Wednesday, May 20, is David de Alba’s birthday. Everyone who has enjoyed David’s performances over the years, and his interviews on TGF with classic female impersonators, should take a moment and send him a happy birthday email. And we bet he would love a birthday present in the form of everyone attending his Judy Garland […]
Last Thursday night the American Conference on Diversity (ACoD) presented our own Babs Casbar Siperstein with their 2015 Advocacy Humanitarian Award during a spectacular 20th Anniversary Statewide Fundraising Gala in West Orange, NJ. What prompted this honor? Bab’s dedication to the ongoing fight for transgender rights. We present her acceptance speech today.
Today Victoria Williams speak about manifesting a feminine aura, sometimes when you’re dressed as a guy and aren’t even trying. It’s all about presenting feminine clues to those around you. You can be impeccable attired in your finest dress and accessories but if you are giving off male vibes it is all for naught. Learn how to project your feminine aura in today’s Video Fashion Tip.
Today Victoria goes beyond fashion and asks the question, “How confident are you?” You won’t be able to do the things you want to do en femme unless you beat your fears and learn to be confident. Confidence is more than half of what you need to present yourself as a woman. If you are timid and nervous you will attract attention no matter fashionably dressed you happen to be. After you view Victoria’s video use the comment field to answer her question.
In this Video Fashion Tip Victoria talks about the importance of buying your own femme clothing. If you’re borrowing your sister’s or your wife’s clothes and you’re not quite the same size they are going to wonder why their favorite dress is stretched out and possibly has ripped seams. Buying your own clothes allows you to get clothes that fit and if they fit you will be more comfortable and confident in your femme attire.
Today our music columnist Pamela DeGroff reviews two tracks from the Pepperspray EP that she didn’t have access to last month. Then she interviews the violinist with The Shondes, Elijah Oberman, and we have a video of the band performing in Europe. Them Pam brings you music news about Our Lady J and a mini review of the latest from Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo. If music is something you love then tune into the TG music (and music TGs will love) scene in Perpetual Change.
It’s all about the process. Sophie’s column today, that is. She begins with an exposition of how she writes (throwing in some deserved praise for her editor) and then applies that process to the process of becoming ones true self. See how she does it by reading her article. And be impressed by the outstanding cleavage photo she chose to illustrate the article.
Sophie Lynne hasn’t contributed any of her fiction to TGF for awhile. Today she breaks that habit and brings us a new story all about the dangers of being a macho jerk, and the dangers of angering ancient spirits who can make big changes in your life. Big changes you may not want. At first. Be warned, there’s an erotic scene so if you are easily offended you may want to skip Crazy Cat Lady.
ENDA has long been recognized as an important political bill for the LGBT community. Standing for “Employment Non-Descrimination Act,” the bill has sought to brought about sweeping reform in the workplace, ending by law any discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. In fact, when you consider this definition of ENDA, and our society’s […]
Most crossdressers understand that the women they are attracted to may not be interested, or even revolted, by the idea of dating a crossdressing male. So the majority of CDs keep it on the down low and do not tell potential partners that they have an advanced feminine side. This often ends up with the woman they do partner with having an image in her mind of her man. One that does not match the whole man, and that leads to problems. Get a woman’s perspective on this male image, with a bit of help from Tasi.
Our Babs Casbar Siperstein who participated in the Transgender Day of Remembrance at the White House last year was called upon to speak at two recent TDOR events. The following post is made up or her remarks at both occasions. She talks about the progress that transgender people have made and progress that is still waiting to happen. How a society treats its transgendered people is a good measure of just how civilized it actually is.
Sophie Lynne just went through an hellacious month. She was banned from her home, lost a good friend to suicide and felt herself sinking into an abyss of darkness and despair. Caught between two identities and losing important anchors in her life she found herself slipping toward the same darkness that claimed her friend. It’s a darkness that calls far too many trangendered people. But Sophie has posted her column for today. What brought her away from the darkness?
Great minds think alike. That’s the cliche and it seems that two of the great minds at TGForum were running in the same track this past week. Or at least they were reading the same blogger. Blogger Meggan Summerville published a list she title “What Not to Say to a Transgender Woman.” Angela Gardner read it and was moved to write Transgender or Transgendered” for today’s new content. Dallas Denny also read the same blog and responds.
Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer corssdresser foibles with her pen. If the ladies in her cartoons seem familiar it’s because they are. We’ve all either met them or been them. Pause for either a chuckle or a “LOL” and take a look at this Christine-Jane cartoon.
Today’s Video Fashion Tip is all about lips! Victoria details how she went about finding the perfect lipstick shades to enhance her beauty without being garish or over the top. She admits to early lipstick faux pas and she wants to save you from making the same mistakes. Get ready to take notes and then go ahead an hit Play for today’s Video Fashion Tip from Victoria Williams.
Looking for examples of transgenderism from around the world to include in her next book Dr. Dana Bevan found herself on a virtual tour of the planet, and she found transgendered people in many places. From North American Native tribes to such far flung areas as Indonesia, Siberia, Iran and Mexico Dr. Bevan was able to find not just a third gender but in some cases five genders. And she learned that transgendered people exist in cultures that have religious restrictions against dressing as the opposite sex. Take the tour today with Dr. Bavan and learn about TGs around the world.
Every now and then during my involvement with the transgender community I have run into people who want to stop crossdressing — or even thinking about crossdressing. It’s not unreasonable to want to give up a behavior that most of the world thinks is at best odd and at worst immoral and perverted. One of the first people I met who wanted to rid themselves of their desire to crossdress called while I was staffing the Renaissance peer support phone line. This guy was adamant that he needed to purge his crossdressing impulses and just be straight. I had to tell him it was highly unlikely that he could do that. He might be able to stop the practice of dressing up but he would always be a crossdresser. The desire doesn’t seem to just go away.
I have to apologize to all our loyal readers. In the email I sent out to the mailing list telling you what was coming in the New Content today there is a link to let you easily “like” the TGForum Facebook page. The link in the latest email didn’t work. So to correct that I’m […]
Recently our tech department noticed a problem coming from the Chat Room software. They believe it may be related to ongoing hacking attacks. In the interest of security we have had to shut down the Chat Room till further notice. We’re sorry for the inconvienience.
Young Dallas Denny didn’t get much of a girlhood. For the most part she had to imagine being one of the girls. Then in her junior year she got some clothes and makeup and dressed up for an afternoon now and then. Find out what it was like being a trans student.
Don’t ask The Artist D what’s the “in” look is for this season. She doesn’t give a damn. She has her own style and it just comes naturally without any adherence to fashion rules or attention to fashion does and don’ts. How about freakish looking surgical enhancements? She has an opinion on that too. Find out in “Baby Ugly.”
Our TG fiction expert Sophie Lynne takes a look at another Chris Burrows book. This one is “A Tranny’s Nine Wishes.” Does Sophie give it a good review? Not exactly. See what she thinks in “Silver Linings.”
Thanks for being patient while we moved TGF to a new server. There are still some bugs to clear up so if something doesn’t work correctly let us know and we’ll add it to the bug list. The New Content will be here on Monday with a double dose. Last Monday’s columns will be posted […]
All the news with TG tendencies is diligently searched out and distilled into a thing we call The Week In Transgenderism. This week — the firefighter who beat his TG girlfriend is guilty. April Ashley gets the MBE. The 50-year-old TG b-baller is dissed by radio scumbags. Alan Cummings does drag in a new film. And more!
In the dark days of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s there was no easily available online services that provided information, networking and chat for members of the transgender community. Realizing there was a need to be filled JoAnn Roberts took action to provide both real life and online support.
This article was written in 1996 and posted on TGForum by Riki Anne Wilchins, then the leader of a gender-activist group called The Transsexual Meance. In light of the discussion of what is “transgender” I thought this might be instructive.
