Recent Transgender Articles
Ya Gotta Have Poise
In the ‘90s TGForum had a feature called My Secret which consisted of style, beauty and how-to tip sent in by TGF members. Here is a tip from 1999, sent to TGF by Miss Robin Jean. She shares how she learned to walk like a woman.
Twit Awards for the Week 11/6/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 10/30/23
The NBA has a nonbinary referee. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issues a stay on enforcement of an Idaho restroom law. A trans sex worker sues Tennessee over a new law mandating that HIV-positive sex workers must register as “violent sex offenders.” Elliot Page says he was struggling just to do basic tasks before he came out. Britain’s Women’s and Equalities Minister tries to fudge the numbers to make it seem there are fewer trans people in that country. Trixie Mattel has a new reality show fixing up her house. Thursday of last week was Intersex Awareness Day. The Associated Students of Madison has declared the University of Wisconsin campus to be a sanctuary for transgender and non-binary people. There’s more in Trans News Now!
TransTainment 10/30/23
Trans man Miles McKenna stars in Goosebumps. Kevin Sorbo wants boys to be boys and girls to be girls. Venus DeMars talks about her gender journey. Film festivals screen some films with trans characters. Weho city hall hosts The Trans Diaries 2023. Living for the Dead is a LGBTQ ghost hunt. Billy Porter drops a new album, Black Mona Lisa. Don’t miss the showbiz buzz! Check out TransTainment!
Transgender Jokes Part 1
Michelle Rogers is not a comedy club comic. Working the comedy club circuit getting the laughs. No, she’s no Jerry Seinfeld but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have some funny ideas from time to time. Ideas she hopes you find amusing, that can bring a smile or even a LOL. These are the jokes, folks!
Deborah’s Story, Part 6
Parts 1 through 5 have detailed Deborah’s life, from crossdressing in secret in Ireland, the move to London, and the immigration to the USA. All of her experience learning the feminine arts served to educate her in the ways of a lady. Wishing to share what she learned Deborah and her wife Sierra opened Sierra Studios near Tampa, Florida. Today Deborah writes about everything they provide to guys wanting a femme transformation.
Angela Gardner, 2023 Pioneer Award Winner
On October 21 Angela Gardner was presented with the TransWeek (formerly Fantasia Fair) Pioneer Award honoring her work over the years on behalf of the transgender community. Dallas Denny writes about Angela’s contributions and lists previous recipients of the Pioneer Award.
Twit Awards for the Week 10/30/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 10/23/23
What do we learn today from Trans News Now?Trans electrical engineer Lynn Conway is inducted into the
Inventors Hall of Fame. A Texas transportation nonprofit provides grants so trans kids can travel for care. Florida’s ban on affirming-care is now a class action suit. A judge blocks a school district from making teachers out trans kids to their parents. The Milwaukee trans woman murder victim’s killer has been arrested. More than 100,000 trans people13 to 17 live in states with anti-trans legislation. Philadelphia, Pa. declares itself to be a sanctuary city for trans people seeking medical care. 11-year-old transgender girl Dempsey Jara becomes the youngest grand marshal at a Pride event. More lawsuits against gender-affirming care laws are winning in court. Transgender women finish first and second in the Chicago CycloCross Race and right away the rules for trans riders change. Poland’s election tossed out the anti-LGBTQ party. There’s all that and more besides waiting for you in Trans News Now!
The Occasional Woman: Plaid!
Lorraine Anderson, top seamstress at The Occasional Woman custom clothing creations has a love affair. With plaid! In today’s post she points out some of the many ways you can wear plaid and be warm and cosy this fall.
TransWeek and The Pioneer Award
This past week Fantasia Fair was back on Cape Cod for its 40th year. Part of the events that take place in Provincetown during the Fair include a show put on by the attendees who are musically inclined, speechs, and awards presentations to people who have worked tirelessly for trans rights. For its 50th year Fantasia Fair will be know as TransWeek. Here are some photos from this year, including photos and video of our editor Angela Gardner receiving the TransWeek Pioneer Award. Visit transweek.org for more information on other award recipients
Hate on Campus
Sophie Lynne went to Penn State University to further her education. In just the last few years she’s been exposed to the hate of the Proud Boys, Nazis, right wing pundits speaking on campus, and others who find progress toward peace and love and diversity in our society to be intolerable. Today Sophie reports on what hate is doing to Happy Valley.
Which Mascara Should You Use?
When you decide that you want to wear makeup, have smoky eyes and red, pouty lips you can learn fairly fast that there are thousands of brands of every kind of makeup you can imagine. At a time like that, when you’re faced with not only learning to apply the products but trying to figure out which products are good, it’s time to seek out the advice of a professional makeup artist. One like Gina Jet Ortiz. Today she leads you through the crowed field of mascara, telling you how each brand enhances your lashes.
Twit Awards for the Week 10/23/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 10/16/23
A contestant on Big Brother UK comes out as a transgender woman. A nine-year-old sues the state of North Carolina for access to gender-affirming care. An Oklahoma judge lets the state enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for trans children. Such cases may be headed to the Supreme Court. A decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals says Florida’s ban on drag shows is discriminatory. A worker in a deli in New York attacks a woman with mace while claiming she was transgender. A drag queen school is coming to San Francisco. Two transgender women will compete for the title of Miss Universe next month. A non-binary runner receives an exemption from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, allowing them to compete while taking testosterone. Transgender women finish first and second in the Chicago CycloCross Cup races. A family court in Japan rules that requiring transgender people to have surgery before they can change their legal sex designation is unconstitutional. A new mural in Lincoln, Nebraska, honors Brandon Teena. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Felicity Chandelle (1905–2008), Pilot and Crossdresser
Our title is Felicity Chandelle (1905–2008), Pilot and Crossdresser. At age ten, in 1915, young John Miller was spending his free time at a local flight school. His ambition was to become a pilot. Miller did that. First delivering the mail to Camden, New Jersey, in a gyrocopter that took off from the roof of the Philadelphia post office, and becoming an airline pilot. Then in `969 the urge for feminine glamor struck and Felicity was born. Attending crossdresser meeting and events all over the east coast she was there at historic places. This is her story, sent to TGF by Jan Brown and Dallas Denny.
Dina’s Diner 10/16/23
How do you create a superb dish at Dina’s Diner? Dina Amberle knows all the techniques to tickle your mental taste buds. Today she has whipped up an entree that begins with being honest to yourself. Then she lets it set as it goes through the ageing process and stirs in some swimmers to add a spicy resonance. While the batter settles and air bubbles pop Dina makes up a side dish of partners who dress for comfort while their other half dolls up. Closing out the meal is an appreciation of pantyhose and tights.
Trans in Film and Video 10/16/23
Taika Waititi has a new film titled Next Goal Wins. It tells the story of the American Samoa soccer team that just can’t win with a comedic stance. A team member is a trans woman. Streaming video has gone OTT, Over the Top, in India and one show that opened things up for trans actors was Sacred Games. The British series Sex Education adds a transgender character. Frankie Grande plays Frank-N-Furter. Check out the showbiz transgender news!
At War Again
Rabba Rona Matlow, like many people around the world, was shocked and appalled at the brutal attack on Israel on the last day of the Jewish Fall Holy Days. Rabba Matlow recognizes that the war is a complex situation and she prays for peace.
Twit Awards for the Week 10/16/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 10/9/23
Delaware becomes the seventeenth state to outlaw the “gay and trans panic” defense. Florida’s restroom ban is challenged in court. The state also ignores a court order against the state’s denial of Medicaid payments meant to cover trans patients. Wisconsin’s governor vows to veto a bill banning trans women in female sports. Longer wait than there is for buying a gun—a new law in Nebraska requires a seven-day waiting period between the diagnosis of gender dysphoria and the start of medical treatment. The new transgender member of Nashville Metro Council talks about the challenges she and other transgender elected officials face. The CDC proposes a “morning-after” pill for gay men and trans women to prevent the spread of STDs. Laura Jane Grace releases a new single titled Dysphoria Hoodie. X (formerly known as Twitter) removes the option to report anti-trans harassment. Amy Schneider releases her memoir. Trans Data Library has good trans data available to refute bad trans data. There’s all that and more besides waiting for your attention in this week’s Trans News Now!
An Interview with Dee LaValle Director of TransWeek
Since Dee Grace LaValle began her transition nine years ago, she has been a TransWeek attendee, eventually being named executive director of TransWeek in 2018 and recognized in 2021 with the event’s highest honor, the Fantasia Fair Award. Growing up in Massachusetts, Ms. LaValle works for an international multimedia corporation and is a member of […]
Linda: Adventures of a Woman by Choice.
Not to be outdone by Oprah, Linda Jensen has created her own magazine titled Linda and this is Issue #5. It contains several stories of her crossdressed adventures. The magazine is in PDF Format which can be read in your browser using Google Viewer. When you see the cover of Linda magazine look for the “pop out” icon in the upper right corner of the first page. Click to get an enlarged view of the magazine’s pages that is scrollable.
The Timing of Self-Disclosure is Everything
The decision to reveal or come out as a crossdresser or transgender is a deeply personal one. There are potential consequences either way. Liberty Storer feels that the timing for a self reveal is all important.
Twits for the Week 10/9/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Comparing Notes
When crossdressers first meet others like themselves and start comparing notes they find many have had the same experiences. In spite of their differences they are very much like the others around them. Ihen crossdressers first meet others like themselves and start comparing notes, so to speak, they find that many have had the same experiences. They begin to realize that in spite of their differences they are very much like the others around them. It should come as no surprise that the wives and partners of crossdressers, when they compare notes, should find themselves sharing many of the same experiences also.
