Our correspondent in Thailand has filed another report on Ladyboys in that country. During her time in Thailand Christine Burr has met many Ladyboys and she says that after a bit their stories start to sound the same. And the stories don’t have a happy ending. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Things are looking up somewhat and Christine hopes we’ll hear more about Ladyboys moving up.
The people we need to come along at the right time usually do. It’s no accident that the universe crossed my path with Alana Nicole Sholar and Bobbie Thompson when it did. This amazing couple has some of the most enriching nuggets of wisdom when it comes to the world of transgender. That’s probably because […]
How do you live day in and out, year after year, decade after decade as a closeted crossdresser, or a transgender? Your minds must be consumed of being continuously ‘on guard,’ making sure your wife or significant other does not find out what you have CHOSEN to hide from her. Though you did not choose […]
A few weeks ago the 2014 Trans 100 List was published. Dallas Denny looked over the List and posted an op-ed about it on her Chrysalis Quarterly website. She has graciously allowed us to re-publish it here. In their work, Brevard is GRATEFUL for the accomplishments of other activists. They ASPIRE to be the best […]
A new contributor joins us today with her perspective on what it takes to successfully transform into an acceptable, or even outstanding woman. Serena Harris is talking about transformation via makeup, hair styling and flattering attire. She feels that while many men are just to manly to dress up, those with the proper attributes can do quite well en femme.
Today Nikki Nicole asks if you think TGs are weak or strong. She asks because she’s noticed that some of the community seem to embrace the word “sissy.” Are you a sissy if you have male parts but dress up like a woman? Doesn’t it make you a strong person to face the trials that crossdressing can submit you to and isn’t it being a sissy to hide in your closet? See what Nikki thinks and read Weak or Strong?
Continuing on from my last column, where I looked at some of the (many) labels often attached to people from within our community, let’s now look at some of the key myths we are plagued with. Coupling labels and myths together, it’s no wonder that we are grossly misunderstood by the public at large — […]
As the transgender world is dug into like an Alaskan snow drift it’s revealing all sorts of things to the world. The community is opening up to a world of questions from the media. With every positive outing there is always a negative shadow lurking somewhere in some other article. I see so much negativity […]
Dr. Dana Bevan has a confession to make. For fifty years she identified as a non-transsexual transgendered person. And as such she kept her TG feelings and desires hidden. She concentrated on service to her country and things stayed that way until the end of the cold war. That’s when her identity had to change and she realized she was a transsexual person. That’s when she also came to feel that no TS should put down non-TS TGs.
Nikki Nicole makes a case today for members of the transgender community to not just talk the talk, but walk the walk. Or as she abbreviates it, “walk the talk.” What is her basic thesis? If you’re going to go out in public en femme then don’t dress like a hooker. Check out Nikki’s reasoning and let us know what you think of her thesis in the comment area.
Here at TGF we use “transgender” as an umbrella term to cover a spectrum of gender variant activity and expression. The terms used are seen by some (like The Artist D!) as “labels” that aren’t helpful. Maybe concern over labels is “in the air” since Christine Burr’s latest post turns out to be about labels used in the TG world and the myths surrounding them.
Humans are born into a world and taught by label. A is for apple and B is for Butterfly. We grow up identifying things by which they were taught to us. O is for orange, P is for penis and Q is for queer. There are compartments for everyone and everything. The society created by […]
Dee Levy feels that there are transgendered women who don’t tell their wives the “whole truth” when they start to open up about their true nature but opt to ease into it by identifying as a crossdresser. Then the wives are confused when their husband starts to look more and more feminine. Then Dee has to break the news when they visit The Cross Dressers’ Wives Forum.
As we were putting today’s New Content to bed we received an email from dark fiction writer and TGForum fan Sally Bosco. Sally offered to let us repost her latest blog post about Jared Letto winning the Oscar for his portrayal of the TG character Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club. Of course we said “Thank you Sally” and here it is.
TG people have been around in Asia for more years than anyone can remember. From China to Thailand, from Indonesia to The Philippines, or from Japan to Korea, the “third gender” have been omnipresent for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Many Asian cultures have long accepted, or liberally tolerated, the presence of “new-halfs” or […]
Nikki Nicole joins us with a commentary on how we girls are always “izing.” As in moisturizing, accessorizing, and making attempts at minimizing. Does it make us slaves to the industries that have been built selling beauty products and fashion fripperies? Or does the care that we take succeed in maximizing our realness and legitimizing us as women? See what Nikki has to say.
Just when the mainstream media is getting used to the term “transgender” and we’re able to start issuing fewer TWIT Awards to newspapers and websites for their misuse or non-use of the word The Artist D let’s us know that there’s a new word they’ll need to become familiar with. It’s lurking in the shadows now. It can be heard on college campuses and other places where nuanced reasoning crops up. What’s the word? Genderqueer.
Dee Levy is the founder of CrossDressersWives.com, a website devoted to the the emotional support of the wives of crossdressers who have not been honest with their partners. The dishonesty causes a lot of pain and suffering and most of the CDWs end up at ex wives of crossdressers. Sometimes Dee’s advice can be a bit strident but her message may help you to no make the mistakes she and other CDWs find unforgivable.
Do you let little things bother you when you’re out and about en femme? Will a run in your stockings or a broken nail make you so uncomfortable that you cut short your dressing time and head on home? Some people do feel that everything must be perfect and the checklist of items: nails, wig, jewelry, foundation garments, etc. must be perfect before they can relax and be comfortable. In this Video Fashion Tip Victoria Williams gives you the secret to being comfortable no matter what.
Many moons ago, I wrote a column about Labels in the TG Community. Crossdresser, Full time, post op, all the different divisions that comprise the wide TG tapestry. Back then, I railed against these artificial divisions. Back then, I said we should all be one community and not undermine each other. Back then, I didn’t […]
It’s a new year and our correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, has some New Year’s wishes instead of resolutions. Her wishes are all for the improvement of the lives lead by Thailand’s ladyboys — and for the improvement of the lives of all transgendered people around the world.
This month The Artist D kicks a bit at kick starter fundraising on the Internet. It seems that everyone in need of money for every imaginable reason is jumping on the Web to set up a crow funding campaign. Are they all just digital beggars? The Artist D is a proud cyber whore who gave her web cam viewers value for their largesse. Is it wrong that now people just ask for the cash? Find out what The Artist D thinks and read Transgender Telethon.
New years are seen as chances for new beginnings. We can stop the negative things we’ve been doing and make a change for the better. If you have been reading Dee Levy’s Crossdresser’s Wife posts you all ready know that what she counsels all CDs and TGs who are in relationships to do is come clean in the new year. Look your partner in the eye and give them the whole story. Read Truth and see if you can take that challenge.
The old saying “you can’t judge a book by it’s cover” is often not taken seriously enough in today’s world. What’s on the inside is what counts, not the way the package is wrapped — but there are stereotypes. No matter what part of society you’re moving around in you will find stereotypes and we do have them in the transgender community. Today Linda Jensen catches up with a friend who has a story about a stereotype that was held by a nightclub owner she had just met.
There’s more to getting a good photo of your femme self than standing in front of a camera. Wardrobe, hair, makeup and your pose are all essential in making the photo show your femme side. TGF member Leah Valdez has been doing amateur modeling as a female and she has some tips and tricks that will help you look your most feminine in photos whether you take them yourself or go to a professional photographer.
RachelX is into whips and chains. Also being wrapped in duct tape, hung from the ceiling in a straight jacket and just about any other fetish found in the initials SMBD. Why does she like it? It’s all about power. Recently Rachel attending a fetish party, or gathering on the retinue of the mistress she serves ,and she illustrates this post why S&M is not what you see in Hollywood movies with some photos from that party.
