Recent Transgender Articles
What in the World!?!? It’s TWIT Notes!
A huge victory for TG employment rights in Federal Court. Civil rights for some, but not all in one Georgia town. “Transgender panic” in Colorado. Voluntary segregation in Chicago. A village built specifically for the TG in India. Charges of discrimination on a bus in Philly. And no more Cox on Diddy’s show. All around […]
Diane Schroer Talks With TGF
David Schroer was a decorated member of an elite Special Forces unit. He rose through the ranks to become a colonel, trusted enough to brief the Vice-President on anti-terrorism efforts. Schroer was offered a job with the Library of Congress, as an analyist on terrorism. But before starting that position, Schroer told the supervisor about […]
Perpetual Change — by Pamela DeGroff
From time to time, Perpetual Change will take a slight deviation from the regular playlist. This month is just such a time. The first transgender blugrass musician to be featured in the column is this month’s artist, Julie Olivia Buse. Over the years, it seems like every conceivable style of music has been discussed, even […]
“It”
Hypothetical situation: You’re out to eat in a mixed group of people. Some of them know you’re trans, and some of them don’t. Some of them you’re closer to than others, and one is a complete stranger. In the course of conversation, the stranger tells a disparaging story about a transwoman, including using “it†instead […]
Bala Cynwyd — New Center for SRS?
In the past decade or two those seeking gender reassignment surgery most often had to travel to strange, remote, or exotic places for their procedures. Tales of trips to Montreal, Vancouver, Trinidad (Colorado, not the island nation that brought us the steel drum and Calypso) and Thailand abound. Now there is a new exotic sounding […]
BREAKING NEWS!
Diane Schroer, who challenged the Library of Congress in federal court, has won her suit. Details at the Miami Herald. And watch for an interview with Diane in the Monday edition of TGForum!
Monday Edition Now Online
It’s that time again! Monday morning-new-edition-of-TGF-time. First up is the news of the TG world column, TWIT Notes. Today we have short TWIT but Ronnie Rho will be adding some more stories early this week. Then we bring you a new column from a therapist named Dr. Maureen Osborne. Dr. Osborne introduces herself today and […]
Welcome Dr. Maureen Osborne
Checking in with Osbo’s Bridge Club Greetings to members and friends of the transgender community! I am pleased to introduce my monthly column written from the perspective of a therapist specializing in gender identity issues. My plan is to write on topics that are of interest to transgender folks and their loved ones, sharing my […]
Ninja Beauty Secrets: The Versatile Headband
This month we look at the very versatile headband, a hair accessory that is an absolute must for those of you growing out your hair and needing a way of managing it so it doesn’t get in your face. Caveat: Please skip this article if you have male pattern baldness as exhibited on the Hamilton-Norwood […]
Transgender Disrimination Survey Launched
Comprehensive National Survey on Transgender Discrimination Launched by National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force WASHINGTON, DC September 11, 2008 — In the wake of one of the most violent years on record of assaults on transgender people, the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and the National Gay and […]
News Flash — Drag Race Winner Announced
Nina Flowers is the one A press release from the Logo cable channel has announced that Nina Flowers is the winner of the web competition component of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Ms. Flowers will go on to compete with other contestants in the Logo television show to air in the spring. Our Drag Race Blogger Luna […]
And Now, The News
Monday again and all the news is right here on TGForum. We start off today with a word (right below this post) from our Editor/Publisher, Miss JoAnn Roberts concerning her choice in the coming presidential election. Now I wonder who it could be? Right after JoAnn’s political statement Ronnie Rho takes us on a whirlwind […]
TGF Publisher JoAnn Roberts Supports Obama
I believe it is time to take a stance on the upcoming election. My personal support goes to Senator Barack Obama. The two Obama positions cited here are just for starters: Combat Employment Discrimination Obama will work to overturn the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that curtails racial minorities’ and women’s ability to challenge pay discrimination. […]
Transvocalizers — Aderet
By Pamela DeGroff Every so often we bring you a Transvocalizer — a TG performer who sings in their own voice and often writes the music, too. Our music reporter Pamela DeGroff has already covered Jackie Beat and Lady Bunny. This week she brings us a profile on and interview the Israeli pop/dance sensation, TS […]
Love’s Higher Law
It is a well-established tendency that men expect their wives to be physical loyal to them while wives expect emotional fidelity of their husbands. Obviously, the degree of demand imposed by individual wives varies immensely and there are husbands who jealously demand the unwavering attention of their spouse. But on the whole, again as a […]
If It’s Labor Day This Must Be TGF!
Hi my little cupcakes and Happy Labor Day! Your editor has been up late working on this morning’s edition of TGForum and I am happy to present it to you now. First we offer Ronnie Rho’s enlightening TWIT Notes. With items from all the TG news that’s fit to be called TG news Ronnie takes […]
This Week in Trangenderism
Reality TV is thick with transgendered cast members and mentions this summer! Not to mention several new movies with gender-themes are out or are coming soon. Gender identity isn’t swept under the rug at the Democratic National Convention. And the fight for rights continues at the local level in Florida and Maryland. A famous TG […]
At Least I Didn’t Blame It On The Dog…
Ed. Note: Renee was supposed to be with us last Monday but her deadline came and went without a new blog. Of course as the editor I had to contact her and see what was up. As it turns out she does have a good excuse (first day at work as a woman) so we […]
Constant Changes?
An item in last week’s TWIT Notes caught my eye. Ronnie had it billed as MSNBC having a video on a “bombshell who happens also to be FtM.” As TWIT Notes blurbs are supposed to do the item piqued my interest. A “bombshell” who’s “FtM”? I had to know more. I visited the link and […]
TGF Monday
Good Monday TGF readers! As happens every Monday morning there is a new edition of TGF for your entertainment and edification. We lead off this week with TWIT Notes. Our industrious News Editor has assemble a mass of magnificent TG-in-the-news items from the world’s media and she presents them here with clear and direct links […]
WIDE WORLD OF (FEMALES IN) SPORTS
I guess the Olympics put me in a sporting frame of mind because all of the items have to do with “women in sport.†Which is not far down the list after “women in bed,†“women in low-cut blouses,†and “women in garter belts, stockings and high heels.â€
PERPETUAL CHANGE — Georgie Jessup
Georgie Jessup is becoming an artist who is hard to catagorize. She is of course known for her music, and her activisim. Now, she will soon be adding a documentary film about her life and career to her list of accomplishments. Before getting into talking about the film, just a brief background. Georgie was first […]
Bad Photos
A friend posted some pictures she took at our last outing. And I was nearly shattered by them. I know I’m not the prettiest t-girl on the planet, but these were worse than I could have possibly imagined. (Warning: one of the photos is included. Don’t read on if you have a weak stomach.)
A Shopping Adventure
I call it a shopping adventure since I was shopping (again!) and there was an incident which I think you’ll find amusing. And no, it doesn’t have anything to do with the bargains I may or may not have found that day (all the great deals are beginning to blur) but with what happened behind […]
Now The News
It’s happened again! We’ve stayed up late, wracked our brains, strained our browsers and overworked our Internet connections to bring you another thrill packed Monday Edition of TGForum. What’s in store this morning? TWIT Notes brings you all the news that’s fit to display as patterns of electrons on your computer monitor. Ronnie Rho has […]
This Week in Transgenderism 8/18/08
Tyra invites a TG onto her reality TV show. Colin Farrell allegedly steals a copy of Tootsie from a video store. Civil rights battles continue in Maryland, Florida, and in a Dallas bar. Clarification from Democrats on their party platform. Another rising star is turning heads in the NYC music scene. And gender outlaws in […]
