Recent Transgender Articles
TransActive: A House United
“The issue is us versus them. Any us versus any them.â€Â With these words from her groundbreaking play Hidden: A Gender Kate Bornstein summarizes what may be humanity’s greatest downfall: divisiveness. Yet at the same time, drawing the lines also forms the basis of identity politics that can be empowering. In other words, “us versus […]
Linda Jensen — My Favorite Martin
Linda and her friend Alice get together to talk about recent developments in their lives. Inevitably the conversation soon gets around to Linda’s long distance relationship with her “admirer/friend’ Martin. It’s a well known fact that when women get together they will often share the most intimate details of their current and past boyfriends with […]
A Struggle For Identity by Raina Rouse
There are few people in my life that I have come across who are not afraid to show their true colors. Â Today, there are many individuals who hide parts of themselves away from the world do to fear of ridicule and rejection. Â I, myself, have even fallen victim to these fearful habits in my lifetime. […]
TransVocalizers: Donna Sachet
Sometimes, new leads for the column come to me in rather unusual ways. I learned about Donna Sachet through a link to a video sent by a friend. Okay, so there’s absolutely nothing unusual or new anymore about watching a video on YouTube. What caught my attention was the caption: “Drag Queen makes history by […]
Theresa — Chapter 49
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri (Theresa) is a post-op transsexual and aspiring actress in her twenties. Her early teen years are related in Juliet (the first volume of this trilogy) and her late teen years are presented in the second volume, Barbara. (Search The Library for Hebe Dotson to […]
Prepare Yourself! It’s…
just another manic Monday! And that means it’s time for The TGForum Monday Edition. We start today with another installment of News Editor Ronnie Rho’s This Week In Transgenderism. Would you believe Ronnie has found each and every story with even a teeny, tiny taste of TG and assembled them here for your reading pleasure? […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE — Georgie Jessup, A Recent Incident
Being a working musician brings with it a certain degree of behind-the-scenes stress few fans or audience members are ever aware of. When you’re a trans musician, there’s a lot more to deal with than just your write-rehearse-record-tour schedule. Regardless of what genré your music falls into, it’s almost a given that at some time […]
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 […]
Summer’s Here? And The Time is Right..
…for the TGForum Monday Edition! And while it isn’t summer yet it sure feels that way here in the northeastern USA. Has anyone noticed that we seem to always get a shot of summer heat in the spring? It’s been happening for the past few years and I, personally, blame the global warming. Get that […]
TransActive: Ticked Off Transsexual Women
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movies there comes a film such a giant step backward for the transgender community, it disheartens one we may ever achieve social acceptance within the next generation of transwomen. For those of you not acquainted with the stink surrounding the latest cinematic bashing […]
How I Came to Admire Admirers
Linda recalls a life-changing encounter in Los Angeles It was close to twenty years ago that I had the educational experiences of my lifetime. On the one hand I attended a major California university to study for and receive a Masters’ degree in my field of work. The course work was done largely by correspondence […]
TRANSVOCALIZERS — Roxy Wood
TGForum would like to take this opportunity to introduce our readers to Roxy Wood, who hails from Long Beach, California. Calling her a “drag queen” would really be inappropriate. Roxy is multitalented, and is known more as a “character illusionist”, combing her vocal ability to impersonations of such diva luminaries as Diana Ross, Tina Tuner, […]
Drag Drag?
The rise of “trans” in public awareness has lead to confusion about what “trans” is all about. With so many variations of gender variation it’s getting to the point where almost every niche identity is finding expression. People can’t tell the difference anymore and they throw around words like “transvestite” and “transsexual” or “transgender” and […]
Spring Into…
…the first TGF Monday Edition of the spring! The flowers will soon be poking their lovely heads out of the softening ground and the birds will sing tra la la. It’s a time of rebirth and renewal and here we are, just like we are every Monday, with a brand new edition of TGForum. We […]
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 […]
Theresa, Chapter 48
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri’s in-laws, armed with a court order, have taken Jessie from Terri. She calls her lawyer, Bob Squires, who urges her to keep calm. He’s going to try to get the court order amended to keep Jessie in New York State and to allow Terri […]
Stormy Monday?
After all the rain in the Philadelphia area over the weekend it’s hard to believe it’s not raining like nobody’s business and this isn’t stormy Monday. But it has settled down to some breezy showers and the rest of the week is set to be sunny and springlike. Yay! Bare legs and short shorts will […]
Keystone Conference March 11-13, 2010
This reporter’s ears are still ringing from the sounds of Burning House. They literally burned the house down with their Motown/R&B/Disco, and more styles to cap off the Keystone Conference Spring Fling Gala Dinner Saturday night. After a sumptuous repast, Donna Rose gave the Keynote address encouraging those in attendance to be true to themselves […]
Academic Transgender Studies Website Update
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about the ATSW. Coming in too late for publication then was a note from its creator, Walter Williams. He answered a few questions, and offered a correction. (See it after the jump.)
And the award goes to…
The TGForum Monday Edition! It’s a thrill packed edition that fully deserves this honor from the Academy. The first item in this award winning edition is This Week In Transgenderism. This action packed feature is the work of News Editor Ronnie Rho. Miss Rho has been nominated two times. This is her first Award. TWIT […]
Perpetual Change – Sara Buechner, Part 2
This month, we conclude our interview with classical music musician Sara Davis Buechner. She recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of her professional debut in NYC. During her career, she has performed extensively in the United States and abroad, has released several recordings, and is currently an Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Literature at the […]
TransActive: The Prostitution Proposition
It’s no big secret I worked as a pre-op TS prostitute during my first transition in 1985 and 1986, a fact I raise to illustrate what bigotry and discrimination can do. Every month or so a fellow transwoman, usually one in her mid-twenties or younger, learns I had been a prostitute back then, and then […]
Linda Jensen — Living The Life We Want
Is it a big deal for a male to go about his daily business dressed as a woman? At one time it was. In past times in certain places a male could be arrested and tossed in jail just for appearing in public dressed as a woman. Now, according to three friends I met in […]
Book Review: Facial Feminization Surgery By Dr. Douglas Ousterhout
Let me begin by saying I have never remotely contemplated facial feminization surgery (FFS), or any surgery for that matter, and I hope the tonsillectomy I had at age eight is all the surgery I will ever need. Having said that, I found this book to be quite interesting and for anyone who is considering […]
Perpetual Change — Sara Buechner, Part 2
This month, we conclude our interview with classical music musician Sara Davis Buechner. She recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of her professional debut in NYC. During her career, she has performed extensively in the United States and abroad, has released several recordings, and is currently an Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Literature at the […]
We Invite Thee to Partake of Ye Olde Monday Edition
Good day fair pilgrims unto the land of transgender perambulation! Well be it indeed that you have girded up your loins with silks and satins, shod your nether extremities in heels most high, and painted your lips and eyes in the fashion of flirtatious ladies of the evening. Winch tight your corset stays, fair maids, […]
