Recent Transgender Articles
Time Marches… Hey it’s Monday!
Welcome to the second full week in August. Have you done all the summer fun stuff you wanted to get to this year? Hurry up! The end of summer is just a few weeks away. I haven’t even worn half of my sun dresses yet. A good excuse to go south for the winter. But, […]
Hey girls! It’s Monday!
Just when you expect it least Monday sneaks up on you and pounces. For many the thought of another Monday morning is fraught with trauma — oh no not back to work! But, don’t forget, the best thing about Monday is it means it’s time for the TGForum Monday Edition! We begin with a massive, […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE: Roger Mapes/Yolanda
Any musician whose career has a lasting shelf-life has learned the art of reinventing themselves. The best examples are probably Madonna, Elton, and David Bowie. Granted, that’s a short list, but you get the point. The question that comes to mind after awhile though is this: what’s more important—the public image or the actual music? […]
TG History — GIRLS NIGHT OUT: The Early Support Groups
“I don’t care to belong to any club that would have me as a member” — Groucho Marx WHAT WAS THE FIRST NATIONWIDE CROSSDRESSER SUPPORT GROUP AND WHO FORMED IT? OK, for most people in the know this question definitely falls under the “no brainer” category. Still even if you already know the answer the […]
Another Monday. It’s TGF Time!
Good day loyal readers. We are now marching firmly into summer and all we can do is pour on our sunscreen and wear our sundresses and sandals. But soon enough it will be fall again and then winter and… gosh, that’s kind of cyclic, isn’t it? Our offering this week begins with This Week In […]
This Week in Transgenderism 7/27/09
Calpernia Addams Calpernia Addams pokes fun at her fame, despite how she got it. The oldest and youngest post-op TS‘s both make headlines. What does a mom think of transitioning? TG porn one of the fastest growing segments in the industry. Things not to do in Vegas. How to pick the right strapless bra. Someone […]
Linda Jensen — Sophia’s Choices
Recently a friend of mine had a thought that she wanted to share with others. She posted it to a number of groups where she belongs such as Erie Sisters, Gender Mosaic, Xpressions and a few others. She expresses a great example of the conflict within many of us. We, as crossdressers, can be happy, […]
Another Thrill Packed TGF Monday
Get ready for a wild ride on the roller coaster of TG fun and fact, The TGForum Monday Edition. Today we begin with our normal dose of TGs in the news from our greater than normal News Editor Ronnie Rho. Miss Rho has scoured the Web and extracted every story from the past week that […]
Transvocalizers –Suzy Wedge & The Waves
Suzy Wedge is a musician/singer with a mission. Her chosen vehicle for that mission happens to be surf music. Okay, so what’s so unusual about that? After all, there is a renewed interest in that genré. What makes Suzy Wedge unique is that she is a transgender Canadian who is originally from Istanbul, Turkey. She […]
Stochastic Musings – On Art and Other Musings, Part 2
Kalina Isato does get around: Nineteenth century art classes, fine dining in upscale venues, her own art exhibit, writing books on how to be the best T girl you can be — and she even finds time to spend a day at an amusement park! Did we mention she has a full time job as […]
Theresa Chapter 40
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri has had her Sexual Reassignment Surgery. We’ve followed Terri’s story through 99 chapters (Juliet 31, Barbara 29, Theresa 39) and approximately 187 thousand words since Chapter 1 of Juliet appeared in TG Forum on May 1, 2000. “What’s past is prologue, ” Shakespeare’s Antonio […]
Monday, July 13th. Time for The Monday Edition
Hi TGF fans! It’s that time again. Time for the TGForum Monday Edition. Today we bring you a finely crafted This Week In Transgenderism by our News Editor Ronnie Rho. Ronnie has dug up all the TG news you’d ever want to read, and more besides. From Chaz Bono’s hot girlfriend to the post op […]
Girls Night Out — The Early Support Groups 2
WHEN WAS THE FIRST ORGANIZED CROSSDRESSER SUPPORT GROUP? WHEN WAS THE FIRST TRANGENDERED NEWSLETTER? “The person who moves a mountain begins by carrying small stones” – Ancient Chinese Proverb OK, we’ve pretty much established that crossdressers had been meeting informally since at least the end of the 19th Century. But an organized group of these […]
How big is your closet? Post-transtion stealth vs. openness
Wow! It finally stopped raining here in Philly and we are having a spectacular run of excellent weather. It doesn’t get any better than this. So, on to the final column in the series on disclosure. In my monthly transgender therapy group, one of the most controversial topics we’ve discussed involves the issue of being […]
It’s Monday — Time For TGF!
Get that cup of coffee girls, it’s time for the Monday edition of TGForum! Today we lead off with the always popular fruit of our News Editor Ronnie Rho’s compilation of all the TG news in the world, This Week In Transgenderism. This week Ronnie lets us know about the TG inclusive ENDA bill now […]
This Week in Transgenderism 7/06/09
Trans Pride Going to the class reunion post-op. TAVA gets smaller. India’s Rose has something to celebrate. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act needs a push. A transgender bus boycott may be coming in Pennsylvania. Finally, photo galleries from Pride events. The T stands for trendy and topical in London. Another pop star bends gender in a […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE — Tona Brown
“People need to know you can be a trans woman of color and still have a successful career,” said Tona Brown. While that might read like an overly obvious statement, coming from a minority individual who is part of yet another minority, it belies the talent and tenacity that is the foundation of who Tona […]
Free Form (s)
Are you in need of a new pair of breast forms? They can be pretty expensive so many of us will hold on to them and repair leaky holes with tape for as long as possible. And, these are tough times. It’s not so easy to charge a few hundred dollars worth of breast forms […]
Monday Morning Madness
Oh, not really any madness. Just a new edition of TGForum for your entertainment and education. Let’s leap right in with Ronnie Rho’s This Week In Transgenderism. Ronnie has single handedly gone out there onto the Internet and dredged up a metric ton of stories with transgender elements. She had a tough job making it […]
This Week in Transgenderism 6/29/09
Lady Gaga, or Look-alike? Wrapping up Pride month, with a special emphasis on the T. Dozens of crossdressers are arrested in one fell swoop in Saudi Arabia. A British TS is eating again, and will get her HRT paid for. A Catholic Priest moonlights as a drag queen. Another look at life for transsexuals in […]
What are the hallmarks of a “successful TS”?
What are the hallmarks of a “successful TS”? To put it another way, how would you score a person who has undergone gender reassignment as being successful? Is it because that person has achieved a convincing appearance in his or her new gender? Is it because he or she has achieved success and, presumably financial […]
“Call me Miss Ross.”
Since Michael Jackson’s untimely demise the whole world has started to write tribute essays about him. Why should we be any different at TGForum?
It’s Summer! And this is TGForum Monday Edition!
Hi everyone! Another Monday has arrived and it’s also the first Monday of the summer. This year let’s all shave our legs, paint our toes and walk around wearing shorts in dude mode. Just think what they’ll say at the family barbecue and at pool parties with friends from work. Oh, all right. Maybe discretion […]
This Week in Transgenderism 6/22/09
Alexis Arquette Other famous TG’s weigh in on Chaz Bono‘s announcement. ENDA returns on the political horizon. A Turkish TS is acquitted. GLBT hate crimes on the rise. A theory on the death of actor David Carradine. 1,000 Chinese transsexuals get a roadmap from the government. Some Indian TS’s may get free SRS. A gay […]
Stochastic Musings – On Art and Other Musings
This month our former Transvamp and current Stochastic Muser, Miss Kalina Isato, muses on art, art galleries, hair art and acting as if every meal might just be your last. If you recognize names like Degas, Cezanne and want to get to know Kalina’s brother-in-law then this is the Stochastic Musings that you don’t want […]
Truth and Consequences, Part 2: Coming Out as Transsexual
In my last column, I shared my thoughts on the pros and cons of self-disclosure for crossdressers. In this month’s column, I’m going to focus on the process of disclosing one’s status as a transsexual who plans to undergo a gender transition. Because transition occurs in public, it is not something that can be kept […]
