Recent Transgender Articles
Trans News Now 5/29/23
The trans woman journalist covering the war in Ukraine joined Ukraine’s army and was wounded. Arizona’s governor vetoes a pronoun bill. Vermont’s governor signs a bill to protect access to gender-affirming care. The mayor of St. Louis signs sanctuary city status into law. Other states are moving backward by introducing and passing anti-trans bills. The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund sues Tennessee. A legal historian has an essay on the history of anti-trans laws. A Louisiana Republican state senator votes against a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. New Mexico welcomes families with trans children. The burger chain Hamburger Mary’s sues Ron DeSantis over Florida’s drag ban. The Human Rights Campaign and Equality Florida issued a travel advisory saying don’t go to Florida. Delaware legislature member Sarah McBride could become the first trans woman in the U.S. House of Representatives if she runs to take the current representative’s seat upon his retirement. Mexico announces nonbinary gender designations on passports. 200 transgender students attend a trans prom in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. There’s all that and plenty more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Dina’s Diner 5/29/23
The weather around Dina’s Diner is warming up and Dina is grilling outside. Her Memorial Day weekend fare begins with a crossdresser who meets a woman who likes his look and they become a couple. Then she whips up a spicy serving of red state porn, swiftly followed by a look at real sexy as opposed to Instagram sexy. Meanwhile she’s heating up appreciation for uniforms on the back of the grill, and finishes the meal off with a look at offbeat fashion looks. Don’t miss perusing the menu at Dina’s Diner!
Trans in Film & Video 3/29/23
Hollywood calling! It’s all the news from Lala Land in one place! Today we feature Jinkx Monsoon, now appearing in a Prime Video comedy special. Trace Lysette is making waves for her role in Monica. Florida’s first ever transgender homecoming queen is the star of a short documentary film. Learn about eight young trans actresses who are getting critical acclaim. And there’s more!
The Default; What it Means For You
If something has not been done about the debt ceiling that the GOP is holding hostage in just a few days the government will default on paying the debts that have already been authorized by Congress. What happens then to people, many of them members of the transgender community, who depend on government assistance to survive? Rabbah Rona has a preview.
Twit Awards for the Week 5/29/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now! 5/22/23
D’Arcy Drollinger has been named the Drag Laureate of San Francisco. Meanwhile, red states continue their crusade against transgender people. Missouri, Texas, and Florida lead the pack. Adidas uses a nonbinary model for a swimsuit ad and conservatives clutch their pearls and gasp. Due to Florida’s drag law Tampa Pride cancels a drag event. Senators Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn want to investigate Bud Light’s deal with Dylan Mulvaney. A trans woman cyclist wins the race and the runners-up are no shows at the winner’s podium. Around 200 transgender, non-binary, and ally writers joined the strike by the Writers Guild of America. Kim Petras will release an album in June. The Simpsons has a bad record on trans inclusion. A trans woman punk musician wants to be Ireland’s first openly trans legislator. Trans rights are eroding in Pakistan. El Salvador is not good either. The LA Dodgers pride night will not feature members of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The first out gay president of the American Medical Association vows to fight laws that limit gender-affirming care. It’s all in Trans News Now!
The Road Not Taken, Part II
Linda continues her friend Sally’s story of Melissa, a part-time T-girl who had balanced a successful career as a male educator with years of going out on the town as a fun-loving female. This time she tells how her life could have unfolded with one little twist in her story.
HeartlandTG Revisited
In today’s post Shelley Anne tells us about her trip to the HeartlandTG in early May. The three day event happens in a state not known for its tolerance of transgender people, Oklahoma. But HeartlandTG prides itself on being a safe and fun venue. In fact this year’s gathering had to move to a bigger venue to accommodate everyone.
Who’s Mom?
Liberty Storer has many cisgender female friends she has met online. Mother’s Day got many of them upset when they learned that their former husbands who had transitioned genders were asking to be honored as moms on that day. Liberty gives a report on the biological mom’s response to that request.
David de Alba @ The Winchester Theatre
David de Alba, the Cuban Legend who performed at the world famous Finocchio Club in the 1970s and ’80s brought his show to the Winchester Theatre at the Dondero Cultural Centre in Las Vegas on April 1, 2023. The show was called, If I Can Turn Back Time. David did several musical numbers with anecdotes and stories from his childhood through to the present day. Here are the musical highlights from the show. The full show will premier here on his YouTube channel later this year.
Twit Awards for the Week 5/22/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 5/15/23
The U.S. Supreme Court quietly decided an asylum case in favor of a trans woman who fled Guatemala because of persecution. Throughout the decision she is referred to with the correct pronouns. Missouri passes a bill that will deny minors gender-affirming care. Kansas City, Missouri declares itself a sanctuary city for trans youth. Nonbinary drag artiste Brigitte Bandit testified to the Texas legislature while wearing the names of trans murder victims on her skirt. Washington state is protecting the right of minors to gender-affirming care. Trace Lysette’s film Monica hits theaters. The Drag Isn’t Dangerous telethon raises over half a million dollars to fight anti-trans laws. There’s a new drag queen cooking show titled Drag Me To Dinner. A three game winner on Jeopardy! is a drag queen. A U.N. expert expressed “deep concerns” for LGBTQ rights under the current government of the U.K.. Eurovision features a drag interlude. A new transgender history project in Washington, D.C., has launched. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Trans Loneliness
A recent report from the U.S. Surgeon General warned of significant increases in loneliness. The transgender community has been dealing with loneliness for a considerable amount of time. Dana Bevan looks at the problem and has several suggestions on how lonely trans people can move from lonely to connected.
TransTainment 5/15/23
Trace Lysette is a rising transgender star getting great reviews for her work in the film Monica. She plays the title character, a trans woman who reunites, and cautiously makes peace with the family she fled, as they take care of their ailing mother (played by Patricia Clarkson), who at first doesn’t recognize her daughter. […]
“My wife is not a controversy!”
Amanita contributed to TGForum with an advice column titled Ask Amanita. She is a gender counselor and activist who advocates for the transgender community. Her spouse is a trans woman. This post is about how her wife’s transition, which Amanita fully supported, caused changes in their social standing in their community. How they had to make new friends when the old ones retreated, and how much the discrimination hurts. Share this post with any cisgender allies.
Twit Awards for the Week 5/15/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 5/8/23
Time for the news. A Missouri judge extends their stay on that state’s ban on gender-affirming care. A trans man activist is shot by a security guard. The Montana governor signs a ban on gender-affirming care. Other state’s “hate on” trans bills are now law. Several families in Oklahoma sue the state over their anti-trans law. Zooey Zephyr sues again after losing her first try—and she announces her engagement to trans activist Erin Reed. The Ohio woman who was prosecuted for nudity in a YMCA is found not guilty on all four counts. George Santos is an anti-trans gay man. Michaela Jaé Rodriguez will join the cast of American Horror Story for season 12. More performers are bringing drag queens on stage when they have a concert in Tennessee. J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell become the first two non-binary or gender-nonconforming actors nominated for Tony Awards. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Coronation Graduation
While she didn’t get up early to watch it, Sophie thought about the coronation of the new king of England and examines the place of pageantry and ritual in our lives. Here college graduation came to mind and sparked this post.
The Shop at the End of the Road, Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of a trans fantasy tale by Kristy Leigh. It’s about a mysterious shop and a regular customer there. It’s one of those places that seems to never have any customers but all sorts of curiosities, and of course there’s an exotic proprietor. In Part 1 Robbie, the regular visitor to the shop, wanders around as if he’s looking for something specific. When the shop owner, Felicity, questions him about what he’s hunting for he is reluctant to tell. Felicity reads her Tarot cards.
Do It Like a Girl!
Boys will often use the phrase, “You play like a girl” when they want to make fun of a rival on the playing field. But that’s a phrase that for many trans people is a compliment. Christy Lewis looks at the variety of things that girls, and grown-up women, do that come naturally to them. Behavior that trans women would do well to emulate if they want to be accepted as ladies.
Chapter 36 – One More Wedding
In Chapter 35 of My Life as Savannah Bill proposed marriage. Savannah accepted and after a conference with Savannah’s family in which he was informed of the nature of her childhood, wedding planning commenced.
Twit Awards for the Week 5/8/23
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Trans News Now 5/1/23
Legislation and judges placing a hold on legislation is ongoing. The DOJ sues Tennessee over its ban on gender affirming care. Zooey Zephyr, the one member of the Montana legislature who has first hand experience of gender affirming care, is banned from the floor of the House. Seven protestors are arrested following her banishment. The governor of Montana has a non-binary child but says that won’t keep him from signing the legislature’s anti-trans bill. Many drag queens go to the state capital to protest Florida’s new drag law. Hunter Schafer stars in the next Hunger Games movie. Evil Dead Rise features a trans male actor. Dylan Mulvaney speaks for the first time after the Bud Light kerfuffle. The Victoria branch of Australia’s Green Party will remove any member not willing to support a certain degree of transgender rights. Lizzo invited drag queens to join her at her show in Knoxville, Tennessee. That’s just a taste of the news you’ll find in Trans News Now!
Dina’s Diner 5/1/23
Today Dina’s Diner opens their new buffet. Hostess, chef, and dishwasher Dina Amberle has stocked the buffet with delicious brain food. There’s everything from safety in public and stories about when little boys were dressed in girl’s attire, to the difference between school clothes in the US and France and big, big hair, to the mannequin-like art of Stepford Kush. Take a bite of all of it in this visit to Dina’s Diner.
Trans in Film & Video 5/1/23
Trans in Film & Video is all about trans actors appearing in film and TV shows. Today it’s trans male Morgan Davies in Evil Dead Rise, Zoe Terakes in Marvel’s Ironheart, Bilal Baig the creator of Sort Of, Juliana Joel and the backlash that happened when she was cast in Raven’s Home, and Liv Bryant in an episode of ABC’s Will Trent. Ready, lights, camera, action!
Why Does the GOP Attack Transgender People?
The right wing is displaying downright paranoia over transgender people. We continue to see record numbers of attacks against trans people in the US. As a result of this, some trans activists urge trans people to arm themselves for self-defense. Why do conservatives engage in attacks, both legislative and physical? Rabbah Rona feels that much of it has to do with their interpretation of Christianity.
