Recent Transgender Articles
Theresa, Chapter 39 by Hebe Dotson
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri listens with growing anger as Brad reveals his contempt for his novel’s principal character, based at least partially on Alan’s experiences during his year at Littlefield Academy. Has Brad learned about her past or are his comments purely coincidental? She reveals that she was […]
It slices, it dices, it’s…TGForum’s Monday Edition
Good Monday one and all! Today we offer only the finest writin’ and such as you might find anywhere to educate, infotain, and amuse. Here is a refuge from what Sarah Palin said about David Letterman, what Rush said about liberals, what Olbermann said about Rush and just about any other story the mainstream — […]
This Week in Transgenderism 6/15/09
Gay Prom Chastity Bono is transitioning and will be known as Chaz. Critics compare a gay prom to Sodom, Gommorah, Fire Island and Las Vegas. Around the country, TG’s are showing their pride during Pride Month. The death of a California TS baffles investigators. Remembering Danny LaRue. A new baby for Thomas Beatie. A basketball […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE — Joshua Klipp
This month Pamela DeGroff profiles a talented transman vocalist from the San Francisco area who is making a mark for himself in the dance and hip hop worlds. Joshua Klipp is his name and he has released two CDs since 2006. One of his songs is a mix of his current male voice singing with […]
Get Yer TGForum here!
It’s Monday and that means fresh fish… I mean, content. First off we bring you our classy compendium of links to all the TG news you’d ever want to read — This Week In Transgenderism by our News Editor Miss Ronnie Rho. Ronnie has scoured the web and found stories on everything from the new […]
This Week in Transgenderism 6/08/09
Rioting Queens June is Pride month, and across the country, the T is coming first in GLBT. Danica Patrick‘s pit crew look fetching in those heels, but we’d hate to see what their nails look like. Amanda Lepore is pushing her new album. It’s not safe to be transgendered in Honduras, Venezuela or Memphis. A […]
TG History: Girls Night Out The Early Support Groups — Part 2
In part 2 of Girls Night Out Michelle Moore introduces us to the woman who started the whole concept of support groups for crossdressers. And no, it’s not Virginia Prince. Click “more” to read… PART 2: THE QUEEN MOTHER OF ALL CROSSDRESSERS “Although I’m dressed up, out and all, Everything considered they forget my name. […]
The light in my closet has burnt out and I haven’t bothered to replace it.
It’s this time of year when I lecture you all about the importance of attending your local pride festival. This annual column talks about how much fun it is, how empowering it feels to be out in the daylight, and the positive effect trans-participation at pride festivals has on the gay community, and society at […]
Breaking News: Danny LaRue Dies
Danny LaRue, the female impersonator Bob Hope called, “the most glamorous woman in the world.” has passed away at the age of 81. Famous for his impersonations of Elizabeth Taylor and Zsa Zsa Gabor LaRue passed away peacefully in his sleep. The full story is in The New York Times.
Monday Edition! Get Yer Monday Edition!
Welcome to another Monday Edition of TGForum. We begin the week with This Week In Transgenderism. Ronnie Rho, our valiant News Editor, had the weekend off so this TWIT was assembled by yours truly. It’s got a satisfying melange of news from around the world with a TG twist. Everything from the CD who was […]
This Week In Transgenderism 6/1/09
Miss Ronnie Rho had the weekend off so this edition of This Week in Transgenderism was compiled by stand-in News Maven Angela. Indonesian TGs are trying to raise awareness about TG issues. Karen Diane Thomas is transitioning on the job and it’s not easy being a TG in the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. TransLondon has […]
Transvocalizers — Johnny Boy
I’m either getting old (and let’s not go there), or transgender artists are getting way younger all the time. Case in point is this month’s featured Transvocalizer, Johnny Boy. She is from Philadelphia and is all of 18, but is already establishing herself through an incredible array of videos on the Internet. She raps and […]
Truth and Consequences: Thoughts on disclosure
Recently, I was engaged in a pleasant daydream on the beach at Cape Cod when I heard a friend from graduate school, now a sports psychologist, talking to my husband about the superstitious practice among baseball players, coaches, and sports announcers of refusing to mention that a pitcher has a no-hitter going in the mid […]
Virginia Prince: The Curmudgeon We Needed by Melanie Yarborough
When I think of Virginia Prince, I’m reminded of the famous Lil Abner cartoonist Al Capp. Al started his career as a figure of the 1930s New Deal Left, lampooning the conservative establishment with biting satire. But he ended his career in the 1970s as a figure of the Nixon Right, attacking hippies and antiwar […]
It’s…
Monday again! Hello loyal readers! Please pause for a moment and remember the many transgender — and non-TG — soldiers who have made the biggest sacrifice in defense of our country. Now, we can get on with today’s Monday Edition of TGF. First up is Ronnie Rho’s This Week In Transgenderism. Miss Rho has toiled […]
This Week in Transgenderism 5/25/09
Denise Brogan-Kator Mayor Stu Rasmussen‘s reality show may not air. Drag queens do their best Kim Kardashian impressions. Microflora showing up in post-op TSs. “Captain Jack” the latest to step into the pumps of Albin in London. Shades of Zarf seen in an American Idol finalist. Tranny Talk TV will stay on the air. Cops […]
Stochastic Musings – One Fish, Two Fish, Read Fish, Bleu Fish
Kalina talks about dining at her favorite restaurant in Philly, trannies who go to lesbian bars, and she defends the use of the word “tranny.” Click “more” to start her musings.
Meeting a British Support Group Changed My Life
Are you somehow part of the transgender community? Are you or have you been part of a support group? It could be a Tri-Ess, Renaissance, or Beaumont Society chapter or perhaps one of the independent support groups that exist in many cities around the world. My town is so small that if we had a […]
Theresa Chapter 38
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Terri’s SRS was only fifty days away — fifty days to shut down the last traces of her old life and move forward into her new life. Doing this kept her busy for the next 47 days, and now her SRS is only three days […]
Did you just say it’s Monday?
Hey there merry readers! It’s that time again. It’s the Monday Edition of TGForum! We bring up the big guns first as Miss Ronnie Rho whips out a TWIT that will leave you breathless. Or at least well informed about the state of TGs in the news — and why that soldier in Afghanistan was […]
Transvocalizers — Frances UK
There must be something in the Guinness in England. When you start to list all the incredible musicians whose talents have not only influenced our lives but have changed the course of popular music…well, there’s not enough space in an article of this length to make a comprehensive effort. There’s the obvious ones…The Beatles, The […]
Lexy Tranner — Weekend CD 5/18/09
Every now and then a girl has to make a big decision. Big decisions take careful consideration and our Lexy is not one to jump hastily into something new. So after careful consideration of all the pros and cons will Lexie make the right decision? There’s only one way to know how she will decide, […]
Dina’s Diner May 17 2009
Come on in and take a seat at Dina’s Diner. This week the hostess with the mostest has very affordable Pink Plate Special (it used to be blue but you know how the Diner rolls) and she’s serving up extra big slices of pie for dessert. She covers it all from Jennifer Boylan’s op-ed in […]
TG History — Girls Night Out, The Early Support Groups
“I’m Comin’ Up So You Better Get This Party Started” — Pink People love to think of history in terms of “firsts” — the first person to invent something, the first discovery of someplace, the first time something ever happened before. “Firsts” help give each generation its sense of place in the world — and […]
This Week in Transgenderism 5/18/09
Phyllis Randolph Frye States smoothing the paper trail for transitioners. A TS on hunger strike in the UK. Two murder convictions upheld in California. Thailand has a new beauty queen. A Nebraska family encourages their grade school daughter’s transition. A shocking marriage in China, while Tennessee refuses to recognize a union. Jenny Boylan weighs in […]
Mmmmmmonday! Again!
Hi one and all and welcome to the Monday morning edition of TGF. Today we begin with the popular column, This Week In Transgenderism. Miss Rho has pounded the cyber pavement and over heated her modem once again to provide the most news about TGs from all around the world. And you won’t believe what […]
