all waiting for you in TWIT!
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