We got this press release from longtime friend of TGForum, Reverend Yolanda. We share her news with you. Hi, I wanted you to know about my latest music project located at www.YolandaNanda.net I started creating YolandaNanda right before COVID 19, and planned to have a live release party on May 10 at my Church With […]
For the past six years, California-based journalist Shelley Anne Baker has engaged with the transgender community and loves it! She came out big time when she decided to reveal her feminine side to her wife and family and has never looked back. She’s not shy about telling trusted people, who will listen, about her life’s […]
Our Retro Rerun today is Book Chat from TGForum in 1998 by Elizabeth Parker. She reviewed two books back then that had gender switching featured. The first is a thriller titled Day of Confession and the other is a science fiction novel by John Varley titled The Golden Globe. Varley is known to feature characters who change gender like we change our pantyhose and The Golden Globe does not disappoint. LEarn more about both books from Elizabeth’s reviews.
We received the following blog on the art of shaving close from a business that makes and sells “classic” single blade razors. Many in the crossdressing community, or trans women who haven’t gone through electrolysis, find it hard to get a close shave without irritation. Here is a blog promoting the benefits of the single blade approach to a baby smooth face from the founder of Hendrix Classics & Co.
Our Retro Rerun today comes from the TGForum Archives from 1998. TGF reader Robin Jean Peters wrote a piece titled We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby. She told our readers that no matter how oppressed they felt about the social stigma of crossdressing in 1998 it was way, way worse forty years before that. In 1958 she made the mistake of getting out of her car to just walk around the block and hear her high heels clicking on the pavement. Robin tells you what happened and why she found things to be much better for crossdressers in 1998.
Melanie Yarborough of Sand Diego’s Neutral Corner reports on San Diego’s Imperial Court’s 48th Annual Coronation. The Imperial Court system has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for many charities and causes. It was originally founded in San Francisco in 1965 by José Julio Sarria. The San Diego chapter of the Imperial Court was founded half a decade later in 1971. Last weekend the San Diego Court welcomed its new emperor and empress. Melanie has all the details.
TGForum was contacted recently by a cis woman who is married to trans woman. Her name is Amanita and she is a counselor, who after meeting her partner, has specialized in counseling for trans people and their partners. Today she answers a question submitted by Felicita in her Ask Amanita column.
“Best Little Listening Room Around” Edith May’s Paradise is one of the most eclectically beautiful house concert settings in existence (said confidently and without too much fear of hyperbole!). From the excellent sound system, to the head of Elvis, to the baseball paraphernalia, to the musical instruments that grace the walls there is a lot […]
By Melanie Yarborough (Neutral Corner) San Diego’s annual Transgender Day of Remembrance took place on November 20th at the LGBT Center in Hillcrest. The event mourned losses, celebrated lives, and offered a message of community love and resiliency. In spite of the intermittent rain, many participated in a candle-lit vigil march through the surrounding Hillcrest […]
Back in the 1990s “country” comic Jeff Foxworthy built his career on the premise that “you might be a redneck if. . .” In the late ’90s TGForum contributor Jamie Ward assembled a list of things that might indicate that someone is a crossdresser. We’ve pulled the list out of the TGF Archives and present it for you now. Can you think of any other reasons that might indicate someone is a crossdresser? Login and share them in the comment area.
Possible it’s time to change “Letters to the Editor” to “Emails to the Editor.” Last week we received a message in our inbox that says it is an “open letter.” In that spirit we publish it today so you can see what the author is saying and then, if you are moved to do so, add your comments in the comment area.
TGForum was contacted recently by a cis woman who is married to trans woman. Her name is Amanita and she is a counselor, who after meeting her partner, specialized in counseling for trans people and their partners. Today she introduces herself and asks for people to send her questions which will make up her future […]
Melanie Yarborough has a report on the San Diego Pride celebration Pride by the Beach which took place on October 12.
Melanie Yarborough reports on an event sponsored by San Diego’s Diversionary Theatre. It brought together artists, playwrights, actors and others involeved in the theater world to discuss trans and gender nonconforming portrayal in theater today.
Does that sexy little dress the just “might” be a bit too small give you problems when you try to zip it up? It’s extremely frustrating to have your outfit picked out and when you slip into your dress you find yourself struggling with a zipper that doesn’t want to move past a certain point. […]
Last month we reached into the TGForum Archives and brought back part two of Aleisha Michelle Emerson’s series on transgender influenced rock. The articles were originally published in the late 1990s and in the first two she covered the 1950s and ’60s, and the Glam Rock trend of the ’70s. Today we pull out number three in the series and bring you her article on the gender bending that went on in the music world during the 1980s and ’90s. While none of the bands and musicians in the article have not declared themselves trans they were willing to bend gender norms to help them stand out in the crowd.
We dive into the TGForum Archives and pull out a Transgender History Quiz from 1996. It was put together by Dr. Barbara Anderson for a local California support group’s newsletter and then presented on TGForum. See if you know the answers to the quiz.
Back in 1996 Aleisha Michelle Emerson contributed some columns to TGForum that explored the transgender side of rock and roll. She began the columns in the 1950s and covered up to 1970 with her first column which we brought back last month. Today we present her column on the influence of David Bowie and the Glam Rock of the ’70s.
Have you ever wanted to go shopping for lady’s clothes but were too afraid? This story is about Brittany Chambres’ first experience buying clothes for herself in a lady’s clothing store. Brittany was a contributor to TGForum back in 1996. She wrote this hoping it would alleviate any fears you may have about stepping into a woman’s clothing store. From the TGF Archives, it’s A Beginner Goes Shopping.
Back in the late 1990s TGForum had a couple who contributed to our content. Vanessa, the crossdresser, and Linda, her partner. They wrote separately and together. A topic they always returned to was couples issues. One of the issues was sex. Many times women look at a crossdressing lover as something to put up with. They may not even want to see their man dressed in women’s clothes, let alone make love with him while he is en femme. Linda Kaye was concerned about what sex would be like with Vanessa. Sex with his male self was great but Linda was dreading the first time with Vanessa. Then Vanessa entered the bedroom and Linda forgot about her concerns. From 1997 we bring you this article from the TGF Archives, I Like It!
Back in 1996 Aleisha Michelle Emerson contributed some columns to TGForum that explored the transgender side of rock and roll. She began the columns in the 1950s and covered up to 1970 with her first column. We unlocked the vault and ventured down into the dusty Archives of TGForum past to bring you that first column. Today she looks at The Beatles, Little Richard, The Who and The Kinks.
Elizabeth Parker wrote book reviews for TGForum back in the ‘90s. While some of the books she covered are no longer in print and in some cases contain dated characterizations of trans people it’s interesting to see which tales still hold up. Today we dig into the Archives and rejuvenate Elizabeth Parker’s reviews of a book by Dean R. Koontz, a M.A.S.H. influenced work but the crossdressing nurse is much prettier than Klinger, and a murder mystery by John Leslie.
Back in 1998 Elizabeth Parker was our book reviewer at TGForum. Her column was called Book Chat. Today we go down into the archives and blow the dust off one of her columns in which she reviews three mystery books that feature crossdressing in one way or another. All three books are still in print, or back in ebook format, and are available on Amazon and from other online book sellers.
By Melanie Yarborough (Neutral Corner) San Diego’s transgender community raised its visibility at this year’s local Pride celebration with a special section located on the festival grounds. At Trans PrideVillage, local organizations spotlighted Health, Family issues, Employment, and Community Development. Family Health Centers of San Diego offered materials about their Transgender Patient Advocacy Program. Health […]
Guest Contributor Angela Stephanie Haddow reports on the New York City Pride March and reminds us all of the history of LGBTQ rights in the USA. As she marched through Manhattan proudly being herself she thinks about how the fight for rights began and while the advances, evidenced by participation in the Pride March by public officials and businesses, have been great there are still miles ahead on the road to full equality in the eyes of society.
TGForum has been informed of a new research study seeking transgender participants. Here is the text of the message we received. My name is Beatrice Rothbaum and I am a clinical psychology doctoral student at Adelphi University. I currently contribute to the Intersectional Development Lab at Adelphi University, directed by Chana Etengoff, Ph.D. Members of […]
