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PERPETUAL CHANGE — Internet Radio Part 2

| Mar 16, 2009 | Reply

Pam DeGroff chats with gay musicians and TG allies Robert Urban and Nick Ganato about the state of Internet radio.

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Keystone Conference A Success

| Mar 16, 2009 | Reply

The TransCentralPA support group hosted their first conference on TG issues last week from the 12th through the 14th. By all standards The Keystone Conference, even in this period of economic downturn, was a big success. Organizers are already planning for the second conference in 2010. Presenters particpating ranged from SRS surgeons like Dr. Sherman […]

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In Your Easter Bonnet…

| Mar 9, 2009 | Reply

The Spring Easter Pictorial We’re closing in on spring and whether or not you observe the Easter holiday, or wear an Easter bonnet, it gives us a perfect excuse to put together a Spring Easter Pictorial. Take a photo of yourself in your Easter outfit. Whether you portray a wholesome lady dressed for church services […]

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Do you itch to write?

| Mar 9, 2009 | Reply

We’ll help you scratch! TGForum is always looking for new writing talent to cover the TG community, and the things that interest the TG community. If you have a way with words and know the subject you want to write about then we’re interested in hearing from you and seeing a sample of your work. […]

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Invitation to participate in a TG therapy survey.

| Mar 2, 2009 | Reply

A young woman studying social work at Smith College School for Social Work is asking for our help completing her thesis. She would like to know about your experiences in therapy. If you would like to learn more about the survey she would like you to fill out read on.

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Is The Monday Edition Fresh? Who wants ta know?

| Feb 16, 2009 | Reply

Hi TGF fans! It’s Monday morning again and here we are, like clockwork, with another Monday Morning Edition. This week we’ve got a report from Pamela DeGroff on Kim Petras’ recent SRS. Then Pamela gives us a Perpetual Change on musician/composer Olivia Margaret. Very classical but in a modern, computerized sense. Michelle Moore is here […]

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Perpetual Change — Olivia Margaret

| Feb 16, 2009 | Reply

This month’s installment of Perpetual Change introduces Olivia Margaret, who is not only a classically trained musician and composer, but an accomplished technician as well. “Being a composer is both an avocation and an extension of my primary career,” she said. “I have been a designer, builder, restorer, and voicer of pipe organs, and lately […]

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Sweet 16 Kim Petras Has SRS

| Feb 16, 2009 | Reply

“I was asked if I feel like a woman now, but the truth is I have always I was asked if I feel like a woman now, but the truth is I have always felt like a woman — I just ended up in the wrong body. “I can enjoy swimming, and bikinis, go in […]

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This Week in Transgenderism 2/9/09

| Feb 9, 2009 | Reply

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.

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The Monday Morning Lineup

| Feb 2, 2009 | Reply

Happy Monday Steelers fans! It’s time for the TGF Monday Edition. I hope everyone has gotten all of their old mail and contacts off of the old TGF mail server. If you haven’t — too late. It’s gone, just like the Cardinals hopes for a Super Bowl win. In this Monday’s TGF we bring you, […]

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Old Mail System Coming Down Thursday

| Jan 27, 2009 | Reply

If you have not fininshed exporting your mail and contacts from the old TGF mail server, now is the time to do it. We will be be shutting down the old server at 2:00 PM Eastern time this Thursday, the 29th. The link to the old serve is http://oldwebmail.tgforum.com/. Regards JoAnn Roberts Publisher

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Monday! TGF right here for ya!

| Jan 26, 2009 | Reply

Good day everyone. It’s Monday in America and time for the TGForum Monday Edition. First off we bring you This Week In Transgenderism. Miss Ronnie Rho has scoured the Web and brings us news from around the world that features transgendered people. Don’t miss your TWIT! Next on the agenda we bring you the artistic […]

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Monday, Monday, ba da ba da da da… it’s TGF!

| Jan 19, 2009 | Reply

Good morning my little muffins! Or whatever time of day and baked item you want. The time is always right for the Monday Morning Edition of TGF! We lead off with Ronnie Rho’s TWIT Notes. This week we learn that ENDA may have a leg to stand on with the new administration.  A TS model […]

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New Mail & Old Mail Contacts

| Jan 15, 2009 | Reply

Dear Subscribers, We have added a utility to help you transfer your Contact lists from the Old Mail system to the New Mail system. If you login to your old mail at http://oldwebmail.tgforum.com/ then go to the Address Book tab you will see at the bottom of the page the ability to export your address […]

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Another Monday With TGF

| Jan 12, 2009 | Reply

Hi All! The launch of the new mail system has not been without a few bugs. We’re spraying now and hope to get them exterminated in short order. If you have problems let us know. Our goal is to make it all run smoothly. I did find that I had to send my TGF mail […]

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Good Morning TGFers!

| Jan 5, 2009 | Reply

All this holiday stuff is finally over for a bit and we can get back down to important stuff. Stuff like reading the brand new, hot off the word processor and html editing unit, TGForum Monday Edition. First up today is This Week In Transgenderism, artfully fashioned by the one and only Ronnie Rho. From […]

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Validation: So Very Important

| Jan 5, 2009 | Reply

I belong to several Yahoo discussion groups. One of them is a discussion/ notice board group for a transgender support group centered in Ottawa, Canada called Gender Mosaic. I was a member of GM back in its very early days and while I no longer call Ottawa home the Yahoo group is a good way […]

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Happy New Year – Changes Coming

| Jan 1, 2009 | Reply

Happy New Year to everyone! We have successfully moved our sites to the new server system and all the glitches seemed to be corrected. We have contracted with a commercial email provider to host TGForum email and we are in the process of setting up the User accounts at the new site. We are also […]

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Breaking News: Let’s be careful out there.

| Dec 30, 2008 | Reply

Those who keep track of the numbers have already warned this would be a record year for GLBT murders. And as if you underline that point, five more people, two possibly trans have been killed in the last few days.

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The Last Monday of 2008

| Dec 29, 2008 | Reply

Happy New Year loyal readers! It’s the last Monday of ’08 and are we going to waste your time with year end wrap ups? No! If you want to review everything we’ve posted this year all you have to do is scroll down and follow the links. Every single syllable is there for historians and […]

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Lexy Tranner, Weekend CD

| Dec 29, 2008 | Reply

A person’s home says a lot about them. Lexy’s home is no different. It’s filled with the things that define her life and tell visitors just who she is… ah, if you’re hiding a second life because you don’t want people to know there are two of you — one masculine and one feminine — […]

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Merry Christmas! Happy Yule! Happy Hanukkah!

| Dec 25, 2008 | Reply

Let it play!

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This weekend on TV

| Dec 24, 2008 | Reply

This Sunday, on MSNBC, “Born in the Wrong Body,” covers TWO different marriages of TWO Transpeople. One M to F and other F to M. The F to M post-op marriage is in Las Vegas, NV. The M to F (Pre-op) Amber from San Diego, CA, marriage to Robert. View a preview here. (You may […]

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Monday, Monday

| Dec 22, 2008 | Reply

Hi Everyone! Happy Holidays! On this Monday before Christmas we’ve got a whole lot of content for you. So if the weather outside is frightful settle in and gather ’round the old compter screen and read TGF. First up are a number of stocking stuffers from Ronnie Rho in the form of TWIT Notes. She’s […]

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Perpetual Change — Baby Dee

| Dec 22, 2008 | Reply

What do a bear suit, a harp, and a bad moment as a tree surgeon have in common? Well, in a sane, practical world, probably nothing. But in the life and world of transgender musician Baby Dee, these are all part of her story.

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TG History — “Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani?” TGs and The Bible

| Dec 22, 2008 | Reply

Those in our western world who are opposed to what they view as “alternative lifestyles” often use the Bible to point out the error of our ways to GLBTs. They often use Deuteronomy 22:18-21 when they condemn crossdressers to the fiery pits of Hell. Since we’re coming up on a really large Christian holiday this […]

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