Recent Transgender Articles
TWIT Notes: Midweek Updates
The TWIT never sleeps! In this special update, we have another drag queen appearing on national TV, another battle over bathroom rights, and a special TWIT of the Mid-Week!
Experiment
Believe it or not, I don’t go out to parties every weekend. Sometimes, I stay home. And generally, when I stay home, I don’t dress up. It’s a lot of work to get pretty, and my thought is: if I’m going to go through all that effort, I want to show it off. If a […]
Perpetual Change — Venus DeMars/All the Pretty Horses
In this edition of Pamela DeGroff’s Perpetual Change Pamela corners Venus DeMars, the leader of the band All The Pretty Horses, and asked her what’s been going on with the band’s lineup, and about Venus’s side project, House of Flowers. And we learn about a documentary film about ATPH that’s made the rounds of film […]
TG History — Forced Crossdressing
“You can’t make me!†There’s probably nothing in transgendered folklore that’s as provocative as the concept of forced crossdressing, especially stories about raising a young boy as a girl. On one hand, it’s a crossdressing fantasy that’s as old as, well, crossdressing. On the other hand, anything involving with the raising of children has to […]
Summer’s here and the time is right for crossdressing in the streets!
Each summer many crossdressers are faced with a dilemma. We love to dress and act like women — sexy women. That means we really love to shave our legs (and whatever other body parts we possess that may exhibit manly, hirsute tendencies) in order to be more like our female role models. If you look […]
TGs on iTunes
If you’ve been living under a rock that’s not wired for cable you may not have seen some shows from the past year that feature TGs. If that’s the case you may want to take advantage of your Internet connection and the Apple software known as iTunes. Here are two of the trans-centric shows that […]
Homogenization
The Sunday before Cincinnati’s Pride festival sees a sort of warm-up to the main event. There’s a much smaller street fair dubbed the “Drag Races”. And it’s much like it sounds. Gay men must compete in a foot race en femme. There’s also an event for lesbians as well: Dykes on Trikes. In that competition, […]
These just in…
We here at TGF’s TWIT Notes believe the phrase “breaking news” is overused. So, we’re not going to contribute to the clutter. However, from time to time, we do come across information too hot to wait until our weekly update, and so now, we break into our regularly scheduled programming to bring you these:
Dina’s Diner
This week’s Special at Dina’s Diner is a spicy stew of many tasty ingrediants cooked to perfection and brought to your table with a smile and a “How ya doin’ hon? More coffee?” from your hostess, cook and waitress Miss Dina Amberle. Before you get to the stew, a tasty treat served with saucy Turkish […]
Ninja Beauty Secrets — About My Hair
In this edition of Ninja Beauty Secrets ninja mistress Kalina Isato takes a break from secrets and answers questions about her short, short hair. Can a trans woman feel comfortable and confident making her way through life without a wig? Kalina says yes and tells you how you can do it too.
Covert Operatives
June is the time of year for GLBT Pride Day rallies and as regularly as the heat and humidity return so do cries for better “T†representation at these—and other public—events. The logic is that we’ll never be accepted by the public if we just hide ourselves; we need to raise the visibility of the […]
This Just In — A Super Hero Just For Us!
It had to happen. With multiple varieties of super heroes running around (some at light speed) exhibiting powers like telekinesis, X-ray vision, invulnerability, super speed and the ability to fly, eventually some garden variety crossdresser was going to get bitten by a radioactive Black Widow spider, or some other feminine type bug, and develop super […]
Dina’s Diner — REAL WOMEN…AND A COUPLE OF UN-REAL WOMEN
Dina’s Diner has a couple of blue plate specials this week. Check out the Elizabeth Berkley, it’s steamy. And then your waitress will tell you all about what she thinks of women in politics, discuss her favortie Russ Meyer actresses and a whole lot more. It’s all in this edition of Dina’s Diner.
14 Skills Every Crossdresser Should Master
Esquire magazine had an article last month about all the skills every man should master. I’m sure Cosmo has some equivelant, and since TGForum is the authority for the trans world, it seemed only fitting that we come up with a list.
TG History — THE BOULTON & PARK CASE
This month TG History looks at The Boulton and Park Case. The two lads had so much fun dressed as ladies, gadding about London in the company of gentleman companions. The young lovelies had it all, simply scads of dresses, jewelry, all a popular young woman — or young man dressing as a woman — […]
Democrats Issue 2008 PRIDE Proclamation
The Democratic Party has released their 2008 PRIDE Proclamation. Read the text of the Proclamation in their news release. And yes, they included “transgender Americans” in the wording.
I Like the Way You Move
Many CDs will work very hard on achieving “The Look” that they want to represent their femme selves. They will buy expensive dresses, invest in the necessary foundation garments to make their figures “just right” (some will even go so far as to exercise!) and they will do or spend what ever they have to […]
Who’s That Lady?
TGF has collected numerous photos of famous, or semi-famous, men dressed as women over the years. Who’da thunk? Here we present ten of them for your entertainment and edification. Step right up and take a look as TGForum asks, who’s that lady?
Ninja Beauty Secrets, Part 11
Determining Your Face Shape This month, we begin our glamour makeup sessions with a look at the different face shapes and hair styles that look good with each face shape.
Theresa Part 25 by Hebe Dotson
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments. Search on “Theresa”.): Alan has assumed the full-time identity of Theresa “Terri” Sayers, single mother. Terri has taken a day job in a department store. She’s begun to have a little good luck in her professional life, too, winning major roles in way-off-Broadway plays. More […]
I know what you wear under there…
It seems that in everything there is a balance. For every point, there is a counterpoint: every thesis has an antithesis; for every yin there is a yang. This holds true with the human condition as well, including that of gender. There are gays and lesbians. There are M2F and F2M transsexuals. There are transgendered […]
Moving On
My wife and I separated recently, with the divorce to be finalized early next month. And one might accuse me of moving too quickly, but I’m already thinking of dating. Okay, I’m not exactly thinking of finding someone to date, but I am thinking about some of the technical aspects of dating.
Fashion Police Report
As many may remember from my Diva of Dish days here at TGF I am in showbiz. I work on films and television shows in the Philadelphia/New York area and I was just working as a background actor (that’s an extra) on a film in Philly. While I was on the set in downtown Philadelphia […]
Perpetual Change By Pamela DeGroff — Melissa Clark
Melissa Clark is a singer/songwriter from the Schenectady, New York area. She is a retired U.S. Postal Service employee who has been living full time since 2002, and whom also has just released her first recording, an EP entitled Coming Out. She is also a cancer survivor who is adamant about health screening and uses […]
Breaking News — APA Names DSM-V Work Group Members
On the first of May the American Psychiatric Association (APA) announced the members of the work groups who will review scientific advances and research based information to develop the fifth edition of APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). The work group members are composed of more than 120 world renowned scientific researchers […]
TWIT Note Breaking News: How’s that workin’ fer ya?
TiVo Alert: Tuesday on Dr. Phil, Dr. Phil talks with Kayla, who used to be Michael, and the rift in the family caused by the transition. Check your local listings for details.
