A TG prom queen in Massachusetts. A TG graduate in Ohio. A film starring a TG actress is in pre-production. Lingerie for TGs gets thumbs down from TGs. Laura Ingraham doesn’t know what she’s talking about. There’s a TG superhero cartoon show. A 50-year-old TG pole dancer on her way to a top prize. And more!
Babs Casbar Siperstein tells us TGs will descend on the capital this month to lobby members of congress for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Why is ENDA important? TGs have no protections at the federal level and can be fired, denied promotions and be harassed. Support Lobby Days!
Last Wednesday Gender Mosaic, the TG support group in Ottawa, Canada, celebrated their 25th anniversary with a reception at a local hotel. They sold over a hundred tickets to the event. Besides members of GM there were lots of friends, some politicians and high ranking police officials present. Here is a video of the group’s […]
The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference is in it’s 12th year and it has grown so large that it is set to happen June 13-15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia, Pa. The conference is a program of the Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia’s LGBT health care & wellness center. The conference provides a free space where trans-people, […]
A TG navy vet has had her records updated. More graduation gown controversy. (Why do they still make grads wear those?) A libertarian think tank honors a TG economist. A transwoman in Hong Kong will be allowed to marry. Dr. Michele Angello has a book coming out. And more in TWIT!
Babs Casbar Siperstein outlines how a small group of activists got the words “gender identity and expression” added to anti-bullying legislation in New Jersey. It took a lot of hard work and an understanding of the political process. Find out how they did it.
Female impersonator Kenny Kerr has passed away. There’s a TG on the long list for Parliament in Britain. Rock Center featured a story on Jennifer Finney Boylan. A FtM student is placed in the prom queen race by his principle. More drag on campus. Jenna Talackova gets a reality show. And more!
We got an email from GLSEN. They asked us to share the information below with any TG youth who spend their time reading TGForum instead of studying. You kids know who you are so here goes: LGBTQ YOUTH – SPEAK OUT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL EXPERIENCES! Help GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) inform […]
A Korean TS stars in “Drag Queen.” A Vietnamese TS wears a dress made of condoms. Drag broke out all over the universities of America last week. A Pakistani TS is running for office. A crossdressing performance artist will go for a record number of dresses worn at once. It’s all in TWIT!
Today we’ve got a TG character in a mainstream comic book. We learn that California is making sure TGs get health care coverage and Philadelphia is making sure TGs have all the rights they are entitled to. New ripples from the Fallon Fox story appear. There’s a list of 100 top TGs. And more!
Fallon Fox is cleared to punch and kick other women. A TG teen in Texas goes to the prom in stele. Facebook uses drag in it’s television spot. Megyn Kelly disses TG prisoners. More drag on campus! Kinky Boots created a first on Broadway. Fashion Cares brought out the stars. And lot’s more in TWIT!
Arizona softens anti-TG bathroom bill but legalize discrimination. Willam Belli and his drag crew are going to perform in Dubai. TG high school athletes in Maine can play ball. They’re holding a contest to find Miss Hell’s Kitchen. Isis King is cloudy about gender labels. Drag on campus and more!
Kristy Snow, VP of TransCentralPA, has provided us with many photos of the latest Keystone Conference 2013. The group is already working on the 2014 Conference and word is that they have reserved all the rooms at the conference hotel. Check out the fun from 2013.
The Keystone Conference has left attendees with an array of thoughts, emotions and perspectives. Their stories continue to bubble up and we bring them to you on TGF. Susannah Robinson is one attendee who was inspired by the conference to think and write about the gender binary and crossdressing. She shares her thought’s in Keystone Reflections.
Kate Bornstein has lung cancer. A Bollywood star appears in TV spots in drag. GLAAD expands their mission to include TGs. Sheldon makes a big bang as Frank-N-Furter. The Arizona legislature is scared of men in dresses in the lady’s room. College boys do drag in Texas. All that and more is waiting in TWIT!
Philly’s Mummers have a contest for drag participants. In NYC they’re looking for the next top queen. The TS MMA fighter is still in the news. Maryland nixes TG rights bill. Drag on campus. A TG comedy series is on the air. Screamin’ Hot Shoes. Yohio loses. All that and more is in TWIT!
Sophie Lynne attended the 5th Annual Keystone Conference this past weekend in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She has filed a report on the event and on two people she met there.
(Bala Cynwyd, PA) Dr. Sherman Leis, transgender surgeon of international renown and founder of The Philadelphia Center for Transgender Surgery, was recognized by the Caroline Grace Foundation for his extraordinary efforts on behalf of the transgender community. In remarks given by Caroline Temmermand, Chair of the Caroline Grace Foundation, at an awards ceremony in the […]
Eddie Izzard gets an award from atheists. Sean Bean is nominated for his drag role. A Turkish actress is now an actor. A female mixed martial arts fighter used to me a man. More about the notorious Boulton & Park. Photo exhibits featuring TGs. A TG golfer. A new documentary about Divine. And more!
Massachusetts schools are letting TG students use the bathroom and people are up in arms. Students in Mississippi are upset about a TG girl’s “special” rights. A frat held a fundraiser for their FtM brother’s top surgery. Buffalo is bursting with drag theater. What’s it like married to a drag queen? All that and more is in TWIT!
Texas Universities face new challenges in regard to pluralism and the respect of diversity in its many forms among faculty, student, staff, and the communities wherein they reside. Oftentimes a strategic approach that utilizes the grassroots power of the members of these institutions in collaboration with leaders at high administrative levels yields the most positive […]
Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual have been crowned in Australia. Irish TGs may be getting some respect from health care providers. London police abused a sick TG in the street. There are controversies about TGs competing on “Drag Race” and in The Imperial Court. All that and more in TWIT!
The Co-Chairs of First Event 2013 have sent us a report on how that event unfolded in January 23-27 in Peabody, Massachusetts. With a keynote address from Amanda Simpson, a wedding, fashion show, cabaret and dance party — and more — the convention was a great success.
It’s all the TG news in the world! It’s The Week In Transgenderism with stories about Marisa Richmond; Mike & Molly in trouble with GLAAD; the rising star of Laverne Cox; Aged TGs in Jakarta will get a home; Aunt Barbara is the Tupperware queen; Isis King is in fashion. And more!
Lou Reed had a TG girlfriend. A Boston TG harassed by police wins a court battle. Monica Beverly Hillz is not a drag queen, she’s a TG. There’s a new line of lingerie for TGs. Anna Grodzka is not elected deputy speaker in Poland. Bear drag. The latest trend? It’s all in TWIT!
We received an email from Oren the president of a well regarded breast form company called Divine Collection about their new product, Aphrodite. Here is what he wanted to share about this new approach to achieving a realistic bust line.
