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It’s The Week In Transgenderism! All the news assembled in one place for your infotainment convenience! Today we learn that Andreja Pejic speaks out about trans rights. Caitlyn Jenner says she never meant to be a TG spokesperson. A closer look at why Jaden Smith is modeling womenswear. A Philadelphia legend has left photos of every outfit she ever wore. Lana Wachowski is one of the models for Marc Jacobs. Non-binary people want their own checkbox. There’s a hijra musical group called 6 Pack Band. A Brazilian drag performer appears on The Voice of Holland. Changing treatment of trans people in Cuba. One of Thailand’s top kick boxers is trans. An 8-year-old boy asks mom for a MAC makeover. All that and a few TWIT Awards are waiting for you in TWIT!
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Internet technology has made communication around the globe less expensive and faster. Now applications like Skype, FactTime, and WhatApp are being used in innovative ways that could only be imagined a few decades ago. Now a gender reassignment candidate in Dubai can consult with Dr. Sherman Leis in the U.S. without traveling across the ocean. Learn how Dr. Leis is using modern technology to help patients around that world.
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Fresh from the Internet, tons of trans news in the column we call The Week In Transgenderism. Today we learn that a trans woman has won Holland’s Next Top Model. Amiyah Scott has dropped out of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Hari Nef had a bit of help starting her acting career. 2015 in review in several publications. Sushi ties the knot then drops in the shoe. A trans woman runs for office in the Philippines. The one year anniversary of the death of Leelah Alcorn passed this past Monday. Jaden Smith models womenswear for Louis Vuitton. There’s all that plus a lot more and a whole page of TWIT Awards!
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Clear the decks! The Week In Transgenderism is coming in fast and hot! Today we learn many things. A Brazilian trans woman is running for office. The Restroom Wars rage on on several fronts. Trans people in NYC have new protections under the law. Miss Austria painted on a Conchita Wurst beard for Miss Universe. Colorado kids are gender issue savvy. Lot’s of Danish Girl news. Shadi Petosky has created a kids show. A couple in Ecuador make history. There’s a winner in Miss Beauty 2015. A female lion looks and acts like a male. One of the best drag wig makers lives in Alaska. Mapplethorpe and Warhol are together in an exhibit. There’s all that and a lot more waiting for you in TWIT!
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It’s the 2015 Week In Transgenderism Wrap Up! It’s selected stories from our weekly news digest column for every month from January to December 2015. Return with us now to the beginning of 2015 and work your way through the year. Keep on scrolling! The news goes on for a long while.
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To everyone all around the world, Merry Christmas, a smashing Boxing Day and a very Happy New Year! From all of us at TGForum! May 2016 be a year of progress in understanding of trans issues and peace and joy to everyone.
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Time once more for the ever popular feature, The Week In Transgenderism. It’s all the trans news you would have wasted hours of time searching through the Web for, condensed into one easily digestible page. Today we learn about the first black trans model. A model and pageant contestant gets dumped for being born male. Caitlyn Jenner handles controversy and gets a boost from Barbara Walters. Who were the most gender expressive celebs of 2015? A theory on why trans women get killed so often. A teen comes out as a woman at the prom. Manitoba has Canada’s first trans judge. More research on trans brains. Miss Kitty Litter leaves the stage. A trans man swims for Harvard. A reparative therapy clinic will be closing. There’s all that and so much more we don’t have room to tell you about it. Read your TWIT!
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The GLBT National Help Center, which operates, among other programs, the GLBT National Youth Talkline, is excited to announce a new transgender youth program that will begin January 6, 2016, called the Trans Teens Online Talk Group. On their national hotline, they receive calls from young trans people from all over the country that don’t have access to […]
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It’s another jam packed edition of The Week In Transgenderism! The trans woman who was arrested after checking in to a midwestern hotel is suing. A choir for TGs in Boston works on their speaking voices as well as their singing. Did you catch Chris Hemsworth in drag on SNL? Medical care for TGs is improving and one woman gets her GRS through Medicaid. Estrogen from tobacco? Panti Bliss gets more honors. A look behind the scenes at Transparent. What’s working in the trans porn industry like? Fierce photos of fab queens, and a whole lot more, plus a few TWIT Awards is all waiting for you in TWIT!
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Today we bring you a massive quantity of trans news! Jazz Jennings is in the news for a couple of things. One of them is the renewal of her reality show. The Marine who killed the Filipina woman is found guilty of homicide. The British trans woman who was housed first with male prisoners has done her time. RuPaul has a Christmas special. A woman in Venezuela is the first trans candidate for a major office in South America. Caitlyn Jenner still has legal trouble over her traffic accident. Hari Nef is going to be on Transparent. The Obama administration has been very good for trans people. Read the tale of the gender fluid deer. There’s so much more and we also hand out a pile of TWIT Awards.
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In collaboration with the Washtenaw Community Medical Society, Corner Health Center of Ann Arbor, Michigan presented a two-hour education and training on how to provide care for the growing number of trans youth in the area. This October 15, 2015 event was another example of local progress being made. Kristina Mayhem reports.
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Your most trusted trans news source? The Week In Transgenderism! Today we have a load of articles and stories including a story on how much one woman spent on her transition, the possibility that uterus transplants may be available in the future, Vietnam has decided to let trans people transition, and an Israeli trans woman could not be cremated without a High Court ruling. Then there’s the Seattle doctor who has written a book for trans kids. The mayor of Philadelphia has mandated single stall restrooms be gender-neutral. We learn about the trans woman who helped design the many gender choices on Facebook. Plus a lot more and a truckload of TWIT Awards.
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At TGForum we always say, “better late than never.” So here is the New Content, a bit late. We are still working to restore all the features to the site but in the meantime you can read the New Content. Today in The Week In Transgenderism we cover topics ranging from aging trans people to more Caitlyn bashing, a 12-year-old trans girl named one of the most powerful people of the year, Wayne Brady in Kinky Boots, and a lot more!
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A trans woman is representing Ireland in an international pageant. Chelsea Manning has been ordered to cut her hair by prison officials. The woman arrested on suspicion of prostitution at the Drury Inn in Iowa is suing. The Cleveland VA opens a trans medical center. Caitlyn Jenner gets a Glamour award and faces protestors. Could the 1964 Civil Rights Act already offer protections for trans people? A trans teen just misses being homecoming queen. A major sports team comes out in support of anti-trans discrimination in Massachusetts. You could be a living Jessica Rabbit if you have $200,000 to spend. Congress’s LGBT Equality Caucus is creating a Transgender Equality Task Force. Heklina has won a Queerty Award. Drag queens will again march with Philly’s Mummers. There’s all that plus much more and several TWIT Awards waiting for you in this week’s TWIT!
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Babs Casbar Siperstien helped to get anti-discrimination legislation passed in New Jersey in 2006. That passage took a full court press and featured testimony from trans people and their families, a television ad and a lot of time spent walking the halls of the state capital. Babs feels that the efforts in Houston to get the HERO bill passed fell short in reaching many of the demographics that needed to be won over. See what she believes went wrong in Houston and how it could have been handled better.
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On November 8 The Cuban Legend, David de Alba, brought his Judy Garland impersonation back to the stage in Las Vegas with his David de Alba’s LIVE Tribute to Judy Garland — Judy Forever In My Heart. He appeared in an afternoon one man show at the Jewel Box Theatre, located in the Erotic Heritage […]
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The Week In Transgenderism is loaded with all the trans related news we could dig out of the Web! Today we learn that federal authorities have given an Illinois school 30 days to let a trans girl use the girl’s locker room. The Union for Reform Judaism supports the trans community. There’s a new Miss International Queen. The play Southern Comfort is looking for trans actors. There’s been big media reaction to the defeat of HERO. Sir Elton John weighs in on what Germaine Greer said about TGs. New info has come out about Roberta Cowell. A 5000-year-old tree has changed genders. There’s all that plus more news and a few TWIT Awards waiting for your attention in this week’s TWIT!
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When Southern Comfort pulled up stakes and moved to Florida many of the people in the Atlanta area who had volunteered and done work for that conference were left with skills in conference producing that were no longer needed. The Transgender Health Education Alliance stepped in the produce a new conference with a focus on trans health and improving the lives of LGBTQ people. Dana Bevan reports on how the conference turned out.
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Today in The Week In Transgenderism we learn many things. There’s another push for Carmen Carrera to strap on the angel wings. A trans woman has become Holland’s Next Top Model. GLAAD says trans characters are rising in streaming shows. Caitlyn Jenner is doing more outreach. The Spanish trans woman did not win Miss World Spain. Sylvia Rivera is being included in the National Portrait Gallery. There’s another TG cheerleader. Guys are getting super femme on Instagram. The Feds weigh in for Gavin Grimm. There’s film and TV news. Find out why Thailand is the gender-change capital. All that and more plus a lot of TWIT Awards is waiting for you right now in TWIT!
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Every year since 1968 Philadelphia jeweler Henri David has thrown a gigantic, fabulous Halloween party on October 31. Over 2000 people attend. People spend months working on elaborate costumes. In past years some have used only body paint to create a costume. From sensational to simple there are a lot of men wearing women’s costumes […]
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This week in TWIT: Esquire Magazine features people who transitioned in the 20th century. Caitlyn Jenner takes it on the road. The trans teen homecoming queen speaks out. Undergarments for transition. Asifa Lahore says queens should teach sex ed. Lou Reed wasn’t very nice, it seems. The Ab-Fab movie is looking for ab fab queens. Plus more about New York state’s expanded anti-discrimination move, the ghost of Julian Eltinge, trans sex workers, a new magazine featuring drag queens and whole ton of TWIT Awards. It’s all waiting for you in TWIT!
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Dina Amberle has cooked up a big hearty pot of Diner stew to keep you warm on a cool fall day. She’s added in such ingredients as a short history of lady’s leg-wear, some Fook-Yi & Fook-Yu, a touch of jewelry designer Betony Vernon, a dash of a crossdresser robber, and she seasons it with some spicy Rocky Horror Picture Show. Take a seat at the counter or slide into a booth and order your entree down at Dina’s Diner.
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A close look at the Republican candidates for president shows that the only one of them who has been at all sympathetic to trans people is Donald Trump. He let a trans woman compete in the beauty pageant that he owned. As for the rest? They are not so good on trans rights. Find out how they all stand and how the Democratic candidates stand in our political contributor Babs Casbar Siperstein’s latest blog.
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What have we been watching in the news? Lots and lots of trans news items. We learn that Nicole Maines and her family are the subjects of a new book. Puerto Rican schoolboys are allowed to wear girl’s uniforms. Conservatives in Canada are blocking passage of rights legislation for trans people. The TSA’s treatment of a trans woman is causing changes at the agency. Isis King was featured in Teen Vogue. Canada’s Girl Guides accept trans girls. Linda Gray portrayed one of the first TS roles on TV. There’s even more but it won’t fit in the allotted space. We haven’t even mentioned the TWIT Awards!
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Kimi Cole is a trans activist and Chair of the Douglas Country Democrats in her home state of Nevada. Recently her cellphone rang and when she answered it the person on the other end of the call was Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Why was Mrs. Clinton reaching out to Kimi Cole and what did they discuss. Kimi shares the detail with us.
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The stars of Tangerine are on track to the Oscars. Landon Patterson’s schoolmates chased away the Westboro Baptist Hate Group. VP Joe Biden supports trans in the military. Geena Rocero admits she felt pressure to conform to beauty standards. Meggan Sommerville has a win against Hobby Lobby. More Brit shows ad trans actors. Nikki Araguz Loyd is honored by the President. Democrats are upset at the TSA. There’s all that and more waiting for you in TWIT!
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