Recent Transgender Articles
The Week In Trans 1/18/21
Today we learn that Sarah McBride has been sworn into office Delaware. Joe Biden has said there are at least three genders. Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter is supporting trans charities. Violence against trans women of color continues. The Montana legislature has two anti-trans bills on their agenda. Alabama and Mississippi seek to ban medical treatments for trans minors. North Dakota bans trans athletes from school sports. A judge in Alabama rules that trans people don’t need to provide proof of affirmation surgery to change their legal gender. A photo purporting to be a trans woman participating in the riot at the Capital proves to be fake. A trans woman power lifter is suing USA Powerlifting over regulations that keep her from competing. Angelica Ross is slated to appear in American Horror Story 10. The pandemic benefitted some trans people who could be themselves 24/7 during quarantine and were able to come out as trans. There’s all that and more waiting for your in TWIT!
Are You Happy?
Christy Lewis writes about what happiness means to her. In the old days a good rock concert could make her happy. Now she has other things that make her glow with happiness. She outlines a few of them in The View From Christy’s World.
1956: Sweet Sweet Little Ramona page 12
It’s 1956 and we’re transported to the garment district of New York City where a trans woman works to make a living selling what she’s got in the night time and tries to find a way to become a fashion model. Click to meet the various characters, from hookers to fashion buyers for the chic department stores, as Ramona makes her way toward the glamorous life.
Missing
Sophie Lynne is attending graduate school in central Pennsylvania at PSU and working in State College to pay the bills. Between her studies, work, and the pandemic she is feeling more and more isolated. The area seems to have no trans community and Sophie finds herself missing the companionship of other trans women.
The Occasional Woman Fashion Trends
Lorraine Anderson, the woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, keeps an eye on fashion trends. Today she talks about visible thongs, photos printed on clothing, maxi dresses, wrap skirts and the hot new color for 2021. If you want to stay in step with the latest fashion trends read The Occasional Woman and see what Lorraine thinks of them.
My Life as Savannah, Chapter 6: Fred
With his father away at work much of the time Kenny’s mother and sister encourage him to dress as Savannah more and more. His mother tells him how much she enjoys having a younger daughter and his sister continues to teach him feminine ways. Savannah has been introduced to the local girls as a visiting cousin and they accept her completely. She attends a slumber party and church socials. She was shy as a boy but as Savannah she finds herself chatting with both girls and boys. One boy in particular has been escorting her on casual outings. Where might that lead?
The Week In Trans 1/11/21
First up we offer our award giving column The Week In Trans! What do we learn today? Laverne Cox was set to coproduce a documentary on sex workers and pulled out. Bollywood seems to want to be inclusive of trans people but continues to cast cis males in trans women roles. A designer from India comes out as trans. The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted the use of gender-neutral terms. Violence against trans women of color continues. Two of the contestants from RuPaul’s Drag Race helped get out the vote in Georgia. Trans people are being studied so much that they are getting research fatigue. Eddie Izzard praises Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner for opening doors. Canada’s Drag Race is renewed for a second season. Children in Britain and Wales will no longer be able to get puberty blockers. Trans candidates in Brazil are winning elections. There’s all that and a lot more waiting for you in TWIT!
Dina’s Diner, January 11, 2021
What’s cooking down at Dina’s Diner? Dina Amberle, the owner and operator of that virtual establishment, is always updating the menu and offering several tasty specials. Today she takes a bit of Indian trans beauty pageant winner, mixes it up with a trans contestant on Jeopardy!, adds a dash of crossplay anime characters and a sprinkling of Lady Gaga to create a veritable taste treat. And for dessert she offers Ginger or Maryann. Get yourself ready for a darned good time at Dina’s Diner!
1956: Sweet Sweet Little Ramona page 11
It’s 1956 and we’re transported to the garment district of New York City where a trans woman works to make a living selling what she’s got in the night time and tries to find a way to become a fashion model. Click to meet the various characters, from hookers to fashion buyers for the chic department stores, as Ramona makes her way toward the glamorous life.
Trans Spirituality – Martin Luther King Day
With Martin Luther King day coming soon Rabbah Rona Matlow finds a connection between the struggles of the Black community fighting for quality and freedom, and the suffering of the Israelites under the foot of an insecure pharaoh in ancient Egypt.
Breaking Barriers: Election Edition
Claire Hall is an elected official in her local government. She won reelection and talks about how she was subjected to ugly attacks by some of the people in her town at the same time she got open-minded, loving support.
TransTainment! Trans in arts and entertainment
It’s news from the world of the arts and entertainment. From the transgender Bond Girl to an author whose debut novel is being published by one of the top publishers, Angela Gardner rounds up the news on the creative members of the trans community.
A Sabrina Symington Cartoon
Look! In the sky! it’s a bird, it’s a plane. It’s Super Bria! Sometimes Bria feels that way. Like she can do anything. But why do it all on your own?
Feminine Voice Coaching
Sabrina Symington continues her series of voice training videos that give you the vocal tools to sound in a way that matches your look. Whether you crossdress now and then or live fulltime in your preferred gender speaking as a woman can boost your confidence when you interact with members of the general public. Sabrina has a lot to say on the subject of sounding like you look.
The Week In Trans 1/4/21
It’s a new year and the transgender news just keeps on coming. There’s more need than ever for The Week In Trans! What do we learn today? Gay and trans children are more likely to be obese or have other eating disorders. Six victories for the LGBTQ community in 2020. New York state makes single-person restrooms gender neutral. More violence aimed at Black trans women. A comic calls Ricky Gervais “lazy” because of the tired jokes he makes about trans people. The new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race will see many celebrity guests. A trans woman is asked to leave a women’s clothing store because they say she was making the other customers nervous. Germany may change the procedure for changing gender to a simple statement of gender. South Africa is pondering adding an X to official ID for nonbinary people. A fashion designer wins Miss Transqueen India. AmazonSmile donates money to 40 anti-LGBT groups. Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson weighs in on the actual sex of Santa’s reindeer. There’s all that and much more, along with a few TWIT Awards, waiting for you in TWIT!
Julie’s NYE Celebration — Kinda
Julie and a couple of her friends decided to stage a Faux New Year’s Eve party the Monday before the actual event. Of course there were preparations to be made, some shopping in the afternoon, looking at new glasses and picking the restaurant for dinner, the spot for after dinner drinks and then the addition of one more place for one more drink. And then there was the champagne back at the hotel room.
1956: Sweet Sweet Little Ramona page 10
It’s 1956 and we’re transported to the garment district of New York City where a trans woman works to make a living selling what she’s got in the night time and tries to find a way to become a fashion model. Click to meet the various characters, from hookers to fashion buyers for the chic department stores, as Ramona makes her way toward the glamorous life.
Mayo Clinic Advocates for Crossdressing (to Stay Safe during the Pandemic)
Linda’s friend Mary had questions about how safe it is to have sexual relations with people she had met online during the Covid pandemic. The best advice Linda could find all said no sex with anyone outside your own household is safe. Meeting a part time lover in a hotel room for an evening of erotic pleasure could also introduce the virus into another human body. But some of the advice from a prestigious institution seems to say crossdressing might be one way to avoid infection.
Drag in Cinema: Turning Japanese
Today we take a look at female impersonation in Japanese cinema. The following films used men to portray female characters. Unlike many movies made in the USA the “man in a dress” was not meant to get laughs. The actors were honestly portraying female characters. Tamasaburo Bando “Yasha-ga-ike” (“Demon Pond,” ) 1979 is a foreign […]
Retro Rerun: Crossdressed and Stranded
Today’s Retro Rerun is from the TGForum Archives for 1998. The late Roberta Angela Dee shared a story with TGForum users from her early days identifying as a crossdressing male. She went on the transition and wrote many posts for TGF. In this story she writes about the thrill she would get stopping at a convenience store and buying a soda. Only to have the thrill disappear when she couldn’t start her car.
The Week In Trans 12/28/20
Time for the news! With our news feature, The Week In Trans! What do we learn today? The president loses in his efforts to limit federal anti-discrimination training. Elliot Page gets much support after coming out as trans. A city councilman apologizes for calling a trans woman “an it”. Laverne Cox starts a podcast. Eddie Izzard’s pronouns get mostly a positive response. Female athletes sign on to support the fight against Idaho’s ban on trans girls in school sports. Is the music industry ready for a transgender star? 14 teens are arrested in England for a transphobic attack on 4 friends. Appearing in court in British Columbia? You will need to declare your pronouns and honorific before the trial can begin. There’s all that and a lot more, plus a few TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
Be Visible!
Kandi offers the advice today the TGF has counseled for years: Don’t be afraid to be visible. Don’t take chances and go to places that might be dangerous, but don’t worry about what the general public thinks. If you act nervous and shy people will wonder what’s wrong with you. Be confident and proud. Get more of Kandi’s suggestions on how to enjoy your time out and about. And there are photos from Kandi’s own adventures.
An interview with . . . Mariette Pathy Allen
Shelley Anne interviews Mariette Pathy Allen, a photographer, author, activist, film collaborator and world traveler who has spent decades documenting the lives of the many people who fall under the umbrella term transgender. Ms. Allen first met members of the heterosexual crossdressing community in 1978. That led to many photos of that segment of the trans world and led her to explore crossdressing and the differently gendered in other cultures.
Transgender Asexuality
Dana Bevan began exploring asexuality in transgender people and it made her come out as a gyne-sapio-romantic asexual stone butch transgender lesbian. If you would like to know just what that strand of words means you will have to read her thoughts on the incidence of asexuality in the transgender community.
1956: Sweet Sweet Little Ramona, page 9
It’s 1956 and we’re transported to the garment district of New York City where a trans woman works to make a living selling what she’s got in the night time and tries to find a way to become a fashion model. Click to meet the various characters, from hookers to fashion buyers for the chic department stores, as Ramona makes her way toward the glamorous life.
A Magical Paradox
Sometimes people get into relationships that become toxic. The thing to do is leave that relationship but as Charee writes today, it’s not that simple. Many things can stand in the way of leaving behind the drama and conflict. But, if you decide that you won’t take it anymore things can improve. You may experience A Magical Paradox like Charee did.
