Twenty Years On
Introducing, to those who don’t know her, our newest contributor (who was a contributor ten years ago) a major figure on the TG scene and a really nice person, Dallas Denny.
Category: Transgender History
Virtual Personae
Our newest contributor Dallas Denny joins us this week with an article on virtual personae, from the days of text only Compuserve identities to Second Life.
Dragspiration on Screen
Last week we asked what drag images you had seen on television or in the movies while you were young that may have inspired you to move toward making women’s clothing part of your lifestyle. The answers are in!
TG History: The Measure of a Man — Dr. Alan L. Hart
“You’re neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad. You’re as much a part of what people call nature as anybody else; only you’re unexplained as yet — you’ve not got your niche in creation” — Radclyffe Hall, The Well of Loneliness Halls Summit, Kansas doesn’t exist anymore. But there were hundreds like it once — little […]
TG History — Pay It Forward, Reed Erickson
“Make the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it.”– Edward Bok Who was the most influential transgendered person in history? Now there’s a question that’s certainly subject to lively debate. But a strong case could be made for a man you most likely never even heard of. His name […]
TG History — MURDER MOST FOUL!
PRINCE FELIX YUSSUPOV : Part II: Dead Again: Rasputin “Either he’s dead or my watch has stopped.” — Groucho Marx Rasputin, The Mad Monk, is an almost surreal cult figure in his both time and our own. Revered by some as a psychic and faith healer, rumored by others to be a German spy, this […]
TG History—Prince Felix Yussupov
MURDER MOST FOUL Part I: Royal Crossdresser “The only thing new in the world is the history you don’t know.” — Harry S Truman, Plain Speaking Few events in the past 20th century were as pivotal as the Russian Revolution. It resulted in the overthrow of Tsar Nicholas and Alexandria, led to the creation of […]
TG History — The Fountain Pen
“Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.” Casey Stengel Not to seem nitpicky or anything but often what we learn in History Class is not technically correct, particularly on the matter of inventions. For the sake of convenience we’re taught that so-and-so invented the zipper or the steamboat […]
How I Lost the Miss Congeniality Contest, Part II
Friday evening was the chance for the girls to strut their stuff. The Princess Promenade saw JoAnn introduce each one of us as Cliff, the resident admirer, escorted each in turn on a brief walk across the stage in front of the group in front of the group. JoAnn would read from a card that […]
TransActive: The Porno Proposition
Back in March of this year I wrote a TransActive column entitled The Prostitution Proposition in which I explored the pros and cons of “full contact†sexwork. I covered the risks both obvious — arrest, violence, disease — and not so obvious — the possible psychological and social impact — all of this drawn from […]
TG History: Climbing Mount Everest — Jan Morris Part IV
“When you reach the top, keep climbing,” Zen proverb Morris had been able to call upon her friends in the media to keep her upcoming transition a secret. However, once her surgery was done, Jan Morris’ gender change made worldwide news and it’s important to remember how controversial it was at the time. Unless someone […]
TG History: Climbing Mount Everest — Jan Morris
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take” – Wayne Gretzky Continuing from last month: For James Morris the conquest of Mount Everest was the journalistic triumph of a lifetime and launched his career as one of Britain’s most distinguished foreign correspondents. James went on to cover Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann’s trial […]
TG History — Climbing Mount Everest, Part 2
“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” James Arthur Baldwin Coronation Everest Its very name is part of our language. Being called “The Mount Everest” of something symbolizes the most daunting challenge imaginable. Remote, hostile, and cruelly rugged, Everest is the highest point on Earth and climbing it […]
TG History — Climbing Mount Everest
“The longest journey of any person is the journey inward.” Dag Hammerskjvld Manhattan ’45 It’s September 16, 2001. Ground Zero plus five days. War has come to New York City. The World Trade Towers are gone. Nearby buildings are collapsing into rubble. Fires burn everywhere. Thousands are dead. Nobody knows for certain who survived and […]
TG History — The Easiest TG Quiz Ever
Absolutely The Easiest Transgender History Quiz You’ll Ever Take! “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t.” Peter Paul Mounds Don’t you just hate taking tough multiple choice tests? I know I do. So to make picking the correct answers these questions easier — and to have some fun — I’ve included alternate choices […]
TG History:The Cowboy Way, Dr. Stanley Biber — Part 2
TG in History by Michelle Lynn (Part 1) Where is my honorable man? Where is my prairie son? Where is my happy ending? Where have all the Cowboys gone? — Paula Cole Ol’ Doc Biber’s greatest adventure began with a special visitor in 1969. Her name was Ann. Social worker by trade. Reddish hair. Medium […]
TG History — THE COWBOY WAY, DR. STANLEY BIBER
“Where is my honorable man? Where is my prairie son? Where is my happy ending? Where have all the Cowboys gone?” “” Paula Cole Trinidad, Colorado is a historic old frontier town that’s proud of its Western heritage. “A pocket of peace, plentiful clean air, and pure Western Americana” they like to say. With access […]
TG History — Butcher Brown, Part 3
“I swear this oath by Apollo Physician, by Asclepius, by Health and by all the gods and goddesses: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured — and I will do no harm.” — The Hippocratic Oath Note: For the full article please refer to Part […]
TG History — Butcher, John Ronald Brown Part 2
“I swear this oath by Apollo Physician, by Asclepius, by Health and by all the gods and goddesses: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured – and I will do no harm.” — The Hippocratic Oath As we saw last month John Ronald Brown was […]
TG History — JOHN RONALD BROWN
“I swear this oath by Apollo Physician, by Asclepius, by Health and by all the gods and goddesses: In whatsoever place that I enter I will enter to help the sick and heal the injured – and I will do no harm.” — The Hippocratic Oath In 1973 Paul Ciotti was a junior reporter working […]
TG History: GIRLS NIGHT OUT, THE EARLY SUPPORT GROUPS
WHAT WAS THE OLDEST SUPPORT GROUP IN CONTINUOUS EXISTENCE? Now that’s a really good question. Let’s face it — TG groups aren’t always known for their longevity. They come and go like fireflies in the summer, often appearing out of nowhere then disappearing just as suddenly once interest and volunteers have run out. For a […]
TG History – Girls Night Out, The Early Support Groups
“And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance – I hope you dance” – Lee Ann Womack WHERE WAS THE FIRST PUBLIC TG EVENT? WHERE WAS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TG EVENT? Where else? In 1974, Ariadne Kane and a hardy band of crossdressers known as The Cherrystones had just wrapped up […]
TG History — GIRLS NIGHT OUT: The Early Support Groups
“I don’t care to belong to any club that would have me as a member” — Groucho Marx WHAT WAS THE FIRST NATIONWIDE CROSSDRESSER SUPPORT GROUP AND WHO FORMED IT? OK, for most people in the know this question definitely falls under the “no brainer” category. Still even if you already know the answer the […]
Girls Night Out — The Early Support Groups 2
WHEN WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZED CROSSDRESSER SUPPORT GROUP? WHEN WAS THE FIRST TRANGENDERED NEWSLETTER? “The person who moves a mountain begins by carrying small stones” – Ancient Chinese Proverb OK, we’ve pretty much established that crossdressers had been meeting informally since at least the end of the 19th Century. But an organized group of these […]
TG History: Girls Night Out The Early Support Groups — Part 2
In part 2 of Girls Night Out Michelle Moore introduces us to the woman who started the whole concept of support groups for crossdressers. And no, it’s not Virginia Prince. Click “more” to read… PART 2: THE QUEEN MOTHER OF ALL CROSSDRESSERS “Although I’m dressed up, out and all, Everything considered they forget my name. […]
TG History — Girls Night Out, The Early Support Groups
“I’m Comin’ Up So You Better Get This Party Started” — Pink People love to think of history in terms of “firsts” — the first person to invent something, the first discovery of someplace, the first time something ever happened before. “Firsts” help give each generation its sense of place in the world — and […]
