Recent Transgender Articles
What’s in a Name?
There has long been discussion of what to call our kind. Magnus Hirschfeld described what we do as transvestism which is simply Latin for the practice of crossdressing. That fell out of vogue for the English noun version of the practitioner (i.e. crossdresser) which in turn has been superseded by transgendered. There are of course […]
Transvocalizers by Pamela DeGroff: Calpernia Addams
Calpernia Addams is someone I’ve known since my time in Nashville, a few years back. She was one of the better known local drag entertainers, but I also discovered that she is a musician as well. She played violin in a Celtic/Irish music band called The Secret Commonwealth. Before becoming a professional entertainer, she was […]
TGForum For Monday, October 27, 2008
Hi everyone! Today we bring you, as always, Ronnie Rho’s TWIT Notes. It was a slow TG news week but Ronnie raked up a passel o’ stories for you. Everything from evidence that transexuality is genetic, to what’s happened to the “Leave Britney alone” kid, to the story of Cindy the Vietnamese TS (she’s hot) […]
This Week in Transgenderism 10/27/08
They seem to have found the TS gene! How long before we start hearing about a “cure” for transsexuality? Leo gets pelted by a wet condom at a drag show. DQ’s in NYC have a rummage sale ahead of Halloween. Advice columnists are pelted with questions about transgender relationships. Forced SRS in South Africa? A […]
TGF Rerun — Shopology
Years ago, in an earlier century, I wrote a regular column for TGF as The Diva of Dish. I was looking through some of my old stuff and found this column on bargain shopping. Although some of the stores mentioned are no longer in business and the prices of the bargains may be a bit […]
TG History — Catalina de Erauso Part 2
This month TG History brings you part two of the tale of Catalina de Erauso, a hard living, tough, brawling, FtM from Spain in the 1500s. Not feeling suited for life as a nun Erauso went on the lam and adopted a male life style filled with the kind of bad choices often made by […]
A New Edition of Who’s That Lady?
Back in June we did a feature called Who’s That Lady? which consisted of photos of male actors and celebrities in drag. The fun was in trying to figure out who was behind the makeup and under the wig before you clicked on the photo to read the answer. We’re bringing it back with a […]
More Discombobulated Thoughts on SCC
I realize the convention ended two weeks ago, but I’m still digesting all the observations, thoughts, tangents and whatnot from the biggest TG convention in the US. There are at least two more blogs brewing inside my cranium, simply because there is so much to see and experience at a big convention.
Monday, Monday!
Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Monday Edition of TGForum. We’re one story short today and it’s all my fault. Ronnie Rho had a piece on her Southern Comfort experience and I managed to scramble its electrons and lose it in cyberspace. If Ronnie will forgive me, and if she feels like reconstructing it, I’ll add […]
TWIT Notes! 10/20/08
We’re in! In vogue, anyway, according to one magazine, which also points out, someday soon, we’ll be cliche’. A TS has dropped sexual assault charges. A Cleveland TV reporter says some very rude things. The transgender population in one Texas town may be larger than anyone could have imagined. And phantom pain plagues a post-op. […]
PERPETUAL CHANGE/The Blakk Dollz
There was a time, and not too long ago actually, when if the words “transgender” and “music” were found in the same sentence, it had something to do with heavy metal, goth, or glam rock. In other words, stuff that was heavy and a bit on the dark side. (…sort of like a refreshing pint […]
Ah, Chicago
Last weekend was my friend Angela’s bachelorette party. Despite some misgivings, I attended because 1) I didn’t want to hurt my friend’s feelings, and 2) I had never been invited to one before. Sadly, though, my concerns largely proved well-founded when, halfway through the night, I found myself sitting alone at a table in a […]
Another Monday, Another New Edition of TGF
Hi Everyone! I hope we are all doing well and have not lost all of our money in the erratic stock market? Since I have no savings or investments, being a dedicated “starving artist” it’s not bothering me too much. No doubt they’ll get it all sorted out soon and we can go back to […]
Southern Comfort!
(The following was found scrawled on a cocktail napkin in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Ravinia, three days after the end of Southern Comfort Convention. It’s author, believed to be Transgender Forum columnist Ronnie Rho, is still missing. We are grateful to the unidentified person who found the napkin and passed it along to […]
Ninja Beauty Secrets — Choosing the Right Size
This month we learn how to develop an eye for finding clothes that will fit you without even trying them on. We also learn that being a woman is a lot more than just thinking like one and looking like one.
Checking in With Osbo’s Bridge Club: Those Pesky Standards of Care
Okay, so please bear with me as this non tech-savvy therapist vents a bit on the fact that I just spent two hours writing only to have my column disappear while I tried to find The Penn State football game on Internet radio. Now I’m going to breathe…and try to start again. I’m assuming that […]
Hey! It’s Monday!
What a jam packed Monday Edition we have today. I thought that it was going to be a bit light since some of my writers were having writer’s block problems but everyone came through and we’ve even got Lexy Tranner. First up is TWIT Notes. It’s got TGs in the news from around the world. […]
Obsessesed by the Crossdressing Obsession — Failures as males?
I’ll admit that wanting to understand the origins of being trans/ambigendered is one of my personal obsessions. I’ll also admit that I have no professional qualifications (e.g. in psychology or psychiatry or neurochemistry, etc.) that allow me to make scientific judgments on this issue. I’m merely applying logic to what I observe and suggesting hypotheses. […]
The October Menu at Dina’s Diner
I was really at loose ends to deliver this edition of the Diner and asked Angela for some extra time. I was even thinking of just throwing in the towel on the whole thing. But then… I had a strange re-awakening after a dream. That sounds like a cliché literary device but it turns out […]
Transvocalizers — The Kinsey Sicks
The Kinsey Sicks are no strangers to TGForum. When the idea for a new column featuring drag entertainers who sing in their own voice was first brought up, The Kinsey Sicks were naturally on the short list of potential features. In fact, they were definitely in the top five when it came to “must have” […]
What’s Going On At TGForum
Some people have asked me what’s happening with the changes I promised for TGForum. Others are asking: “What the Hell’s wrong with the TGF mail?” Well, the two are related.Some of you may now that our mail system is messed up again. Some accounts work just fine while others cannot receive mail. The reason is […]
Monday Means A New Edition
Hey loyal readers, it’s time for the Monday Edition of TGForum. Today’s issue is jam packed! First off we bring you, as always, This Week In Transgenderism. Assembled by News Editor Ronnie Rho TWIT brings you hard hitting coverage of TGs in the news. This week she’s got links to everything from the TG cast […]
TJobBank — An Interview With Jillian Barfield
A few weeks ago, TWIT Notes mentioned a new online job search site for the transgender community. This week, we talk with the woman behind TJobBank: Jillian Barfield.
Transvertising — Transgender Television Ads
A few short years ago if someone produced a television commercial featuring a TG theme or TG characters most of us wouldn’t get to see it since it ran in Italy or England or on a channel we didn’t get. Now, thanks to the innovation of YouTube ads featuring transgender people and themes from all […]
A TGF Sarah Palin Challenge
Sarah Palin. Love her, hate her, not care one way or another about her, you have to love that she made her appearance on the national stage just in time for Halloween. Crossdressers everywhere have been yearning for another easily impersonated female icon and now we’ve got her. It seems inevitable that among many TGs […]
Did Someone Say It’s Monday? There’s A New TGF Edition
Hey ho my TGF chums! Now there’s a word you don’t hear that often. Not since the 1950s editions of the Hardy Boys, at least. But that’s all behind us now and it’s a Monday in the 21st century. I’ll let my household robot Rosie (she’s just a dream at getting all the chores done) […]
