Pamela DeGroff interviews Scotty The Blue Bunny. There is only one Blue Bunny and Scotty is it. Who is this bunny boldly cavorting in blue? Well he’s not the Easter Bunny. That’s for sure. Learn all about the big blue gay bunny and get some mini-reviews of new music and some news about some of your favorite musical artists.
Martin/Mary is back in this latest report from Linda Jensen. You may recall last year Linda told you about how her nephew came to visit and was transformed into her niece. In this latest tale from Florida Mary tells Linda that it is important to always be careful when you’re out and about being a lady. If you aren’t careful you could “back yourself out.”
Cartoonist Kyra Kelly hasn’t been featured in TGF for some time. She, like Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, felt she needed to take a break and leave her creation Lexy Tranner for other pursuits. Today we feature one of her toons from 2010. In light of a recently famous drag celeb could this toon have been somewhat prescient?
If you live over fifty years of your life in one gender and then transition to living in the other gender there are bound to be things that come up that seem odd. During the first fifty years you were learning about things related to one gender and then you’ve got to catch up in the other. And things start to happen because of your new relation to the world that seem kinda weird.
With another Christmas just past Christine-Jane uses her pencils and pens to illustrate a scene we have no doubt has occurred, if not this Christmas then during some Christmas season at some time. It all happened at a festive holiday party. The people imbibed on egg nog and beer, and under the mistletoe occurred a thing that some fear.
Decoding the Pictogram The following datastream was presented at the end of my previous article on SETI — the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence — with the comment that it represents a message which is more truthful about the human race than the pictures of a smiling entity expressing warmth and friendliness, as was inscribed on the Pioneer […]
When she’s looking for the ingredients to cook up a good Dina’s Diner column our Dina Amberle visits many media outlets on the Web and digs out the tastiest bits. She adds her own special spices and sauce and mixes, kneads, bakes and broils it to create the final delight. Today she has menu choices that include; What do S&M practitioners think of CIA torture? Inappropriate prom dresses, the erotic power of a leather mini, and a guy who wants to look like Kim Kardashian. Bon appetite!
How does a get away in a warm climate, a top notch hotel, a carnival and a hot nightclub with drag show sound? Plus the beach is nearby, you can wear your summertime finery and just enjoy being out and about in a town that’s accepting of the TG lifestyle. You can find it this February down Mexico way. That’s right there’s a TG get together happening this February on the Yucatán Peninsula. Read on and learn more.
Every year at year’s end Pamela DeGroff makes and list, checks it twice, and then puts it in her Perpetual Change column here on TGForum. Her list is a compilation of the music she has reviewed during the year so you are reminded of how great the artists are and will go to their websites, Amazon and iTunes to give the gift of music. She calls it the Year End Music Review/Shopping Guide.
A 12 year old boy, small for his age, learned he gets more respect by posing and looking like a 16-17 year old girl. He did so well at it that he was able to pass as a girl to enter a co-ed boarding school. (See parts I and II of Patty’s Story) That is, he was able to pass until nature caught up with him. Forced to leave the school he didn’t know what would be coming next.
Crossdressing detective Dawn Benedict was hired to investigate the murder of a woman in the restroom of a popular lesbian bar. The murder victim’s girlfriend hired Benedict since, as a crossdresser, she has a better chance of blending in with the bar’s clientele. In Chapter 2 Benedict started the investigation. Things didn’t go well. There was another murder — and Dawn was outed as a CD. In Chapter 3 Benedict found a suspect, of sorts. Will she survive Chapter 4 and catch the killer?
As a trans woman coming to femininity later in life there are plenty of things that Cate O’Malley is finding frustrating about her new femme lifestyle. Shoe shopping for male feet was simple. Not so with shoe shopping as a lady. And why can you try on two dresses, both the same size, and have one that hangs off your body and one so tight you can’t zip it up? Cate has other things too that make her say “I don’t get it!”
Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer crossdresser foibles and fears with her pens and pencils. If the ladies in her cartoons seem familiar it’s because they are. We’ve all either met them or been them. Today: Sometimes it’s hard to get a little “me” time.
Dina Amberle has been working on a pot of stew to serve at Dina’s Diner and here it is for your edification and enjoyment. Today she mixed in several ingredients including how boys are discouraged from wearing feminine Halloween costumes; powerful women are relaxing about dressing more femme; high heels are sexy, and a dash of corsetry for spice. Stop into the Diner and get your fill.
David de Alba has done many interviews with female impersonators and other celebrities. He has kindly given consent to reproduce his interviews on TGF. Today we bring you his interview with Brian Keith. (Not the actor in The Parent Trap.) Brian Keith was the last emcee of the show at Finocchio’s famous impersonation club in San Francisco. We also have a video of Keith filling in for Frank Marino in the Divas Las Vegas show.
Pamela DeGroff interviews drag rockers Jodi Jolt and The Volt. The band is from Rhode Island and it performs all around New England. Learn all about them in the interview. Then Pamela does mini reviews of several new music offerings you may want to listen, dance to — or both. We feature tracks from the artists and some video. Check out news from the music segment of entertainment in Perpetual Change.
Linda Jensen records the story of one gorgeous transsexual and finds out that the lady’s first inklings of femininity had less to do with sexual urges or a feeling she should have been born a woman and more to do with a twelve year old boy finding he could pass and be respected as an older teen if he presented as a girl. In Chapter 2 Patty manages to go away to school — as a girl.
In Chapter 1 of “Murder at the Lavender and Leather” TV detective Dawn Benedict is hired to investigate the murder of a woman in the restroom of a popular lesbian bar. The murder victim’s girlfriend hires Benedict since as a crossdresser Benedict has a better chance of blending in with the clientele. In Chapter 2 Benedict starts the investigation and visits The Lavender and Leather. Things didn’t go well. There was another murder and Dawn was outed as a TV. What will happen in this Chapter?
For many crossdressers after the ritual of beautification and transformation has been completed the question of “What do I do now?” pops up. Of course going online and looking at TGForum is always a good option to exercise at such times, but perhaps you feel you should do something more since you’ve gone through you makeover process and look so good. Chanelle Nirok has a few suggestions on what to do while dressed.
We put out the call for Halloween photos of TGF users and today we bring you the pictures in our TGF User’s Halloween Pic pictorial. Thanks to everyone who contributed!
Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer crossdresser foibles and fears with her pens and pencils. If the ladies in her cartoons seem familiar it’s because they are. We’ve all either met them or been them. Today: The hazards of being too sexy.
Every year on Halloween night Henri David, a local jeweler in Philadelphia, throws his Halloween Ball. What started as a house party in 1968 now attracts a crowd of over 2000 people in the ballroom of a downtown hotel. Among the many fantastic fantasy costumes you can always find many males in female attire. Some […]
The Philadelphia area was loaded with Halloween costume parties all week long but even after the big bash, Henry David’s Halloween Ball, there were still a few hardy TGs who wanted to get into costume one more time. So Angela’s Laptop Lounge obliged with a Saturday night, After Halloween Party on November 1. Here are […]
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have teamed up on a CD called “Cheek To Cheek.” myou might thing a 21st century pop star wouldn’t be able to cut it performing next to Mr. Tony Bennett but Gaga gives it her all and that turns out to be more than enough. Pamela DeGroff reviews the CD and brings you other news from the world of entertainment in Perpetual Change, the longest running column on TGForum.
Today Pam DeGroff interviews the director/producer of a documentary about the lives of five trans women title “What’s The T?” Rather than focusing on the struggle often faced by trans people the film tells the good news of five women living, loving and being their true selves. The ladies included in the film are Cassandra Cass, Nya Ampon, Rakash Armani, Mia Tu Mutch and Vi Le. The film is being released on DVD next month.
Linda Jensen records the story of one gorgeous transsexual and finds out that the lady’s first inklings of femininity had less to do with sexual urges or a feeling she should have been born a woman and more to do with a twelve year old boy finding he could pass and be respected as an older teen if he presented as a girl.
