Recent Transgender Articles
Need Help Shopping?
From time to time, we could all use a little help. Be it finding what looks good and what fits, to overcoming the fear of looking through the women’s department. And fortunately, there are allies out there, willing and able to provide the help. Liz McGarrity is among them.
Ninja Beauty Secrets — Part 10
Glamour Makeup This month we turn our attention to glamour makeup, also known to some girls as evening or special occasion makeup. I will talk about my experiences with clients from all over the world as well as my experiences doing wedding makeup for genetic women. For some girls, going out during the day is […]
Three Diner Specials for the Discriminating Reader
These Ads are Fabulous! Michelle Moore, the TG History columnist here at TGF (and a long-time friend) suggested this item for The Diner. She forwarded an article that appeared in Radar Magazine’s February edition about commercial ads by large well-known companies that are either directly or subtly targeted to the gay audience. And at least […]
Second Lives
You’ll probably remember the article from a couple of weeks ago about octopus gender-bending. Simply put, some members of the Abdopus aculeatus species will present themselves as female in order to lull genuine girl octopi into a false sense of security. And there’s a human version of it to. But it has nothing to do […]
The 21st Century CD
We live in a wild and weird time. Men are wearing dresses, guys (well FtMs) are getting pregnant and shaking up the Oprah audience, and Madonna is going to be 50 this year. That’ll stop ya in your tracks. It seems like just yesterday we were dancing to Material Girl, how could Maddy be “a […]
In Praise of Pictures
Admit it, posting pictures is one of the most common pastimes in the T-world. Not that this isn’t without controversy, of course. There are the picture plagiarists who steal someone else’s image and pass them off as their own. There are those who Photoshop their face onto the bodies of others. There are those who […]
Lurking At The Threshold
You know, I’ve been thinking about the whole branding of the “trans†condition lately. I’m not so much into this “new agey†best of both worlds BS that gets floated around from time to time. Probably because it seems terribly impractical, overly idealistic, and excessively convenient. You can’t just re-invent the world to make yourself […]
Ninja Beauty Secrets –Part 9
Ninja Beauty Secrets, Part 9 “Questions & Answers” This month we’re going to review some questions you sent me in reference to the past eight months of columns. I’ve overplucked my brows; now I can’t find a brow pencil that looks natural. What should I do? Thin brows can certainly open up the eye area, […]
Weight Gains, Role-Play Games, and Richie Petrie
Welcome to Dina’s Diner! Your hostess, Dina Amberle, dishes up a heady cuisine that goes well beyond average diner fare. There’s no place on Dina’s menu for unappetizing dishes that don’t satisfy. And she always adds that secret sauce of her’s! Wait till you hear what she has dug up on little Richie Petrie. It’s […]
Two Drink Minimum
Forgive me if I’ve seemed distracted lately. You see, I’ve been distracted lately. I moved. And we all know what a pain that is… especially when one has two wardrobes. I moved from the suburbs to beautiful downtown Cincinnati. (Stop snickering. It’s really quite lovely.)
Ninja Beauty Secrets — Part 9
Ninja Beauty Secrets, Part 9 “Questions & Answers” This month we’re going to review some questions you sent me in reference to the past eight months of columns. I’ve over-plucked my brows; now I can’t find a brow pencil that looks natural. What should I do? Thin brows can certainly open up the eye area, […]
Perspective
I’d planned on doing this month’s article about terminology, or as some of us call them, “labels.†But I really don’t feel like engaging in transgender politics after the events of the last few days.
Extra, Extra — More TG News You Can Use
After our TWIT column went to press we found these other pieces of useful information laying amidst the scattered press releases, store fliers and sale coupons that we call a desk. We’ve scrapped them together and present them here. Info on Lobby Days, and how to participate in a creative photography project make up this […]
Perpetual Change By Pamela DeGroff 3/17/08
Donna Austin (plus some odds and ends) The interesting thing about doing this column on what I’ve begun calling “transgender representations in popular music,” is that I no longer know where it will lead me. By saying that, I don’t mean that there isn’t a clear vision for each installment. No, it’s just that over […]
How I Learned To Dance (Like A Woman)
I promised Cheryl back on February 18th that I’d talk a little about the notion of the GG succorer — that is, a natal-born woman who takes a burgeoning trans-woman under her wing and teaches her the ways of womanhood. So Cheryl, this one’s for you… Primarily, I think the notion of the female mentor […]
The Ones That Got Away
Lexy Tranner’s last cartoon got me thinking: not about women or mates, but about dresses. How many great ones have we missed out on, because they weren’t quite right? They just didn’t fit perfectly, so we toss them.
Ninja Beauty Secrets, Part 8
Lip Lining This month we’re going to learn some basic and advanced lip lining techniques and determine where and when to use them.
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
In this installment of Dina’s Digital Diner Dina covers two items that cover the polar extremes of femininity—and good taste.
Theresa Part 22 By Hebe Dotson
The Story So Far (TGF subscribers can read earlier installments): Alan has assumed the almost full-time identity of Theresa “Terri†Sayers, single mother. Terri has found a day job in a department store and has begun to take female hormones. At last, her luck takes a turn for the better as her agent sends her […]
This Week in Transgenderism!
A Gary, Indiana teen sues over her prom dress. Another murder of a transgendered teen. New England T’s plan to march on their own. And GLBT leaders continue to shout for an inclusive vote in Congress. It’s a special, double-issue of TWIT Notes! Why? Because it’s cold outside, and there’s no end in sight to […]
Hate Crime — An Op Ed
There are times when I’m so stunned by the inhumanity of my fellow humans that I have to rouse myself and speak. We have enough of a negative, criminal nature happening on planet Earth every day (Africa and Kosovo are just two examples) that if we weren’t able to tune it out and distance it […]
Letter To The Editor — Some Respect From The Shopping Channels!
A TGF member asks, “Why can’t we get some respect from the shopping channels?” And she asks us to take a survey of our members on the topic. So, here we present her plea and invite you to let her know how you feel about the shopping channels feeling “free to ridicule crossdressers.” Read and […]
Tomb of the Unknown Transgender
In Detroit recently, police found the body of a man in female attire, in a vacant lot. He had been shot in the head. So far, police have not released the name of the victim, at the request of the family. Now, the head of the National Center for Transgender Equality has joined area media […]
The Great Divide
We always speak of community. It’s a great word as it conveys a comforting idea of people living and working together in harmony with one another. I mean, after all we share the common bond of a desire to express a gender identity contrary to our biological sex. But just as in all communities, harmony […]
Letter From The Editor
We have a jam packed Monday edition of TGForum today—five new posts and articles for your entertainment and information. Some of you are looking down below this post and saying, “But Angela, I only see three stories on the page and then the Archives links. There’s this story where you’re quoting me, and then a […]
The Lost Ladies of Flight 72
Little did the plane load of laughing and smiling TG ladies know that when they boarded Flight 72 for a good time in LadyLike Land—the flight would end in disaster! Flight 72 would disappear from the radar screens without a trace and they would become—lost! But seriously, LadyLike’s regular feature Mirror-Mirror was made up of […]
