Recent Transgender Articles
An Interview with Mae Krell
Mae Krell is a nonbinary indie singer-songwriter who entered the live music business at 15. They started Tongue Tied Mag, an online publication that features photography, interviews, and anything related to music. As a photographer this is how Mae got started in the music industry. There was young Mae, photographing live music, most notably shooting the Governor’s Ball for Rolling Stone magazine at the age of 17. Shelley Anne interviews Mae in this edition of Tell Shelley Anne.
They Called Me She. . .
Charee took coming out as her true self in small steps. But one small step led to another and soon she found herself completely out. Then two month ago a custom home builder friend of hers called to ask if she was available to work on a job. When she reported to work she was introduced as Char. Read on to find out how it went from there.
The Week In Trans 11/23/20
First we bring you all the news with a transgender slant in the feature we call The Week In Trans! What’s new? A transgender Republican woman wins an election in California. The North Carolina restroom law expires on December 1. There have been a number of trans politicians elected around the world. The list of deceased trans women grew as the Transgender Day of Remembrance came and went. Several trans people made the Out 100 list. IBM formally apologized to Lynn Conway for firing her 52 years ago. Dr. Rachel Levine may be the next Surgeon General. CNN reports that one in ten trans people self prescribe hormones. More trans and non-binary characters appear on TV. A nonbinary version of The Flash called Kid Quick comes to the comics. Sam Smith talks about being ridiculed when they came out as non-binary. Billy Porter will direct a trans teen love story. One of the Real Housewives of Orange County learns on the show that her 14-year-old son is a drag queen. There is all that and a whole lot more news waiting for you in TWIT!
Hindsight: 2020
Christy Lewis takes a look back at her personal progress during 2020. She manages to find the good things that happened for her among the negative things that dominated the nightly news. She even got to try on some wedding dresses and learned how to change her own wiper blades. Catch up with the rest of her 2020 experiences in Hindsight: 2020.
Bullies Lose
When Joe Biden won the election Sophie paused for a momentary sigh of relief. Then the reality of having to live with the current president in office for two more months and there is a load of people on the right who believe Biden did not win, that the Democrats rigged the election and there may well be trouble from the right wing militia groups who back 45. Read her other thoughts about the right wing bullies.
Chapter 4 — Sunday
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. Being a girl for mom and his sister isn’t a great burden and he’s beginning to enjoy it. Today father meets Savannah, and she learns that the three women of the house are going to church on Sunday. What do you think will happen?
1956 Sweet Sweet Little Ramona page 4
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.
The Katherine – Pincessas de la Noche – Virtual or Real
Our Columbian correspondent, Katherine Diaz, files a report on how the worldwide pandemic has affected the crossdressing and drag communities in her nation. She also announces a virtual present to the world that will happen in December. Read on to learn just what it will be.
Abstract from: Passing on a Date: A Crossdressing Adventure
Author Alan Barrie shares two chapters from his book about the adventures of a lovely young crossdresser who plans a three-day weekend in Chicago spent entirely en femme. She’s ready for three days of girly fun but she gets more than she expected. Like being seated in the Amtrak dining car with a handsome man. Or lingering over a three-hour lunch with him on the train. She also didn’t expect that he would ask her out to dinner while she was in Chicago. And that the first date would lead to a second date, and more.
The Week In Trans 11/16/20
Do you need all the transgender news? If so here it comes in The Week In Trans! Today we learn that a trans woman who was thrown out by her family has taken the crown in a beauty pageant. The Biden administration has plans to stop the military ban, do away with religious based discrimination against trans people, and Biden has brought a trans woman on board to help craft policies. A trans woman is a new Justice of the Peace in Arkansas. Other trans candidates did well in their campaigns. Violence against trans women of color continues. The 2020 Stonewall Riot happened. Two new documentaries follow trans children. A trans woman makes the cover of Playboy Mexico. Transphobia is rampant in the U.K. Norway adds protection for transgender people to its hate crime laws. There’s all that and more plus a couple of TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
Dina’s Diner 11/16/20
A COMPETITION FOR OUR MINDS Newsweek magazine had a point-counterpoint debate about transgender athletes in the online edition on October 20, 2020. The opposing debaters were to answer Newsweek’s question Do Transgender Athletes Threaten Women’s Sports? Taking the “yes” position was Abigail Shrier and taking the “no” pro-trans position was Juliet Jacques. It’s a debate […]
1956 Sweet Sweet Little Ramona, page 3
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.
Transgender People Got Elected
Many people have considered the past few years to be dark times politically for transgender Americans. With the administration banning us from serving in the Armed Forces, to proposed rules to allow discrimination in emergency shelters and health care, to “bathroom bills” popping up in state legislatures from coast to coast, it seemed like elected […]
Time to Do the Work
Joe Biden won the Presidential election and Kamala Harris is the Vice President – Elect. People are celebrating, because Biden mentioned trans people in one of his speeches. This means we can all breathe a sigh of relief and assume the war is over, right? Not so fast! In Pirke Avot – The Teachings of […]
Femme Voice Training #4
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.
TransTainment!
Male Singers All Dolled Up Music stars have made the news by dressing up. One such singer is former One Direction member Harry Styles. Styles is featured on the cover and in a fashion spread for Vogue. The singer, who said he has always liked dressing up is depicted wearing a designer couture gown and […]
The Week In Trans 11/9/20
Time for all the transgender news! It’s The Week In Trans! Election Day saw trans women winning seats in state legislatures, most historic was Sarah McBride who is the first trans woman to be elected to a state Senate in Delaware. One representative lost her reelection bid. Joe Biden is our President Elect and he has promised to reverse the executive orders that denied many trans people their rights for the past four years. A transgender Republican woman came out in support of a Democratic Party candidate for the House of Representatives. Numbers show that somehow, with all his actions against LGBTQ people’s rights, Donald Trump picked up more votes from that community. Apple releases a new iPhone OS and it includes new emojis of the transgender flag and the transgender symbol. Trans and non-binary celebs celebrated Halloween with online photos of their fab Halloween costumes. Envy Peru wins Drag Race Holland. The Loki TV series on Disney+ will see Loki changing genders like he did in the myths. A Bollywood director has made a new version of an earlier film he made and he keeps the same plot which features a crossdressing serial killer. That’s just a taste of the news! There’s much more and few TWIT Awards as well.
A Couple Days in Wicker Park
Julie Slowinski is a girl who loves to get out and about. The pandemic has curtailed her crossdressing fun just like it has for most fun, but, after suffering with only one or two masked, socially distanced outings she heard from a friend who thought it might be the time to patronize a French restaurant they both like. So the planning began. Crossdressers should be put in charge of logistics for major projects. You’ll see why when you check out the amount of planning it took to get Julie out and about in Wicker Park.
1956 Sweet Sweet Little Ramona 2
It’s 1956 and Ramon is a young man from Texas hoping to make it in the big city. Ramon is also Ramona, a working girl trying to make a living. This particular night Ramona is taking a break from the evening stroll so Ramon can relax, have a drink or two and dig some jazz. Let’s see what happens next.
A Really Bad Costume Idea
Back in the last century Linda loved Halloween. In those days it was the crossdressers’ national holiday. Linda loved to go out en femme and she loved to get dressed up in costumes. That was until 2001 when Linda came up with a costume that turned out to be A Really Bad Idea!
Tell Shelley Anne — Dr. Susan Stryker
Shelley Anne Baker interviews Dr. Susan Stryker, educator, author, theorist and founding executive editor of “TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly”. She is an award-winning scholar and filmmaker whose historical research, theoretical writing, and creative works have helped shape the cultural conversation on transgender topics since the early 1990s. Currently Dr. Stryker is now at Mills College where she serves as the 2020-22 Barbara Lee Distinguished Chair in Women’s Leadership.
Sabrina Symington: Big Dork Energy
Sabrina Symington, the artist who brought us the horror/suspense tale, “She” has sent us a stand alone cartoon that may depict the beginning of Bria’s transition from masculine to feminine. The cartoon’s subject is working hard to be strong and build up their male body. But things don’t work out for that. Is this person Bria pre-transition? You decide.
What Does Suicide Look Like?
People assume that if one of their friends or family was feeling so bad that they were considering suicide that they would see it and be able to get their friend or family member help. But too often people who are contemplating taking their own life don’t give those around them any clues. Sophie Marie was there at one time. Ready to check out and end it all. Read today’s blog to learn how she came back from the edge.
The Week In Trans 11/2/20
What do we learn today? A trans woman is suing the Michigan National Guard and the governor to stay in the Guard. Efforts are underway to suppress the trans vote. A trans woman is very likely to win an election in Vermont. The Human Rights Campaign posts a challenge to politicians asking them to take a pledge to end violence against trans women of color. A CEO transitioned on the job. Children with gender dysphoria are more likely to have mental health issues. Caitlyn Jenner will appear in a new sitcom. Lady Gaga helped Sam Smith come out as non-binary. RuPaul is keeping herself busy with many projects, included voicing an animated character. Kim Petras has a new video that features several drag performers. The Lady Boys of Bangkok are getting Covid-19 relief. Drag performers are running for office. Thailand’s first trans member of parliament has been ousted. There’s all that and so much more, along with a few well deserved TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT.
Be Appropriate
Kandi Robbins goes where she wants and dresses as she pleases. She know that she doesn’t “pass” and that lets her be free to express here femme side. Part of her approach to he not passing lifestyle is to always be appropriately attired for the outing she wants to take. If all the other femme people are wearing conservative clothes that are stylish but not overtly sexy then that’s the look Kandi will work. Learn more about the not passing lifestyle and being appropriate in today’s excursion to Kandi’s Land.
Transgender Causation in Layman’s Terms
Dana Bevan has a friend who while supportive of the transgender community has trouble understanding what we know of why being transgender occurs to a segment of our population. Dana’s friend had a problem reading Dana’s writing on the subject because they were so detailed. So Dana decided to write about the transgender experience in a story. The story begins in the womb and follows the development of a child’s gender identity.
