Recent Transgender Articles
TG History: GIRLS NIGHT OUT, THE EARLY SUPPORT GROUPS
WHAT WAS THE OLDEST SUPPORT GROUP IN CONTINUOUS EXISTENCE? Now that’s a really good question. Let’s face it — TG groups aren’t always known for their longevity. They come and go like fireflies in the summer, often appearing out of nowhere then disappearing just as suddenly once interest and volunteers have run out. For a […]
The Crossdresser’s High Holy Holiday
Carmen Miranda — 2006 We can’t state it often or emphatically enough: Halloween is coming! Oh, and don’t roll your eyes like that, young lady. We know you know that Halloween is approaching. And we know that you know that we know … wait. Scratch that. What’s important is that you’re doing something about it. […]
And Now we bring you…
The TGF Monday Edition! Yes, we’ve done it again and we present it here just for you, the TGF readers. We start off with the mighty labors of our steadfast and bipedal News Editor Ronnie Rho. Yes, it’s This Week In Transgenderism. Ronnie has sifted, dug and in some cases dynamited stories featuring TGs from […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE — Desiree Hines, Part 2
Last month’s column was Part 1 of our introduction to Ms. Desiree HInes, a classical musician from Philadelphia whose instrument of choice is pipe organ. She is also instrumental in getting the local GLBT festival known as The Traverse Arts Festival organized. This has been described as a multi-disciplinary showcase for GLBT artists and their […]
TransActive — Another Kind of Out
No, don’t worry. . . this is not another one of those Stealth versus Out articles. Goddess knows there’ve been more than enough of those and pretty much everything has been said. If ever I think up a fresh spin on that debate I might dive back in, but not this time. No, I’m on […]
Amanda’s Holiday Part 3 By Linda Jensen
Amanda is on her dream holiday.  As a crossdresser she had spent years hiding her second identity from those around her, those she loves most. She had been going away to find her Amanda time. No more. Amanda has ‘come out’ to her family, friends and now her neighbours. She is spending her two-week summer […]
It’s… The Monday Edition
Good day gentle readers. May it be a lovely fall day for you. (If you’re in the right hemisphere for that sort of thing.) Today we begin with the always popular Miss Ronnie Rho and her exhaustive assembly of TGs in the news that we call This Week In Transgenderism. Miss Rho has dug out […]
TRANSVOCALIZERS — Beth Isbell, Part 1
Beth Isbell is a singer/songwriter who has been musically active for many years, but who will no doubt be a new name to TGForum readers. She lives in Oklahoma, and is originally from Georgia. Her father was in the military, which means the family moved all over the U.S. and even lived in Germany for […]
Stochastic Musings – Headbands, Headaches, Heartaches, Hearty Meals, Naked Me, Naked Men
What has Miss Kalina Isato been up to during the past month? Looking fabulous, taking some photos and playing with her hair. She tells us all about that and also talks about hair fashions (Headbands! Headbands!), cheap men (Come on, buy a girl a drink!), having pneumonia, pasta bowls (fettucini to die for, darling), and […]
Theresa — Chapter 43
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri has had her SRS procedure. As she recuperates at home, she finds that she has few people to hang out with. She calls Lisa Tulley, who invites Terri and Jessie to visit Littlefield. Terri then learns from her lawyer that the Norrises are going […]
They call it Stormy Monday…
But it’s not raining here in Philly! I hope it’s dry where you live. Good day my little lemon drops. It’s time for another Monday Edition of TGForum! Today we lead off with something I never thought we’d see — a short edition of This Week In Transgenderism. Our stalwart News Editor Ronnie Rho has […]
Is The “Brazilian Butt Lift” Right For You? by Dr. Sherman Leis
(Bala Cynwyd, PA USA)  It is an anatomical fact that most males have narrower, less voluptuous hips and buttocks than do females. As part of the sexual reassignment process from male to female, it is necessary to enhance the male buttocks to become more like the archetypal female form. There are a number of ways […]
The Seasons They Go ‘Round and ‘Round…
…and for some reason it’s Monday again. Time for TGForum’s Monday Edition! We commence with This Week In Transgenderism by our News Editor Ronnie Rho. Would you believe that Miss Rho has gathered absolutely every story from every part of the world with even a hint of TG content? Missed it by that much. But […]
TG History – Girls Night Out, The Early Support Groups
“And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance – I hope you dance” – Lee Ann Womack WHERE WAS THE FIRST PUBLIC TG EVENT? WHERE WAS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TG EVENT? Where else? In 1974, Ariadne Kane and a hardy band of crossdressers known as The Cherrystones had just wrapped up […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE — Organist Desiree Hines
This month, we’d like to take the opportunity to introduce someone who will be new to most of this column’s readers, but who is definitely not new to the music world. Desiree Hines of Philadelphia, PA is a classically trained musician, whose instrument of choice is pipe organ.
Monday! New Stuff!
Hi loyal readers! It’s the beginning of another week, and while most people dread Monday since it means back to work, I love it. It means I’ve just finished my labors and along with the able assistance of our TGF contributors we have put together the TGF Monday Edition. Now I get to sleep in. […]
Linda Jensen — Amanda’s Vacation Part 2
Amanda Ryan of eastern Ontario, Canada is a crossdresser. She is active in the Gender Mosaic support group in Ottawa and one of the partners in the Kingston Spring Fling weekend. This summer she went all out. She elected to try spending her two week summer vacation living in her own cottage community entirely as […]
TransActive — What Else is New? — Two
For better or worse—sadly, often for the worse—history tends to repeat itself. This has proven especially true with the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), originally introduced in 1994. The transgender community has always been excluded from its protection, either from the beginning or as an unspoken bargaining chip. On June 24, 2009, Rep. Barney Frank […]
Finding Your Voice
One of my English teachers encouraged us by saying, “You’ve got to find your voice.†As a writer I’m still working on that, and as a part-time T-gurl, I will probably never find it. It’s hard to find your voice in lots of ways. How many times have you heard about someone who’s as pretty […]
Late Show Lampoons “Housewives” with Drag
The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon ran a pre-produced parody of the “Real Housewives” reality show on their Monday night show. The show’s male staffers all dressed in drag as their own wives to lampoon the reality series. Two standouts have to be the Late Show head writer, who seemed very in touch with his […]
Drumroll please. It’s…
…the Monday Edition of TGForum! Welcome everyone. Settle in, get a cup of coffee. It’s time to peruse our weekly offering. First up we bring you, as always, the ever popular compilation of every story on the World Wide Web with any hint of trans-ness about it that we call This Week In Transgenderism. News […]
Stochastic Musings – Aliens, Critics, Sharing, Snaking, and Rape
In this edition of Kalina Isato’s Stochastic Musings Kalina talks about alien sci-fi, lasers firing into your eyes, why your worst critics can be your greatest allies, sharing is caring, temporary tattoos, and some self-preservation tips for all you club-goers out there.
TRANSVOCALIZERS — Our Lady J
Gospel music done by a drag entertainer? Hey, why not. Although, please don’t call Our Lady J a drag queen. She’s been known to take serious issue with that. She makes it clear that she’s a transsexual, thank you very much. Our Lady J is best known as a singer/songwriter/keyboardist, who has been described as […]
Theresa — Chapter 42
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri has had her SRS procedure. She comes out of surgery in considerable pain but happy to have had it done – and to have it behind her. After several days of recovery (including a number of visits from Eddie before he has to return […]
And The Wheel Goes Round and Round…
… to another Monday. Happy Labor Day! Many of you are not at work today but sitting in front of your computer searching Monster.com for a new job. Or you just have the day off and can take the luxury of reading your new TGForum content early. We start off today with the talented and […]
Getting Ma’amed
It happens to us all at one time or another. We’re out and about enfemme and someone will refer to you as “ma’am.” How do you take that? The dictionary defines “madam” as the term you use when you’re speaking to a lady. The English language tends to lose letters and replace them with apostrophes […]
