Category: Transgender Fun & Entertainment

Sabrina Symington’s “She” Episode 8

| Dec 9, 2019 | Reply

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 — the story continues.

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21st Century Trans Rock

| Dec 9, 2019 | Reply

In the late 1990s Aleisha Michelle Emerson wrote three articles for TGForum that covered the inclusion of transgender elements in popular music from the ‘50s to the late 1990s. We recently featured those articles as Retro Reruns from our Archives. From Little Richard’s eyeliner and pompadour to the lyrics of Lou Reed’s Walk on the […]

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Abbey the Cabbie is T-Boned and that’s not a steak

| Dec 2, 2019 | Reply

In this episode of the adventures of Abbey the Cabbie we find Abbey still shaken up by an accident that wrecked her cab and left her banged up. Her cab was hit by a drunk driver who had already side swiped a couple of parked cars. Now she is home with her cats aching and sore but she really wants to find the guy who hit her and drove off with a steaming radiator. But she finds her boss is becoming very interested in how she is feeling.

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Sabrina Symington’s “She” Episode 7

| Dec 2, 2019 | Reply

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 — the story continues.

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Trans Owned Music Performance Space

| Nov 25, 2019 | Reply

“Best Little Listening Room Around” Edith May’s Paradise is one of the most eclectically beautiful house concert settings in existence (said confidently and without too much fear of hyperbole!). From the excellent sound system, to the head of Elvis, to the baseball paraphernalia, to the musical instruments that grace the walls there is a lot […]

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Sabrina Symington’s “She” Episode 6

| Nov 25, 2019 | Reply

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 — the story continues.

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Dina’s Diner 11/18/19

| Nov 18, 2019 | Reply

These kids today. Why don’t they pick a gender and start playing? In today’s edition of Dina’s Diner Dina Amberle puts a cup of coffee and a slice of pie on the counter and asks that question. Non-Binary? Androgynous? What’s all that about? She then stirs in memories from a costume ball, adds some Nigerian wedding ensembles, Japanese “mundane” costumes, and finishes the dish off with an appreciation of young women in classical music who don’t dress prudishly while performing. Come on down to Dina’s Diner and get your fill!

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Sabrina Symington’s “She” Episode 5

| Nov 18, 2019 | Reply

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.

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TransTainment!

| Nov 18, 2019 | Reply

TransTainment is transgender people in entertainment and the arts! Today Angela Gardner has info about Kim Petras’s U.S. tour, a new Drag Race show coming in 2020 with celebrities being transformed into queens, casting of trans actresses in television shows and ad campaigns, the drag queen who is reporting on the impeachment hearings, changes for category names in the Emmy Awards, Wendy Carlos, and a lot more! Don’t miss all the trans entertainment news! Get it from TransTainment!

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The Cedar Chests, Chapter 2

| Nov 18, 2019 | Reply

Today we bring you the second chapter of The Cedar Chests by Emily author Ashli Kleier. A mysterious farm house is found by the son of the farmer who owns the land. No one recalls that much about who lived there and how long it’s been abandoned. The patriarch of the family sells the house to his son so the young man can have a place of his own. While exploring the building the son finds several cedar chests filled with women’s clothes. 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.

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A Sabrina Symington Bria Cartoon

| Nov 11, 2019 | Reply

Today we are lucky to have two cartoons by Sabrina Symington. In addition to her weekly series of suspense/horror graphic novel “She” we also have a Bria cartoon that’s just for fun. Enjjoy.

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Pinkfest Chicago 2019 — Part 1

| Nov 11, 2019 | Reply

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 one of her report. They had too much fun to cover in one column.

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Sabrina Symington’s “She” Episodes 3-4

| Nov 11, 2019 | Reply

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. Today we see our heroine realize that her partner has disappeared. She calls the police to no avail.

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Retro Rerun: You Might be a Crossdresser if. . .

| Nov 11, 2019 | Reply

Back in the 1990s “country” comic Jeff Foxworthy built his career on the premise that “you might be a redneck if. . .” In the late ’90s TGForum contributor Jamie Ward assembled a list of things that might indicate that someone is a crossdresser. We’ve pulled the list out of the TGF Archives and present it for you now. Can you think of any other reasons that might indicate someone is a crossdresser? Login and share them in the comment area.

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Abbey The Cabby — Chapter 2

| Nov 4, 2019 | Reply

Join Abbey the Cabbie on the mean streets of Charm City. She’s a lady cab driver behind the wheel of her Road King hack. All night she makes the rounds and picks up fares to make some cash. She’d like to give up driving and concentrate on her first love, detective work. She knows she has what it takes to be a good gumshoe but it just don’t seem that she’s gonna get a break. It’s a man’s world. So around the town she goes. Every night out on the streets in her cab. It might drive some people to drink but not Abbey. No. No drinking and driving. That’s rule one.

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Sabrina Symington’s “She” Episode 3

| Nov 4, 2019 | Reply

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. Today we flashback to before the strange occurrence and find them in happier times.

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The Henri David Halloween Ball 2019

| Nov 4, 2019 | Reply

Every year the Philadelphia tradition of The Henri David Halloween Ball continues. On October 31, 2019 Henri held his 51st Halloween Ball in center city Philly. Here are photos of the event.

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Sabrina Symington’s Spooky “SHE” Episode 2

| Oct 28, 2019 | Reply

Sabrina Symington has produced a graphic novel that is appropriate to start 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. Today we flashback to before the strange occurrence and find them in happier times.

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You Can’t Get What You Want (‘Til You Know What You Want)

| Oct 28, 2019 | Reply

Our lady out and about, Lynda Martini, files a report on her latest adventures. From meeting a guy who she clicks with and going on dates with him, to attending a lesbian happy hour mixer with her bestie, Lynda is on the move in the Philly social scene. Give her latest report a read for insights into what life is like for a trans lady on the move.

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Princessas de La Noche — Macabre Dream

| Oct 28, 2019 | Reply

Katherine Diaz, our correspondent in Columbia sent us a poem and a video that fits right into the Halloween season. Enjoy.

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Dina’s Diner October 21, 2019

| Oct 21, 2019 | Reply

Order up a slice of pie, a cup of joe and the latest musings of the woman in charge down at Dina’s Diner, Ms. Dina Amberle. Today she whips up some frothy confections and delicious desserts with nothing more than a few news items and her particular brand of spice. She takes a Muslim trans/drag performer, an attorney who represents female victims of sexual assault while wearing six inch spike heels, adds in Japanese women who marry themselves, sprinkles it all with an appreciation of gingers, then serves it with a light blend of impressions from a corsetry convention. Prepare to be entertained and satisfied with the fare at Dina’s Diner.

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TransTainment

| Oct 21, 2019 | Reply

It’s the trans in entertainment column you know you need — TransTainment! Today we feature Brazilian drag performer Pabllo Vittar. She’s gorgeous, is blowing up with pop music hits worldwide and is a trans activist speaking out against violence toward LGBT people. Gigi Gorgeous introduces a makeup line for “everyone.” Courtney Act shows a lot of leg. German born Kim Petras is also an international pop star who wants to be known for her music, not her gender status. All that and more, it’s our motto here at TransTainment, and we mean it!

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A Spooky Sabrina Symington Cartoon Episode 1 of “She”

| Oct 21, 2019 | Reply

It’s the time of year when spooky can happen. Right in your own home. Sabrina Symington has a different sort of cartoon today. Something appropriate for those who find fear and weird goings on entertaining. We do so hope you find this of interest.

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The Cedar Chests, Chapter 1

| Oct 21, 2019 | Reply

Today we bring you first chapter of a new story by Emily author Ashli Kleier. It’s called The Cedar Chests, set in a rural area where a mysterious farm house is found by the son of the farmer who owns the land. No one recalls that much about who lived there and how long it’s been abandoned. The patriarch of the family sells the house to his son so the young man can have a place of his own. While exploring the building the son finds several cedar chests filled with women’s clothes.

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Trans Influenced Rock: The 1980s, 1990s, and Beyond…

| Oct 14, 2019 | Reply

Last month we reached into the TGForum Archives and brought back part two of Aleisha Michelle Emerson’s series on transgender influenced rock. The articles were originally published in the late 1990s and in the first two she covered the 1950s and ’60s, and the Glam Rock trend of the ’70s. Today we pull out number three in the series and bring you her article on the gender bending that went on in the music world during the 1980s and ’90s. While none of the bands and musicians in the article have not declared themselves trans they were willing to bend gender norms to help them stand out in the crowd.

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Burn the Ship!

| Sep 30, 2019 | Reply

Lynda Martini is not a lady to just hang out at home and watch television. No, she’s a woman with a plan and that plan includes consuming her namesake cocktail in various venues in the Philadelphia area. Coincidentally while she has this soothing beverage she is likely to meet people, both old friends and new ones. Jump into today’s blog and get caught up with her social whirl from last week. You not only find out what she means by “burn the ship” but you get some details on what she considers to be her first official date.

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