Recent Transgender Articles
Presentation on Trans Youth in Michigan
In collaboration with the Washtenaw Community Medical Society, Corner Health Center of Ann Arbor, Michigan presented a two-hour education and training on how to provide care for the growing number of trans youth in the area. This October 15, 2015 event was another example of local progress being made. Kristina Mayhem reports.
A Christine-Jane Cartoon 11/30/15
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. Today she shows us how there can be a downside to the clothes we love to wear.
My New Battle With Anxiety
Our last report from Amanda was about the fun she had going out for Halloween in San Francisco has Elsa from Frozen. This month’s news is darker in tone. Amanda is struggling with anxiety. Is it due to medications she is taking as part of her hormone replacement therapy? Did it make sense to quit taking anti-anxiety medication? Is the stress of being alone in a place far from your home, or concerns about GRS to blame? Read her latest blog entry and take a moment to wish her well in the comment field.
TGF Retro Rerun: Makeup Tips for 1999
From time to time we go down to the vaults, reach back into the TGForum archives and pull out something that we published back in the 1990s. It’s often still good information and if it isn’t it’s amusing to see how much has changed since those days. Today we rummaged through the How-To section and […]
The Week In Transgenderism 11/24/15
At TGForum we always say, “better late than never.” So here is the New Content, a bit late. We are still working to restore all the features to the site but in the meantime you can read the New Content. Today in The Week In Transgenderism we cover topics ranging from aging trans people to more Caitlyn bashing, a 12-year-old trans girl named one of the most powerful people of the year, Wayne Brady in Kinky Boots, and a lot more!
Dina’s Diner 11/24/15
In this edition of Dina’s Diner our head chef, Dina Amberle, mixes up a concoction to titillate the palate and stir the senses. She features the power of hair, trans women finding a welcoming home in roller derby, the demise of legendary exotic dancer Carol Doda and a high school beauty pageant at an all-boy school in Japan. It’s all waiting for you to take a seat, order a cup of coffee and settle in at Dina’s Diner.
Planned With Precision
Today our Correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, takes a break from the Thai scene and blogs about a common characteristic of closeted crossdressers worldwide. The extreme planning and precision that must be implemented to take advantage of windows of dressing opportunity that open with short notice. See what happens when “Tom” hears his wife planning an excursion for the coming Saturday.
TGF Re-Run: Trans America, Part 4: Fightin’ Femmes
In this TGF Re-run we bring back a series on trans people in America history written by former TGF contributor Lauren Rene Hotchkiss. The series was published originally in the 1990s. Today Lauren writes about the women who adopted male identities to fight in the Civil War.
Dispatch From The Restroom Wars
Restrooms and locker rooms. The ban of many a trans woman’s existence. Should she go into the lady’s room to do what is necessary or should she hold it till she can get home. Many trans people plan their public outings around when they will be able to use the facilities or around a single stall restroom they are familiar with. Why the paranoia? Because of the straight world’s fear that trans women represent a threat to cisgender women in women’s “safe spaces.” Angela Gardner has some thoughts on the matter in a Dispatch From The Restroom Wars.
New Content Delayed
As you may note from the different look of TGForum, we’re having some technical difficulties. Much of our functionality has been deactivated while we work on fixing some core problems that are making it hard to present our New Content, or our old content for that matter, in a the format we prefer. The New […]
The Week In Transgenderism 11/16/15
A trans woman is representing Ireland in an international pageant. Chelsea Manning has been ordered to cut her hair by prison officials. The woman arrested on suspicion of prostitution at the Drury Inn in Iowa is suing. The Cleveland VA opens a trans medical center. Caitlyn Jenner gets a Glamour award and faces protestors. Could the 1964 Civil Rights Act already offer protections for trans people? A trans teen just misses being homecoming queen. A major sports team comes out in support of anti-trans discrimination in Massachusetts. You could be a living Jessica Rabbit if you have $200,000 to spend. Congress’s LGBT Equality Caucus is creating a Transgender Equality Task Force. Heklina has won a Queerty Award. Drag queens will again march with Philly’s Mummers. There’s all that plus much more and several TWIT Awards waiting for you in this week’s TWIT!
The Car Wash Skirt – Hot New Trend
What’s a car wash skirt? Something you wear when you and your sorority sisters do a car wash fundraiser? No. A car wash skirt is one that has slits all around like the sponges that you drive your car through in a car wash. They vibrate and rub your car clean. A car wash skirt flounces around your legs and exposes them as you walk. They can be daring, and demure, depending on the fabric, length and the length of the slits. Get all the info on car wash skirts and how to integrate them into your wardrobe from our fashion maven Tasi Zuriack.
My Husband is a Coffee Table
When The Artist D says that her husband is a coffee table she means that he has a fetish for being used as a coffee table by dominates. There are plenty of other what could be considered “odd” fetishes but is there really a line separating the ones that seem strange from more everyday fetishes? Could baking apple pies with a willing partner also be a fetish? Expand your thoughts and read this post from The Artist D.
Houston We Have a Real Problem (And it is not about bathrooms)
Babs Casbar Siperstien helped to get anti-discrimination legislation passed in New Jersey in 2006. That passage took a full court press and featured testimony from trans people and their families, a television ad and a lot of time spent walking the halls of the state capital. Babs feels that the efforts in Houston to get the HERO bill passed fell short in reaching many of the demographics that needed to be won over. See what she believes went wrong in Houston and how it could have been handled better.
Perpetual Change Reviews — Jennifer Leitham & Kylie Minogue
Today Pamela DeGroff reviews two Christmas albums. One is from last year, Future Christmas by jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham. The second is Kylie Christmas by Kylie Minogue. Then Pamela reviews some new music from a new artist who has a “throw back voice,” Andra Day.
David de Alba Onstage!
On November 8 The Cuban Legend, David de Alba, brought his Judy Garland impersonation back to the stage in Las Vegas with his David de Alba’s LIVE Tribute to Judy Garland — Judy Forever In My Heart. He appeared in an afternoon one man show at the Jewel Box Theatre, located in the Erotic Heritage […]
The Week In Transgenderism 11/9/15
The Week In Transgenderism is loaded with all the trans related news we could dig out of the Web! Today we learn that federal authorities have given an Illinois school 30 days to let a trans girl use the girl’s locker room. The Union for Reform Judaism supports the trans community. There’s a new Miss International Queen. The play Southern Comfort is looking for trans actors. There’s been big media reaction to the defeat of HERO. Sir Elton John weighs in on what Germaine Greer said about TGs. New info has come out about Roberta Cowell. A 5000-year-old tree has changed genders. There’s all that plus more news and a few TWIT Awards waiting for your attention in this week’s TWIT!
The Peach State Conference
When Southern Comfort pulled up stakes and moved to Florida many of the people in the Atlanta area who had volunteered and done work for that conference were left with skills in conference producing that were no longer needed. The Transgender Health Education Alliance stepped in the produce a new conference with a focus on trans health and improving the lives of LGBTQ people. Dana Bevan reports on how the conference turned out.
Basic Time Management for Crossdressers
Many crossdressers have busy lives full of duties and obligations that preclude dressing up for fun on a regular basis. It may be the demands of a full time job; family time; time spent with friends who don’t know about their pal’s “hobby,” or a combination of things that keeps a CD from slipping into femme mode when they want. Chanelle Nirok, our young CD contributor, has some time management tips to get you dressed up more often.
When Love and Communication Don’t Agree
Dawn and Hannah have been together for almost a year. During that time both of them have changed. Hannah has become more feminine and grown as a woman and Dawn has been happy to see how being who she is meant to be has made Hannah a happier person. But as in every relationship there can be a few rough patches. Today Dawn blogs about one that has gone on for a month.
Preferred Gender Pronoun
He, him, she, her, hers, his. Pronouns used in the English language to denote the gender of the person being mentioned in conversation. Markers that put you in the male or female category upon which how you are treated by society rests. Lately a new term has entered the language: preferred gender pronoun. Cate O’Malley isn’t too happy with that term. Do you wonder why? Read on.
Keep Your Online Tracks Hidden with Mozilla Firefox
Many members of the trans community, particularly those who are in the closet about their gender, have found sites like TGForum to be useful and comforting as they explore their gender issues. But often it is hard to even look at trans sites on the Web for fear that family members, spouses or associates may find the sites if they have a reason to look at the browser history. Laura Jade tells you how to create a “secret profile” in Firefox that will hide your online trail.
The Week In Transgenderism 11/2/15
Today in The Week In Transgenderism we learn many things. There’s another push for Carmen Carrera to strap on the angel wings. A trans woman has become Holland’s Next Top Model. GLAAD says trans characters are rising in streaming shows. Caitlyn Jenner is doing more outreach. The Spanish trans woman did not win Miss World Spain. Sylvia Rivera is being included in the National Portrait Gallery. There’s another TG cheerleader. Guys are getting super femme on Instagram. The Feds weigh in for Gavin Grimm. There’s film and TV news. Find out why Thailand is the gender-change capital. All that and more plus a lot of TWIT Awards is waiting for you right now in TWIT!
Holiday Season Approaching
Now that Halloween is done people begin to turn their attention to the other holidays that are more family oriented. Thanksgiving and Christmas are approaching. For many people these holidays with with family focus are not joyful. They can be lonely and painful. Especially in the case of people who have been rejected by their families because of who they are. Sophie Lynne has a suggestion that may help some people through the holiday season.
