The New Drag In Cinema feature kicks off with coverage of few films from the 1970s that were not covered in the old Drag In Cinema column. From well known iconic films like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the original French production of La Cage aux Folles, to lesser known films that featured drag, even a Soviet made-for-TV movie based on Charlie’s Aunt, you’ll find the today in our new Drag In Cinema column.
TransTainment fills you in on happenings in the arts and entertainment involving transgender actors, drag queens, and transgender driven stories and songs. Today we look at a new play by Charles Busch, learn about a new film starring Jazz Jennings, are introduced to the person who was the USA’s first drag queen, learn about Billy Porter’s appearance on Sesame Street, and discuss RuPaul’s appearance on SNL. TransTainment is the TWIT of showbiz and the arts!
Last episode after getting her nerve up spurred on by anger our heroine decided to storm the castle, or rather, open that scary bedroom door and see what was inside. Which proved to be nothing that wasn’t there before. In despair she threw herself on the floor and cried into the carpet. But. . . suddenly the floor wasn’t carpeted. It was concrete, and the air felt different. She wasn’t in the bedroom anymore but where the hell was she? Could she be in the same place Natalie went? View Chapters 16 through 18 in a special bonus presentation of “She.”
“Claire” and her wife Mary Jo spent a couple of days in the city having a girlfriend weekend. Claire passed beautifully and the two girls got up to some sexy activities in places like a movie theater and the dressing room at the big department store. They even had some men buy them drinks at the hotel bar but discouraged their advances by uttering the “L” word. This chapter finds them heading on back to the farm where Claire continues to remain dressed in her femme finery.
Julie Slowinski volunteered to be the dollar girl at a drag show, during Pinkfest. That’s the assistant who gathers the dollar bills fans of the drag queens toss on stage. Once she got a taste of showbiz and being on stage she was hooked. She decided she’d participate in a drag show. The only problem? She didn’t dance. So she took a beginning class in burlesque thinking she would learn how to dance. That lead her into doing a burlesque routine on stage in front of a big crowd. Read on for her part time princess tale. With photos of her burlesque costume, of course.
Linda met a couple dressed for a B&D party at a party for trans women, crossdressers and their admirers. The couple thought they would be the hits of the party but their matching S&M outfits were off putting to the crowd. Linda introduced herself and when the male expressed a desire to know what it felt like to be the bottom partner during sex Linda offered to help him transform into a lovely lady who could take her pick of the admirers. Today Linda concludes her story about meeting the adventurous young couple and helping the husband with his curiosity about the art of crossdressing –- and cross-loving, if there is such a thing.
After suffering for weeks not knowing what happened to her wife our heroine finally decided it was time to brave the scary bedroom. She went in, turned on the light and found exactly what she found before. The bedroom was empty. But suddenly — the door closed itself and the light went out! Now in deeper despair, after working up her nerve to go in there, she gave in to grief and fear and laid down on the floor, hugging the carpet. But, what’s the weird buzzing in her teeth? Why does the carpet not feel like carpet? Find out in Episode 16 of “She.”
It has seemed like our heroine’s wife, Natalie, had gone into the bedroom and disappeared. Did she leave on purpose? Was she secretly unhappy? How did she get out of the bedroom? Then strange things started to happen in the apartment. Weird things that seemed like nightmares but, did they actually occur? Our heroine decides it’s time to brave the scary bedroom and today we see what happens next in Sabrina Syminton’s “She.”
Last episode our heroine experienced a strange and horrifying incident in the night. The man from the elevator was there and some kind of monstrous creature was with him. They were in her apartment, standing over her and saying the nonsense work “mmrah.” Did it actually happen? Were they standing over her or was the it some kind of evil vision? There is probably only one way to find out. By looking at the next episode of “She.”
Dina Amberle has a recipe for entertainment and she dishes it up every month in her Dina’s Diner column. Today she has a few dishes cooking that are sure to please. First she mixes up a sexy soufflé featuring a young trans woman who documented her transition on the internet and now aspires to play in the WNBA. Then she slow simmers an appreciation of character actresses from the ’60s, mixes up a compote “sexy fencing” and cheesy sex from a British show called UFO, and rounds out the menu with some thought on how people are working to make their derrieres delectable. Don’t miss Dina’s Diner for some tasty fun.
An old farm house holds several cedar chests of vintage women’s clothing. The owner of the property sells the house to his son Tom for a dollar. On a visit to the house Tom takes his girlfriend MJ along and she urges him to try on some of the women’s clothing from the cedar chests. He does and soon the two get married. After the wedding MJ begins regularly dressing Tom in the clothing from the cedar chests. Then she buys him more items of modern feminine apparel and applies makeup. Soon she wants to go out as two girls for girly fun. Tom is willing to go along with the idea and MJ names his femme self Claire. The girls go into Louisville for a girlfriend weekend and check into a posh hotel. Today the ladies find themselves very turned on. Things become steamy and Claire admits she is enjoying dressing up. Please note: NSFW. Claire has come a long way from those cedar chests.
TransTainement! All the news about transgender people in the arts and entertainment. Television, film, music! Wherever there is a transgender or non-binary artist we’ll cover them in TransTainment. Today we have info on The Cockettes Golden Anniversary Celebration, news about Janelle Monae, Josie Totah, Billy Porter, and Jill Soloway. Janet Mock wins a GLAAD Media Award, you still have time to catch Mariette Pathy Allen’s photo exhibition at The Museum of Sex, and the Human Ken Doll is now a Barbie. Keep up to date on all the news from the trans arts and entertainment world with TransTainment!
A trans woman’s wife disappears mysteriously. She went into the bedroom and never came out again. Her partner is frantic. She calls the police and they can do nothing. Her family thinks her wife has deserted her and that she must have left the apartment somehow. Life becomes a daily grind of working, sleeping in the living room because she can’t bring herself to go into that bedroom, and missing her partner. The nights are often disturbed by odd and frightening incidents that “could” be dreams. One day she begins to notice a strange man in the elevator. Does he have anything to do with her missing wife or is he just a creep?
Linda was at an ‘adult play’ club for the regular first Sunday of the month ‘tranny and friends’ party. She happened to meet a husband and wife who were frequent visitors at the club’s regular evenings but this time they had come dressed in matching femme fetish outfits. “Oh, do they look out of place,’ Linda thought as she looked around at her sisters in their best LBDs. Being a kind-hearted soul Linda soon took the two under her wing and started to share some of her encyclopedic knowledge about the fine arts of crossdressing. The lessons were to continue the next day when Rick/Ricki would meet Linda for breakfast.
TGForum has always advocated that crossdressers should not sit around the house looking lovely and being lonely. They should get out and have fun! As our founder JoAnn Roberts often said, “Don’t dream it. Be it.” Today our Windy City correspondent Julie Slowinski writes about “passing” and gives you tips on how to pass. First tip? Forget about passing. Read on for more specifics on the subject.
A trans woman’s wife disappears mysteriously. She went into the bedroom and never came out again. Her partner is frantic. She calls the police and they can do nothing. Her family thinks her wife has deserted her and that she must have left the apartment somehow. Life becomes a daily grind of working, sleeping in the living room because she can’t bring herself to go into that bedroom, and missing her partner. The nights are often disturbed by odd and frightening incidents that “could” be dreams. One day she begins to notice a strange man in the area. Who is he and does he have anything to do with the missing wife?
Sabrina Symington has produced a graphic novel that TGForum started publishing just before Halloween. A loving couple’s life is shattered when one of them goes into the bedroom — and never comes out. Things keep getting stranger. Her wife is missing, the police were no help, her family is not supportive when she says something terrible has happened, and weird things that may or may not be real continue to occur. What is going on, and who is that oddball she catches staring at her? It’s Episode 11 of “She.”
Abbey the cabbie has had her trusty old hack totaled when some chump crashed into her and managed to drive away. She’s banged up and recovering in her apartment when without warning the boss shows up. He’s got good news. He thinks he can get her a new cab so she’ll be able to make a living and pay the rent. But while he’s there Abbey gets odd feelings, and it seems like maybe the boss is feelin’ somethin’ as well. This could be dangerous for Abbey since she ain’t got the “proper” equipment under her skirt.
Lynda Martini is caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. She has parties to attend, including a gala event at the Curtis Center where she wore a gown, Christmas cards to write and, old friends to inform about the big change in her life. Lynda is scheduled to undergo gender confirmation surgery in February so this will be her last column till after she has recovered. Today she writes about those old friends, what she plans to tell them and, on another topic, why she didn’t win the ugly sweater contest at work.
Sabrina Symington has produced a graphic novel that TGForum started publishing just before Halloween. A loving couple’s life is shattered when one of them goes into the bedroom — and never comes out. We introduced the spouse who was left behind in last week’s new content. The police were no help. She wasn’t even believed and her family don’t believe her either. Today — strange and scary things keep happening as the story continues.
Dina Amberle has cooked up a delicious stew for this wintery day. (If you’re in North America.) First she adds in a young boy who wanted to wear a dress for his school’s picture day to the stewpot. Then she sifts in some youthful drag queens, adds a touch of Christmas crossdressing (heavy on the color red) and brings out the full flavor of the stew with some drag bingo with Linda Simpson before sprinkling a dash of rock and roll stars in makeup and glitter. The stew has been simmering away in the Diner kitchen and is ready right now for consumption. Bon Appétit!
It’s our column on transgender people in the arts! TransTainment! Today there’s news about a new scripted show starring RuPaul that’s coming to NetFlix in January. Andreja Pejic has decided to make an effort to do more acting. Here experience in The Girl in The Spider’s Web gave her a taste for it. Y: The Last Man Standing is coming to FX as a series. They are casting a trans man for a new role. Jen Richards was getting good reviews for her performance in Mrs. Fletcher but the series has been canceled after one season. Singer Ryan Cassada talks about his problems caused by alcohol and drugs and why sober is better. There’s all that and a bit more in TransTainment!
Sabrina Symington has produced a graphic novel that TGForum started publishing just before Halloween. A loving couple’s life is shattered when one of them goes into the bedroom — and never comes out. We introduced the spouse who was left behind in last week’s new content. The police were no help. She wasn’t even believed and her family don’t believe her either. Today — strange things begin to happen as the story continues.
A mysterious farm house holds several cedar chests filled with vintage women’s clothing. The owner of the property sells the house to his son so the young man can have a place of his own. On a visit to the house while he’s renovating he takes his girlfriend and she urges him to try on some of the clothing from the cedar chests. The two get married and after the wedding the wife begins dressing her husband in the clothing from the cedar chests. Then she buys him more item of feminine apparel. Soon she wants to go out as two girls for girly fun.
Our Linda Jensen showed up at an ‘adult lifestyle’ club the same Sunday afternoon as a young couple. The guy was crossdressed in a leather mini and his girlfriend echoed the look. At first Linda didn’t feel any attraction to the couple but their first interaction led to a friendship that changed the couple’s lives. The story is so big it will take several months to tell. Here is part one.
Julie Slowinski is an organizer of the “not a conference” event that happens in Chicago every year. It’s a gathering of ladies who like to get out and do things in both t-friendly venues and regular establishments. They call the multi-day event Pinkfest. Today Julie files a report on what the ladies did in The Windy City. This is part two of her report. They had too much fun to cover in one column.
