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.
The Week In Transgenderism is the weekly wrap up of the past week’s TG news. From all around the world we gather the stories that you want to see. Today the crossdressing in the Jenner divorce rumor. Another TG inmate sues for reassignment. IKEA apologizes. And a lot more!
Get yer TWIT! Lea T is featured in an ad campaign. Nepal recognizes a third gender. Ikea is in trouble with TGs in Thailand. An FtM rapper is murder in a gang initiation. A Chilean transwoman runs for Congress. A young TG girl writes to the President. Boulton and Park were hookers? All that today and a couple of TWITS!
Kylan Arianna Wenzel recently competed in the Miss California pageant. She did not advance in the competition but her story of how she made the journey from abused boy to becoming a beautiful, articulate woman is inspiring. We got an exclusive interview with Kylan and bring it to you today.
From down the road and up your street — it’s a double dose of TG news. Bill O’Reilly mocks a TS prisoner. Barbara Walters interviews a TG tween. Another pageant contestant who was born male takes her shot at Miss USA. An awol Marine is caught 30 years later, after her gender change. And much more in TWIT!
Batgirl with TG character? Stacie Laughton’s story is labyrinthian. A crazy legislative response to the Kosilek ruling. F. Scott Fitzgerald — a queen? Justin Vivian Bond is upset. Sharon Needles. Willam Belli. The Catholic church and TGs. Plus a whole lot more!
It’s the month by month highlights of The Week In Transgenderism from 2012. All the transgender news that was featured in 2012 has been skimmed, sifted and organized for your perusal. Happy New Year!
It’s The Week In Transgenderism! Andrej Pejic is a cover girl. Dana Beyer talks about TG civil rights gains. The Be-All is canceled. The former Miss Pa. USA owes Donald Trump five million dollars. Jenna Talackova is pitching a reality show idea. Do drag queens get laid? All that plus more and a few TWITs!
Today we have it all. From men en pointe to drag queens on the beach, from the cover of “Candy” to TGs in politics, the movies and on the printed page. The Week In Transgenderism covers all things TG that can be found in the news around the world. And we give out a few TWIT Awards.
Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race debuts in January on Logo. We present a preview of all the fabu cattiness, shade and glamma.
The girls and I were Out & About again on Friday, December 7 for a Happy Hour/Sexy Secretary Themed get together. This time, I planned to do something different with my look so I called my friend Josett from Trading Faces Orlando to arrange a makeover. I’ve known her for several years and she has […]
Central Pennsylvania has a share of friendly LGBT friendly nightclubs both in the city and just outside city limits. Here’s a quick rundown: In the Midtown District: Bar 704 704 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17102 A cozy little LGBT bar that is very friendly to transpeople. Stallions Club 706 N 3rd St Rear, Harrisburg, […]
Stacie Laughton may not be down for the count. She’s not resigning from the New Hampshire legislature. Fundamentalist Muslims shut down a TG beauty pageant in Jakarta. Organizers say it wasn’t a pageant. Claudia Charriez testifies against her abusive boyfriend. Are you hip to the Kiki Scene? All that and more is in TWIT!
