Welcome to Dina’s Diner! On the menu today we can find a sudden disappearance of womenless beauty pageants in red states. The expense of finding other LGBTQ folks to hang out with. Crossdressers with beards. The mature sexiness of Taylor Swift, and models painted to look like high heel shoes.
Time for the news about all things trans in film and video. Today we meet a transgender character in a Star Wars series, get info on the so-called documentaries that are actually anti-trans propaganda, and more.
Not to be outdone by Oprah, Linda Jensen has created her own magazine titled Linda. It contains several stories of her crossdressed adventures. The magazine is in PDF Format which can be read in your browser using Google Viewer. When you see Linda on the cover of her magazine look for the “pop out” icon in the upper right corner of her first page. Click to get an enlarged view of the magazine’s pages that is scrollable.
Kim Petras teams up with Paris Hilton for a redo of Hilton’s 15-year-old hit song. A musical version of Transparent debuts in L.A.. Does the new Spider-Man movie have a trans character? Trap rapper Lil Wop comes out as a trans woman. British singer Princess Alice Manor drops a heavy metal single. Michigan musician Baddie Brooks releases her debut album. Archie Comics adds a trans woman character and a graphic novel tells the story of a drag queen assassin. Get all the news from the entertainment world from TransTainment.
Savannah and Bill have been married for five months. One day at work Savannah, worried that her employee and friend Sara has not shown up for two days, calls Sara’s cell number only to learn she has been the victim of a sexual assault. Bill wants to help with the trial of the young man who was apprehended after the attack. It results in Savannah seeing a side of Bill that she had never met.
The weather around Dina’s Diner is warming up and Dina is grilling outside. Her Memorial Day weekend fare begins with a crossdresser who meets a woman who likes his look and they become a couple. Then she whips up a spicy serving of red state porn, swiftly followed by a look at real sexy as opposed to Instagram sexy. Meanwhile she’s heating up appreciation for uniforms on the back of the grill, and finishes the meal off with a look at offbeat fashion looks. Don’t miss perusing the menu at Dina’s Diner!
Hollywood calling! It’s all the news from Lala Land in one place! Today we feature Jinkx Monsoon, now appearing in a Prime Video comedy special. Trace Lysette is making waves for her role in Monica. Florida’s first ever transgender homecoming queen is the star of a short documentary film. Learn about eight young trans actresses who are getting critical acclaim. And there’s more!
In today’s post Shelley Anne tells us about her trip to the HeartlandTG in early May. The three day event happens in a state not known for its tolerance of transgender people, Oklahoma. But HeartlandTG prides itself on being a safe and fun venue. In fact this year’s gathering had to move to a bigger venue to accommodate everyone.
David de Alba, the Cuban Legend who performed at the world famous Finocchio Club in the 1970s and ’80s brought his show to the Winchester Theatre at the Dondero Cultural Centre in Las Vegas on April 1, 2023. The show was called, If I Can Turn Back Time. David did several musical numbers with anecdotes and stories from his childhood through to the present day. Here are the musical highlights from the show. The full show will premier here on his YouTube channel later this year.
Welcome to part 2 of a trans fantasy tale by Kristy Leigh. It’s about a mysterious shop and a regular customer there. It’s one of those places that seems to never have any customers but all sorts of curiosities, and of course there’s an exotic proprietor. In Part 1 Robbie, the regular visitor to the shop, wanders around as if he’s looking for something specific. When the shop owner, Felicity, questions him about what he’s hunting for he is reluctant to tell. Felicity reads her Tarot cards.
In Chapter 35 of My Life as Savannah Bill proposed marriage. Savannah accepted and after a conference with Savannah’s family in which he was informed of the nature of her childhood, wedding planning commenced.
Today Dina’s Diner opens their new buffet. Hostess, chef, and dishwasher Dina Amberle has stocked the buffet with delicious brain food. There’s everything from safety in public and stories about when little boys were dressed in girl’s attire, to the difference between school clothes in the US and France and big, big hair, to the mannequin-like art of Stepford Kush. Take a bite of all of it in this visit to Dina’s Diner.
Trans in Film & Video is all about trans actors appearing in film and TV shows. Today it’s trans male Morgan Davies in Evil Dead Rise, Zoe Terakes in Marvel’s Ironheart, Bilal Baig the creator of Sort Of, Juliana Joel and the backlash that happened when she was cast in Raven’s Home, and Liv Bryant in an episode of ABC’s Will Trent. Ready, lights, camera, action!
Welcome to part 1 of a trans fantasy tale by Kristy Leigh. It’s about a mysterious shop and a regular customer there. It’s one of those places that seems to never have any customers but all sorts of curiosities, and of course there’s an exotic proprietor. This one gives tarot card readings. Robbie is a weekly customer at the shop. It seems he’s looking for something. What could it be?
On her way to appear as a guest speaker at a support group meeting Linda’s friend Sally was mulling over topics for her presentation. She was listening to public radio while she drove and was inspired by the on-air discussion of Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken. She made discussion of attendees “road not taken” the subject for the night. While several of the ladies told their stories Sally grew afraid that no one would open up with a truly juicy tale of their “road not taken”. Then Melissa raised her hand. Her story is NSFW.
The kingdom was under attack and the invaders seemed sure to overwhelm the defenses soon. The king had no clue on how to stop the attackers but a lowly trans servant had an idea she thought might allow her to scare off the invaders without firing another arrow.
Kandi Robbins traveled into Pennsylvania to attend The Keystone Conference held at The Hershey Hotel in Harrisburg, the state’s capital. Today she reports on how the conference turned out.
It’s TransTainment time! Drag queens are doing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jinkx Monsoon, fresh off her role in Chicago joins the cast of Doctor Who. And we have video of her singing a song from Chicago. Drag icon Heklina passes away. A trans woman’s picture on beer cans makes right wing drinkers shoot their beer. The Drag Race cast performs a song titled Wigloose. All that and more is waiting for you in TransTainment!
Bill and Savannah have now been together for nearly three years and were more in love than ever. Bill took her out for a gourmet dinner at the Skyline Club. The couple talked, dined, and danced. Savannah enjoyed it as another beautiful evening with Bill. Then he got up from his seat, came around the table with a small box in his hand. As he knelt before her he said he had something to ask her.
Wherever trans people are depicted on screen Angela Gardner finds them and lets you know in Trans in Film & Video. Today she has news of a couple of documentaries, an Amazon series starring Laverne Cox, the Sundance Institute’s list of the nine best films by transgender filmmakers, and more!
Savannah and her beau Bill continue to have fun together and are both falling in love. Their life is a whirl of work, fine dining, formal affairs and pleasure. Savannah cooks for Bill many nights, and in the bedroom as well as the kitchen. Some scenes in this chapter may make your monitor steam. What happens during their trip to New York City is NSFW.
Elliot Page gets a scent ad. Geena Rocero joins the SeeHer advisory board. An award winning transgender novel has been optioned for filming. Can you guess the transgender character who was in the 1979 film Alien? There’s all that and more in this month’s Trans in Film and Video.
Longtime crossdressers can suffer from “been there, done that” syndrome. After years of femme fun it can seem as if you’ve done it all and there are no new experiences to be savored. Today’s post was inspired by a conversation Linda had with a crossdressing friend. Linda recalls her friend telling her that after all these years there are new experiences still waiting out there.
What’s TransTainment? Trans people in the entertainment business, transgender themes in film, TV and stage productions. Today we look at a trans DJ who was part of the Grammy Awards. Michaela Jaé Rodriguez becomes a beauty muse. A couple of films, one a documentary on Black sex workers, and the other a short from Norway about a trans woman menaced on a night time bus ride. There’s all that and more in TransTainmnt!
In Chapter 11 we join Amy and Jennifer after time has passed and their little girl is about to enter puberty. Andria is at that stage of development when parents become an embarrassment and young, not-yet-women, start paying attention to boys. And to their own bodies changing. Now Andria is looking in the mirror everyday to evaluate her progress to womanhood.
Savannah has been dating Bill regularly for two months. Every time they are together Bill is a perfect gentleman who treats Savannah as a perfect lady. But, gentle readers, surely you wonder when the happy couple will do more to advance their romance than simply hold hands and soft kisses. Be jubilant for chapter 33 describes a relationship that becomes more intimate. NSFW, in other words. Oh, and Savannah gets to wear some great outfits when Bill takes her to some upscale events.
