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.
Author Archive: The Editor
Trans Wellness Conference Info
Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference Virtual Participation Registration has Launched! Having fear of missing out on this year’s Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference? Perhaps you live far from Philadelphia and the timing and travel wouldn’t work for you. Maybe you missed the registration deadline or you might just feel more comfortable participating from home. We’re excited the announce the […]
Pride is Perfect for Preserving Trans History
The Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive is proud to share decades of the San Francisco trans history of ETVC/TGSF. Those groups online archives have been preserved and are now hosted online as part of the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive. Share in the humor, love, artistic expression, and resilience that lived on the pages of the group’s […]
TLDEF Has Two Positions to Fill
TGForum received a press release from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund announcing that the organization has two job openings.
Batman and Robin – the Drag-namic Duo
Comic books in the ’40s thru the ’60s would now and then see the hero disguised as a woman to catch the villain, or the villain disguised as a woman to beat the hero. Brittany Rose covered the comics crossdressing scene back in the 1990s. In this post we reach back into the TGF Archives to rerun her review of a few instances between 1943 and ’46 that saw Batman, Rovin, Catwoman, and The Joker in drag. Click on the comic to see a larger view.
Book Nook: Crossdressing in Teen Fiction By Todd Strasser
In the 1990s Elizabeth Parker was TGForum’s book reviewer. Books that featured crossdressing, body swapping, etc. were her beat. Reaching back into the TGF archives we’ve brought back one of her columns with reviews of two books aimed at young people, The Boys in The Band, in which two boys pretend to be girls to join an all-female band, and book two, Help! I’m Trapped In My Sister’s Body.
Book Chat: Two Strand River & Kitchen
In the late 1990s Elizabeth Parker wrote Book Chat for TGForum. She reviewed books in the mainstream that contained transgender or crossdressing characters. In this Retro Rerun from 1998 she reviews Two Strand River, by Keith Maillard and Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. Both books are available through online booksellers.
Religious Freedom or Oppression?
Right wing evangelicals are busy working to bring their idea of a Christian theocracy in our country to life. They want to impose their religious beliefs on everyone in the USA. The First Amendment of the Constitution says that “. . .Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. . .”. Religion is not supposed to have control of our government yet the right wing evangelicals in the GOP who have been elected or appointed to Congress, state legislatures, and the judiciary, are working to make all of our citizens comply with their beliefs. It’s not a new movement either. This Retro Rerun, written in 1998 by TGF contributor Judy Osborne, tells us that the right wing theocrats were busy at the end of the 20th century working to realize their vision.
Who Are We?
Guest Contributor Ayre Kar asks Who Are We? She’s fairly sure she is a woman but there are questions. Is she the result of a genetic dysfunction? She likes women so is she a lesbian?
Book Chat: Killer Cinderella & The Winner
In the 1990s Elizabeth Parker was the TGorum book reviewer. Books that featured crossdressing, whether as disguise or just because the character liked doing it, that was her favorite type of book to review. Today we dust off her review of Killer Cinderella by Simon Shaw and The Winner by David Baldacci.
Meet the Port Huron Blue Water Allies
If you live on the southern shore of Lake Huron and have been looking for a safe space that provides support and fellow LGBTQ+ people Blue Water Ally Center is now open. Learn more about who they are and what they do. What is the name of your organization? Where are you based? The Blue […]
Three Books Featuring Crossdressing
From the TGF Archives- Elizabeth Parker reviews three books that feature crossdressing: Janet Evanovich’s “Four to Score.” Alison Haben’s “Dreamhouse,” and a Sherlock Holmes story by a modern author which is featured in “The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.”
Books with Crossdressing and Trans Characters-Elizabeth Eyre and Susannah Stacey
In the ’90s TGForum contributor Elizabeth Parker reviewed mainstream books that featured crossdressing or transgender characters. Today we dive into to TGForum Archives to bring you her reviews of three books: Death of the Duchess, Axe for an Abbot, and Body of Opinion. There don’t appear to be eBook versions of these stories but hardcover and paperback editions may be available from internet booksellers.
David De Alba Interview and Performance
David de Alba is interviewed about his career as an impersonator of Judy Garland and other female performers. He became known as the Cuban Legend while appearing at the famous Finocchio’s nightclub in San Francisco. After the interview with Ninon De Vere De Rosa scroll down to watch the entire “If I can Turn Back Time” concert.
Mainstream Books with Trans Characters: Comic Romps
Return with us now to 1997 and the Book Chat column written by Elizabeth Parker. Ms. Parker devoted this column to what she called “comic romps”. These three books were written by mainstream authors and contain characters who crossdress for various reasons. The books reviewed are Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin, Romanesque by Ralph McInery, and Maskqueraders by Georgette Heyer.
Retro Rerun: Pervert Club
In 1995 an American manga artist named Will Allison created a manga comic titled Pervert Club. It’s the story of a male high school student who comes out to the whole school as a crossdresser. As an open crossdresser he is invited to join the Pervert Club, a small group of queer fellow students. Dov Sherman, the TGF contributor who wrote about manga and other things back in the ’90s reviewed Pervert Club in 1997. Today we pull her review out of the darkest depths of the TGF Archives.
Student Researcher Looking for Volunteers
Xue Yan is a Ph.D. student in applied health sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Working with their academic advisor, Dr. Liza Berdychevsky, and Janiya Daniel and Max Zagorsky, Xue Yan is conducting a study titled Sexual Perspectives and Sexual Self-Concept. Participation in this study will involve taking part in an online survey. […]
The 55th Anniversary of Henry David’s Halloween Ball
Our intrepid reporter Angela Gardner normally attends Henry’s party and brings us photos of all the amazing costumes. This year Ms. Gardner spent the holiday fighting off an upper respiratory infection. With many thanks we present photos taken by Christine Zuba.
Ya Gotta Have Poise
In the ‘90s TGForum had a feature called My Secret which consisted of style, beauty and how-to tip sent in by TGF members. Here is a tip from 1999, sent to TGF by Miss Robin Jean. She shares how she learned to walk like a woman.
Comparing Notes
When crossdressers first meet others like themselves and start comparing notes they find many have had the same experiences. In spite of their differences they are very much like the others around them. Ihen crossdressers first meet others like themselves and start comparing notes, so to speak, they find that many have had the same experiences. They begin to realize that in spite of their differences they are very much like the others around them. It should come as no surprise that the wives and partners of crossdressers, when they compare notes, should find themselves sharing many of the same experiences also.
Online Transgender Dating; There’s an App for That!
My Transgender Date has exciting news for its users: they have launched their dating app! This app has the same database as its website to make it easier for members to use the site on the go. Much like the website, My Transgender Date’s app is a welcoming space where trans women can easily connect […]
Letter to the Editor: Anti-Trans Laws
A cisgender woman and LGBTQ ally writes to TGForum over her concerns that passage of anti-trans laws means anyone, no matter their political affiliation, sexuality or gender identity, could conceivably become targeted by the right over the slightest hint that they may have dressed up for a part in a play or skit. She tells the story of a Republican legislator in her state who voted against an anti-trans bill who is being attacked because he dressed in comedy drag for a TV commercial for his business.
Ottawa Trans Library Anniversary
The Ottawa Trans Library celebrated its first anniversary on June 1. Tara Sypniewski founded the Ottawa Trans Library which is located at 1104 Somerset St. West in Ottawa, Ontario. It houses a collection of books by trans authors, as well as historical, important and interesting works on trans issues and people. You can browse the collection online. […]
Research Study Needs Trans Women
TGF has been contacted by a researcher at Harvard who is conducting a study on how feminizing hormones affect heart and metabolic health. They are looking for transgender women from around the U.S. to participate. Participants will be compensated. Read on for more information.
Recent Transgender Events
Christine Hochberg has been around the trans community for awhile and makes it a habit to attend important conferences. Today she has two short reports on transgender events; Moving Trans History Forward and the William’s Institute’s annual conference.
