Recent Transgender Articles
Research Study Needs Trans Women
TGF has been contacted by a researcher at Harvard who is conducting a study on how feminizing hormones affect heart and metabolic health. They are looking for transgender women from around the U.S. to participate. Participants will be compensated. Read on for more information.
Trans News Now 4/17/23
Governor Jared Polis of Colorado signs a bill making the state a haven for trans minors. Other states do the opposite thing and advance bills in legislatures and governors sign them into law. The White House Press Secretary says laws will not make trans youth go away. Three Nebraska state senators form a political action committee to counter hate directed at trans people. Students in Florida plan a walk-out to protest the state’s latest restrictions. Using AI two men transform prominent Republicans’ images into RuPublican queens. The incoming president of the American Medical Association is gay, and a very vocal opponent of anti-transgender legislation. Surprise!—The stress of being a transgender youth makes them more likely to have substance abuse issues. The Trans Wellness Conference is taking this year off. Pedro Pascal keeps talking positively about his trans sister. San Francisco holds a pro-drag protest. Equality Florida warns transgender people to stay away. There’s all those stories and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Fun in the Keystone State
Kandi Robbins traveled into Pennsylvania to attend The Keystone Conference held at The Hershey Hotel in Harrisburg, the state’s capital. Today she reports on how the conference turned out.
TransTainment 4/17/23
It’s TransTainment time! Drag queens are doing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Jinkx Monsoon, fresh off her role in Chicago joins the cast of Doctor Who. And we have video of her singing a song from Chicago. Drag icon Heklina passes away. A trans woman’s picture on beer cans makes right wing drinkers shoot their beer. The Drag Race cast performs a song titled Wigloose. All that and more is waiting for you in TransTainment!
Transgender Depression
Depression occurs throughout the population but transgender people are subject to a particular kind of depression associated with cultural rejection. Day after day hearing news reports of anti-trans legislation around the country will bring you down for sure. Dr. Dana Bevan looks at the types of depression, examines the drugs used to treat depression, and expounds on some non-drug treatments that may help.
Twit Awards for the Week 4/17/23
While assembling the stories for the new 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.
Recent Transgender Events
Christine Hochberg has been around the trans community for awhile and makes it a habit to attend important conferences. Today she has two short reports on transgender events; Moving Trans History Forward and the William’s Institute’s annual conference.
Trans News Now 4/10/23
What’s new? The newly gorgeous Dylan Mulvaney teams up with Bud Light to promote a contest. Right-wing backlash occurs. The Supreme Court won’t hear a case regarding trans athletes. The Department of Education issues a new interpretation of Title IX prohibiting large scale bans on trans athletes in school sports. The governor of North Dakota’s veto of a pronoun bill survives attempts by the legislature to override it. A federal judge in Tennessee blocks a ban on drag performances, temporarily. Idaho makes gender-affirming care illegal. Several more states enact anti-trans legislation. A trans woman golfer wins the Australian Women’s Classic and garners death threats along with her trophy. A federal judge in Texas has ordered the return of books removed from public libraries due to their LGBTQ themes. The governor of New Jersey proclaims his state to be a sanctuary for transgender people. Hari Neff plays a Barbie in the upcoming Barbie movie. An all trans-masculine soccer team loses their first match but makes history as the first all-trans team to play the game. There’s all that hot news and more besides waiting for you in Trans News Now!
The Occasional Woman: Spring Fashion!
Lorraine Anderson, owner of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, takes you on a trip through the spring fashion scene. She comments on what works and what doesn’t. Prepare to take notes for your next shopping excursion.
Celebrations and Observances
Easter, Passover, and Ramadan all happened at the same time this year. Thinking about the significance of the holidays got Sophie to looking at them and find connections between the holiday rituals and transgender transition.
The Same, But Different
After a major life transition Christy Lewis feels she is still the same person she was before transition. Her past matters; it formed her present, and guides her future. People that have known her before and after transition still recognize the same person despite the different outward appearance. Christy feels “It’s the same, but different” implies continuity.
Chapter 35 – He Proposed
Bill and Savannah have now been together for nearly three years and were more in love than ever. Bill took her out for a gourmet dinner at the Skyline Club. The couple talked, dined, and danced. Savannah enjoyed it as another beautiful evening with Bill. Then he got up from his seat, came around the table with a small box in his hand. As he knelt before her he said he had something to ask her.
Transgender Nightmare: A Trans Conservative Looks at the Nashville Shooting
Michelle Rogers is a trans woman who identifies as conservative. She was appalled by the Nashville school shooting and further concerned that the shooter’s transgender male identity might give more power to the right-wing attacks on trans people, both in legislatures and on the streets.
Twit Awards for the Week 4/10/23
While assembling the stories for the new 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 4/3/23
What’s in the news? Congressional Democrats introduce the Transgender Bill or Rights, again. President Biden signs a presidential proclamation acknowledging Transgender Day of Visibility. The Department of State issues a statement saying transgender rights are human rights. In the states legislation moves forward denying trans people their rights. The next season of Doctor Who includes a trans man character. Sasha Velour writes a book. Teen Vogue has safety tips for trans kids in school. Build-A-Bear introduces a RuPaul drag bear. Four Florida families with trans children file a lawsuit against the state’s ban on gender-affirming care. Laura ?Jane Grace is on tour this month. A British doctor wins back her license to practice treating transgender patients. There’s all that and more in our news compilation Trans News Now!
Dina’s Diner 4/3/23
Hey! Forget about all those fancy celebrity chefs with their haute cuisine. At Dina’s Diner Dina Amberle handles all the important tasks to put a plate packed full of welcome comfort foot on the counter for every diner patron. Today her menu features male models in women’s lingerie, a look at the mom of a trans kid who wasn’t as supportive as she thought, breasts!, Kathy Ireland at 60, and, for dessert, thigh high boots! Come visit Dina’s Diner today!
Trans in Film & Video 4/3/23
Wherever trans people are depicted on screen Angela Gardner finds them and lets you know in Trans in Film & Video. Today she has news of a couple of documentaries, an Amazon series starring Laverne Cox, the Sundance Institute’s list of the nine best films by transgender filmmakers, and more!
Trans Day of Visibility Special
Friday March 31 was Transgender Day of Visibility. This is a day where we work to bring ourselves out and bring justice for those in our community who are being oppressed. Rabbah Rona writes that this year TDOV happened the weekend before Passover begins and there are connections between TDOV and Passover.
The Psychological Journey of a Transgender Person
Michelle Rogers writes about the changes, physical and mental, that transition brings. She illustrates them with examples from her own gender journey.
Twit Awards for the Week 4/3/23
While assembling the stories for the new 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 3/27/23
92-year-old drag performer Darcelle XV passes away. Kentucky’s governor vetos anti-trans legislation sent to him by the Republican controlled House. Kansas’s governor also vetos anti-trans legislation. Arkansa Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders proudly signs anti-trans legislation. More Restroom Wars! The Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive is open again after damage to ifs facility is repaired. Four families with trans kids sue the state of Florida over its ban on gender-affirming care. Nebraska state Senator Michaela Cavanaugh has ended her filibuster but will start it over if the legislature tries to pass an anti-trans bill. A trans activist creates a map of areas in the country where trans rights are at risk. Maryland has made it easier for trans youth to get gender-affirming care. GLAAD finds that trans representation on television series is down. Trace Lysette stars in a new film. Proud Boys attempt to disrupt a drag queen story time event and leave the scene bloodied. Nicole Maines’s father had a hard time accepting her but now he’s her biggest ally. Of course that’s just a small taste of all the transgender news you’ll find in Trans News Now!
A Weekend Adventure Part II
Linda has been lamenting that since COVID struck nothing much interesting has been happening in the lives of crossdressers. That is she was lamenting until one friend decided to set the record straight. The activities are there if you know how to find them and sometimes, they will find you. Last time we learned of the friend’s Friday and Saturday adventures. We now skip forward to Sunday morning.
Recapping So Far
Liberty Storer looks back at her posts since she started contributing to TGForum with a spouse’s perspective.
An interview with: Susan Kuklin, Author of Beyond Magenta
Susan Kuklin is an American photographer and award-winning writer and trans ally. She is noted for books for young children as well as for older readers and is the author of “Beyond Magenta, Transgender Teens Speak Out”. The book was on the Top 10 Most Challenged Books lists for 2015 and 2019.
A Sabrina Symington Cartoon: Experts
When fools and clowns lie to people about the “evils” of transgender healthcare Sabrina Symington’s cartoons are there to make them look silly. Today she comments on the testimony of “experts”.
Twit Awards for the Week 3/27/23
While assembling the stories for the new 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.
