Recent Transgender Articles
Chapter Nine – Life Is The Dream
Today we have Chapter 9 of Chrissy Gann’s story, The Stained Glass Dream. Amy and Jen are happily married and have settled in to a comfortable routine. What could possibly happen in Chapter 9? Read on.
Twit Awards for the Week 10/3/22
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 9/26/22
A drag star who appeared on Drag Race U.K. passes away at the age of 28. A judge blocks the Texas Department of Child Protective Services from investigating parents who support their trans kids. Virginia replaces school policies that protected trans students with new policies that harm trans students. The city of Denver tests a program that gives money to homeless trans, nonbinary, and other vulnerable groups. The Keystone Conference is March 22-26 in Harrisburg, Pa. A group called Gays Against Groomers is banned from Google, PayPal and Venmo. The Montana Department of Health accepts affidavits as proof for gender change. An anti trans book in England was approved by the National Education Union until they looked at it more closely and it was quickly unapproved. A protest against Children’s Hospital in Boston drew a small group of people angry over the hospital’s trans youth program but counter protestors showed up in much greater numbers. There’s all that and much more happening around the world. Get all the stories from Trans News Now!
Finding the Color That Works for You
Finding the colors that go best with you isn’t always so easy when you’re just beginning to explore your femme side. You can find all sorts of methods for determining which colors of attire work best with your skin tone and it can all be pretty confusing. Lorraine Anderson has a sure fire way to quickly determine your best color match. Read on the find out what she recommends.
Hair, Today
Today Christy writes about the influence of ’60s girl groups on her choice of hairstyles. Not so much the styles the girl groups sported but the image they projected, which was one of poise, confidence and beauty. Their hair was the finishing touch. But read on! Things are about to get hairy. In a good way, as Christy reveals her influences and her own changing coiffure.
Blast from the Past
Grad school seems to be demanding Sophie Lynne’s full attention so she steps back to 2010 and looks at the questions she had for herself back then. Give them a read and see if you are asking yourself the same question in 2022.
Chapter 28 – Disaster at Work
Savannah has risen to a position of authority as the DJ Harris company. It helped that the CEO is a trans woman. But having that advantage would not have been much help if Savannah did not deliver insightful, suggestions that increased the bottom line. Chapter 28 begns with the ladies of DJ Harris having dinner at Savannah’s new apartment. Little do the ladies know that disaster is preparing to befall the company.
Twit Awards for the Week 9/26/22
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 9/19/22
Saturday Night Live introduces a nonbinary cast member — their first ever — in the new season. Officials in Montana refuse to follow a 2017 law regarding name and gender change on birth certificates. A two-spirit indigenous woman is the 29th trans woman murdered this year. The D.C. center for trans women, Casa Ruby, is in receivership. A new survey finds the general public is not as accepting of transgender people as we might like but they are not against us as much as they used to be. A woman made a bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital over their program to treat trans youth. Learn more about the 10-year-old fashion model who has been walking the runway in New York. New medical coding may alleviate problems encountered by transgender patients. The London and Boston marathons will both add a nonbinary division. Disney launches a series about a transgender youth activist. Actress Ava Gray plays a trans character on Atlanta. Sir Lady Java is a Black drag performer from the ‘60s and she is featured in a new book on the history of drag. A drag performer in Philadelphia passes away during her show. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Dina’s Diner 9/19/22
Repeat this while you look into the mirror, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!” Dina Amberle cooks up a dish that features “affirmations” and it is to die for. Then she adds more than a little bit on the biology of lips, and also whips up a connection between the attraction to Asian women and the treatment of Asian women. A refreshing sorbet of ’60s fashion clears the palate for the next course, what are the female role models that inspire crossdresser’s Halloween costumes? Find out at Dina’s Diner.
Who Are the Real Sinners?
Right wing evangelicals have an agenda. Rabbah Rona Matlow feels that their agenda is very much anchored in white supremacy. Somehow the “Christian” evangelicals always fail to follow the teachings of Christ. Rabbah Rona can quote from the Bible on how Christians are supposed to relate to other people and to God. Read on to find out who the real sinners are.
Trans in Film and Video 9/19/22
From the internet kerfuffle sparked by an Instagram post by Hunter Schafer to a couple of documentaries and a look back at Soldier’s Girl, Trans in Film and Video is on top of all the news about transgender people in film and video.
Retro Rerun: A Different Perspective
Julie Freeman is a significant other who has been active in the gender community for over 20 years, particularly with significant others and couples groups. Julie has contributed articles to many publications in the transgender community. This column ran originally in the Diablo Valley Girls support groups newsletter, Devil Woman. It was published on TGForum in 1997.
Twit Awards for the Week 9/19/22
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 9/12/22
What’s up this past week? A non-binary trans person challenges an incumbent U.S. representative for his seat. A federal court upholds Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy. Florida is sued for keeping Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for minors. Oklahoma students sue their school over a restroom ban. A trans woman is ejected from a supposedly LGBTQ friendly nightclub after using the women’s restroom. Arkansa bans transgender care and a non-profit steps in. A survey shows Southern LGBTQ youth are growing up in a hostile environment. Amy Schneider get’s her own day in Oakland. Florida loses business over its Don’t Say Gay law. Laverne Cox stars in a new Norman Lear sitcom. Trace Lysette gets an eleven-minute standing ovation for her work in the film Monica. Nina West from Drag Race plays Divine in the Weird Al movie. England’s new prime minister is a foe of gender rights. And that’s just a taste of the news being made by transgender people this week.
Christine: Covid, Cannabis and a Christmas Party, Part 2
When a TG leader has a falling out with her community is there a way to get back together? Linda tells a story that might have a familiar ring to it.
Natalie and Kay Return in a Sabrina Symington Cartoon
After their horrid adventure in the pain dimension it’s nice to see Natalie and Kay living their best lives. Today we join them on a ppeaceful shore as they watch a beautiful sunset and ponder making a wish.
An Interview with Lynn Jones
Shelley Anne interviews author and proud trans woman Lynn Jones. Ms. Jones began her gender transition around five years age. In the process she found that her company was not as transgender friendly as it told the public. When she started her transition there everyone seemed supportive but in the long run they showed her the door. Today she gives her story to Shelley Anne.
How Significant Others Feel About Their CD Partners
Liberty Storer took an informal poll of women who were in or had been in relationships with crossdressers. Eighty nine women completed her survey and Liberty breaks down the resulting data in this blog post.
Twit Awards for the Week 9/12/22
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 9/5/22
Laverne Cox is mistaken for Beyoncé. California passes legislation to protect trans rights. Gender affirming care is not being delivered to children on Medicaid in Florida. A Florida school apologizes to a trans transfer student over not being allowed to play on the girl’s soccer team. A Virginia judge stops school libraries from banning two books. Agenda PAC has been formed to counter anti-trans candidates. LGBTQ+ children with parents in the military have more mental health issues. Gamers can now play Fortnite as the DC character Dreamer. Tommy Dorfman is set to make her directorial debut. J.K. Rawling has a new book inspired by what happened to her over her transphobic remarks. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
A Times Square Photo Shoot
Kandi Robbins has had her photo taken in Times Square but today’s post is not about that. Kandi recently participated in a photo shoot that will be featured on a giant billboard in Times Square on September 8. Kandi writes about the photo shoot and gives a behind the scenes look at the process.
Dragoncon 2022
For the past few years our resident transgender scientist has attended a science fiction/fantasy convention in Atlanta called Dragoncon. She doesn’t attend to cosplay as her favorite Star Wars character. She goes to give the science about transgender issues to attendees.
Sex and the Single (Trans) Girl
Michelle Rogers has a dream. She’d love to find a bordello that catered to trans women. She finds social media apps unhelpful and focused on beautiful young people. What do you do when you’re old and not that lovely? Read on and see what she would like to see in a trans woman focused establishment.
Venus and Online Shopping
Pauline Estelle revisits the online fashion resource Venus. Pauline enjoys shopping there due to the large variety of styles and the ready availability of sizes. Give her blog a read and see if she can entice you into trying the site.
Twit Awards for the Week 9/5/22
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.
