Japanese visual books, manga, often feature crossdressing in their stories. Whether the crossdresser is the main character or one of the supporting cast they most often are undetected as males dressing a girls unless they are being forced to dress as girls. They are depicted as pretty, sometimes ethereal, and most always, like the other female characters, portrayed wearing short skirts but not always. Meet a few on manga’s crossdressed characters in this post.
Like many crossdressers for years the urge to dress and go out in public was there for Pauline. And like many she was too fearful of being recognized by friends or associates. That changed when she went to a crossdresser group meeting in her male aspect and met some other crossdressers. They encouraged her to go out with them for dinner. Next thing you know she’s going across the border to the USA.
In the 1990s TGForum had a regular feature called Manga Focus. Dove Sherman wrote about the plots of manga that included crossdressing or even shape shifting. This Retro Rerun is on a manga titled We Are Mint. A boy misses his twin sister when she goes off to school and he tries to enroll in the school too. When he learns that admissions for boys are closed he enrolls as his sister’s twin sister.
Today’s specials at Dina’s Diner include hot controversy over trans swimmer Lia Thomas, a serving of young passable crossdressers showing their femme selfs on Reddit, an entree consisting of a Russian male who dolls up and enters a beauty contest, a side dish of Mardi Gras, and some tasty lacy underwear for men. You’ll find it all at Dina’s Diner. Tell the hostess we sent you.
Back in the ‘90s some of TGF’s prettiest readers agreed to share their favorite style, beauty, and “how-to” tips in a feature called My Secret. This tip from 1999 tells you how to get a close shaves ll over, and it came from TGF subscriber Gina Mylano.
Julie Slowinski posts a tip on how to improve your feminine walk. It’s all about finding your pivot point. Then she shares some of her latest activities including her review of a skirt bought from an online shop and a visit to the theater during her trip to Boston.
The Lives of Crossdressers Through the Decades, 1960s Part 2. “Double your pleasure, Double your fun, Hear it from two Lindas, It’s better than one.” Linda Jensen continues her story of crossdresser’s lives through the decades as seen through her eyes and that of her friend, also a Linda.
At a certain stage in a crossdresser’s development she arrives at a tipping point. Does she decide that she doesn’t give a damn about what strangers think if she shops for feminine attire while in male mode, or does she just present as she likes? Most who decide that the salesperson at the makeup counter doesn’t give a damn about their gender find that they get treated the same as any other customer. Misha writes about her first time buying makeup in boy mode.
Despite the oppressive pandemic Kandi Robbins managed to make the most of last year in crossdressed activities. Photo shoots, background acting, flying en femme. . . Kandi did all that. Read on to see what more our in-house overachiever was up to while most of us were huddling on the couch binge watching Netflix shows.
With the pandemic lockdown stopping any social activity outside the house Pauline Estelle was feeling a bit down. But instead of moping around she did what any crossdresser might do; she took a look at what was in the closet. A red dress caught her eye and before you know it, she felt a lot better asa lady in red.
Back in 1998 a TGForum contributor Bobbi Williams wrote a piece on how to learn to walk confidently in high heels. It was titled If You Talk the Talk, Be Ready to Walk the Walk. Her advice from over 20 years ago holds up today. Get well made shoes that fit and then practice, practice, practice. No one likes to see a woman wobble her way down the street. Read on to learn how to avoid that look.
At times like this, uncertainty about how safe it is to go out of your house, Lorraine Anderson suggests that you use your time inside to go through your collection of shoes handbags and make the tough decision on what stays and what has to go. Do you really need those platform heels you wore once?
Dina’s Diner is always good for an eclectic menu of tasty items that are sure to please any appetite. Today’s Diner specials are made from the finest ingredients; like a nonbinary person who decides they don’t need to get rid of all feminine signifiers and that they enjoy being more fluid. Then Dina stirs in some vintage clothing fans who like the looks of decades past. Then, it’s time for a dessert that utilizes the Barbie Feet Pose for a sweet treat. Dina rounds it all out with a tale of a crossdressing teen caught online by a male friend who asks for a date. An old dish but still a crowd pleaser. Now get on down to Dina’s Diner.
Today we welcome a new contributor to TGForum. Misha Monroe started her education in femme transformation in 2017 and feels her sexiest when presenting herself to the world as Misha. In her first blog here she introduces herself to TGForum subscribers.
Santa came down Pauline Estelle’s chimney and left her four pairs of new stockings. The hosiery inspired her to write about hose for TGF. She shares some tips on how to wear both the stay-up kind and the kind of hose that require garters. Read on for her take on the joy of hosiery!
It’s a tradition for many people to use the new year as a time to set goals they hope to achieve. Lose weight, give up some vice, do some regular exercise. In this post Eden Carlsen suggests that it takes more to realize your feminine goals for 2022 than just making a list of things to adopt in the new year.
Kandi shares a list of things she’s learned, about herself and other humans, since she started being Kandi part time. If you are only dressing in your home with the blinds shut tight and dream of being able to walk among others without fear pay attention to Kandi’s list.
The holiday season is upon us and Lorraine Anderson, the lady in charge of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has some tips on how to take your glamor up a notch for all of your holiday parties.
A question from someone on Instagram asking about Julie’s hair sparked a whole post on TGForum. Wigs, Wigs, and More Wigs! With lots of photos of the wigs Julie currently has in rotation. And, she includes wig advice on everything from finding the right one to wig care. You’ll flip your wig over this post!
Pauline Estelle recently indulged in a new corset for more than just slimming her waist. She wanted one that could be a fashion statement. She shares the experience of shopping for it online and gives tips to those interested in getting into corseting fashion.
Kandi Robbins looks back on her early days of dressing up. Back in the time when she was paranoid that she might be found out, when she would use business trips as an excuse to go to other cities, buy women’s clothing, wear it once and then throw it away. Or when she went ventured out of her hotel room dressed as a female but completely male from the neck up. See if any of her stories sound familiar.
Time for cold weather in the northern climes! Lorraine Anderson, the proprietor of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, has some tips on how to stay toasty warm while remaining chic and stylish.
Today we mine the TGForum Archives for a post from 1996. At that time we had a peer advice column called Dear Rachael. TGF members would send their questions to the editor and she would pass them along to Rachael. In this post from August of ’96 Rachael offers advice to a crossdresser who wants to grow breasts. Then a trans woman who desperately wants to get out of the closet. Followed by a trans woman in the U.K. who wants to begin transition, and then she has an answer for a crossdresser who wants correspond with other girls. Keep in mind that the questions and Rachael’s replies were written in 1996.
Like many part time ladies Julie Slowinski balances her responsibilities as a father and bread winner with her need to dress up and be a party girl. Today’s report from Julie is not the usual rundown of what she wore and where she went while wearing it. It’s a look at that balancing act and why she is content being dad and being Julie. And don’t worry, she manages to get some photos into the post.
Is it an easy life being an admirer? Not according to a friend of Linda’s whose inadvertent wardrobe mistake moved her from one side of the ‘trans dating game’ to the other.
Angela Gardner took her Kool Pix camera to Henri David’s Live for real Halloween Ball on October 30. While turnout was lighter than past Balls held on Saturday night there were still plenty of fab costumes to view. Angela took a pile of photos and got some more from Kristen Nichols, the leader of Renaissance. Thanks also to Kalina Isato (a.k.a. Clare Din) and Lynda Martini for the photos they contributed.
