In the 1990s Elizabeth Parker was the TGorum book reviewer. Books that featured crossdressing, whether as disguise or just because the character liked doing it, that was her favorite type of book to review. Today we dust off her review of Killer Cinderella by Simon Shaw and The Winner by David Baldacci.
From the TGF Archives- Elizabeth Parker reviews three books that feature crossdressing: Janet Evanovich’s “Four to Score.” Alison Haben’s “Dreamhouse,” and a Sherlock Holmes story by a modern author which is featured in “The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.”
In the ’90s TGForum contributor Elizabeth Parker reviewed mainstream books that featured crossdressing or transgender characters. Today we dive into to TGForum Archives to bring you her reviews of three books: Death of the Duchess, Axe for an Abbot, and Body of Opinion. There don’t appear to be eBook versions of these stories but hardcover and paperback editions may be available from internet booksellers.
Return with us now to 1997 and the Book Chat column written by Elizabeth Parker. Ms. Parker devoted this column to what she called “comic romps”. These three books were written by mainstream authors and contain characters who crossdress for various reasons. The books reviewed are Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin, Romanesque by Ralph McInery, and Maskqueraders by Georgette Heyer.
In 1995 an American manga artist named Will Allison created a manga comic titled Pervert Club. It’s the story of a male high school student who comes out to the whole school as a crossdresser. As an open crossdresser he is invited to join the Pervert Club, a small group of queer fellow students. Dov Sherman, the TGF contributor who wrote about manga and other things back in the ’90s reviewed Pervert Club in 1997. Today we pull her review out of the darkest depths of the TGF Archives.
As we enter the holiday season Shelley Anne Baker takes a break from interviewing interesting trans people and shares her ideas on gift giving. Shelley Anne is a health advocate, and health journalist who often conducts interviews with health professionals, and natural products experts. She is always on the lookout for products that have been recommended to her by industry professionals and she suggests that many of the products on her personal list make great gifts.
This Retro Rerun post from the TGForum Archives was the first in a series of reviews of books with transgender themes or characters. The reviewer was Elizabeth Parker and she started writing book reviews for TGF in 1997. In this post she reviews two books, one with what is surely a trans woman main character and the other that features a detective who adopts the guise of a woman to do his investigation. Both books are available through Amazon and Goodreads.
Angela Gardner takes The Breast Form Store’s Divine Collection Hera breast forms for a test ride. She outlines the experience from placing the order to unpacking the forms after they arrived, and wearing them with and without a bra. With her Hera forms attached Angela reports they boost a girl’s crossdressing fun.
Linda Jensen recently saw the film Dawn, Her Dad, and the Tractor. The Dawn of the title left her rural home as Don. She returns after her mother passes away as Dawn, and surprises her family, and her old boyfriend, with her new gender status. Restoring an old tractor is also part of the story. Read on for Linda’s review.
Our Retro Rerun is from January of 1999. TGForum contributor Elizabeth Parker did regular reviews of book with transgender characters. In this Book Chat she reviews two works; Commitment Hour and Merlin’s Gift. Both book are still available on Amazon and other online stores.
The Abolition of Sex is a new anti-transgender book that comes from the extreme left, so-called transgender exclusionary radical feminism. Dana Bevan reviews the book and refutes the assertions the author makes about transgender people.
Linda Jensen reviewed the Athena Self-Adhering Breastplate that she got from The Breast Form Store in a previous post. After wearing her new “girls” more she has other observations to share. Overall she is loving it and has tested what it’s like to sleep in the breastplate, what types bras enhance the cleavage effect, and how she hides the edges.
Linda ‘takes the plunge’. Is she talking about creating for herself the best cleavage look ever? Yes, she is. Read on and find out how it came to be. But you’ve already guessed, Linda took a breastplate out for a test ride.
Kandi Robbins has been a dark haired lass for a long time. The Breast Form Store asked her to try something different and recommended a Mane Attraction “Seduction” wig. And, in a lighter color than Kandi had been wearing. Now the wig has been worn and the results are in. See what Kandi thinks of Seduction in this post, “Yeah, They Do!” (Blondes that is.)
Kandi Robbins files a special review of some new hair she got from The Breast Form Store. That’s right, despite the name they sell clothing, accessories and wigs, as well as breast forms. Kandi tried on the Glamour Wig by Mane Attractions and found it to be the cherry on top of her look. See how she say it makes her feel. Read on.
blond(e) BOY, Red LIPSTICKby Geoff Bunn Review by Elizbaeth Batignolles This one came to my attention through the recommendation of a translator friend with good taste in literature. Set in London and Birmingham in the 1980s, blond(e) BOY, red LIPSTICK is a transgender romance, the first I’ve ever read. I was intrigued to find out […]
Pauline Estelle reviews the breastplate she bought. No, she isn’t preparing for participation as a knight at a Renaissance Faire. She wanted to know how wearing a silicone or latex set of breast that could be exposed more to show cleavage, and a bit more, would feel. She found one online and here is her review.
Our Retro Rerun today is Book Chat from TGForum in 1998 by Elizabeth Parker. She reviewed two books back then that had gender switching featured. The first is a thriller titled Day of Confession and the other is a science fiction novel by John Varley titled The Golden Globe. Varley is known to feature characters who change gender like we change our pantyhose and The Golden Globe does not disappoint. LEarn more about both books from Elizabeth’s reviews.
Back in 1998 Elizabeth Parker was our book reviewer at TGForum. Her column was called Book Chat. Today we go down into the archives and blow the dust off one of her columns in which she reviews three mystery books that feature crossdressing in one way or another. All three books are still in print, or back in ebook format, and are available on Amazon and from other online book sellers.
Back in the day, 1997 to be exact, TGForum would run product reviews by TGF readers. (We will do that today if you have any products you would like to let readers know about.) One such reviewer was Diane Barker who evaluated a temporary facelift kit called Secret Lift from a company in California. The company, CosmeSearch, Inc., is still in business and selling their products over the web. Read Diane’s review of the product and decide if it will work for you.
Sometimes male-bodied people who love to dress in feminine attire find they need extra help to achieve a feminine figure. Okay. Lot’s of times. That’s why there is such an online shop as The Breast Form Store. In addition to breasts they sell all the items a guy might need for temporary body modification to […]
Sophie Lynne, our Book Pundit, reviews Brynn Tannehill’s book “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Trans (But were afraid to ask.” Ms. Tannehill is a writer and transgender advocate who has written for OutServe magazine, The New Civil Rights Movement, and The Bilerico Project as a blogger and featured columnist. Read on and see what Sophie thinks of Ms. Tannehill’s book about transgender issues in 2019.
In the past few years a lot has been said about “missing emails.” Today we have a Page Pundit Review by Sophie Lynn about a book that has been made out of the decidedly not missing emails of Merissa Cheryl Lynn. Ms. Lynn was one of the pioneers in the trans movement back in the late ’80s and ’90s. She passed away in 2017. She founded the “Tiffany Club” near Boston, and eventually formed the International Foundation for Gender Education. Around 2008 and 2009 she wrote a lot of emails to a friend about her history in the movement. That friend has compiled those emails into the book Sophie reviews today.
In 1996 JoAnn Roberts, one of our founders, reviewed a book titled The Man in The Red Velvet Dress. It was written by Justine Sahnjay under the name J.J. Allen. The book stirred controversy for a few things. Prime among the complaints was a broad definition of what made a crossdresser: “. . .any person who wears clothing of the opposite sex.” JoAnn found that objectionable along with a couple of other points but overall she felt. . . well, you’ll have to read her review and see.
Today our Page Pundit reviews a collection of cartoons about transition titles Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition. An Up and Out Collection by Julia Kaye. Julia Kaye is an American artist and illustrator.
For many crossdresser or trans women pre-transition the silicone breast prosthesis is a wonderful thing. These lovely, realistic breast forms help to make the user feel their most feminine. Whether slipped into a bra or attached with adhesive to allow the user to wear strapless looks, it’s natural to desire adding them to your feminine […]
