Tag: crossdressing

The Occasional Woman Hates Spring

| Apr 15, 2024 | Reply

Lorraine Anderson, proprietor of The Occasional Woman custom clothes service hate spring. But she love spring fashion. Today she reveals the “it” color for the season and shares her thoughts on spring fashion trends.

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Book Nook: Crossdressing in Teen Fiction By Todd Strasser

| Apr 15, 2024 | Reply

In the 1990s Elizabeth Parker was TGForum’s book reviewer. Books that featured crossdressing, body swapping, etc. were her beat. Reaching back into the TGF archives we’ve brought back one of her columns with reviews of two books aimed at young people, The Boys in The Band, in which two boys pretend to be girls to join an all-female band, and book two, Help! I’m Trapped In My Sister’s Body.

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Dina’s Diner 4/1/24

| Apr 1, 2024 | Reply

Dina Amberle invites everyone to try out the new salad bar at Dina’s Diner. Patrons can choose from such delectable delights as how to get better while you’re getting older, a look back at a pioneer shop catering to crossdressers in the good old days, a dash of ultra femme bimbo identities, the mysterious growth of once reduced breasts, and last but not least, those oh so sheer baseball pants. Get you fill of tasty treats at Dina’s Diner.

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Revisiting HeartlandTG with Hanna Olsen

| Mar 25, 2024 | Reply

Shelley Anne Baker revisits Hanna Olson and learns about this year’s Oklahoma HeartlandTG weekend. She also learns that Hanna and the HeartlandTG event are featured in a documentary titled “This is Me”. The doc is narrated by Johhny Depp and will be available soon for viewing online.

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Beauty on the Go: 10 Things You Should Never Leave the House Without

| Mar 11, 2024 | Reply

If you go out and about while presenting as a female you may have run into situations concerning your makeup that require repair. Eating something greasy, like fries, can remove your lip color. Dancing after in the evening after a long day in your morning makeup, or kissing, can result in your makeup needing a fix. Gina Jet Ortiz reccomends always having 10 items in your handbag that are necessary for makeup, and other, repair jobs while you’re away from home.

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Dina’s Diner 3/4/24

| Mar 4, 2024 | Reply

At Dina’s Diner Dina Amberle takes ingredients from mainstream culture and mixes them in with some crossdressing spice. Today she has one special on the menu that’s based on the evolution of pockets. Next is a work of art inspired by the persecution of drag performers. The return of big hair and the exposure of nipples in fashion shows is sure to satisfy. Try these specials and more today at Dina’s Diner.

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My Full Weekend as Crystal: Lessons Learned and a Rebirth

| Feb 26, 2024 | Reply

Crystal Tyler is a crossdresser from the Chicago area who’s constantly exploring and looking for ways to “up her game.” She is a real-life Miss Fisher/Nancy Drew with a BS in Criminal Justice. When she is not exposing insurance fraud or depriving someone’s ex-spouse of their alimony, she enjoys her female time. We now join Crystal as she prepares for her first full weekend en femme.

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Book Chat: Killer Cinderella & The Winner

| Feb 19, 2024 | Reply

In the 1990s Elizabeth Parker was the TGorum book reviewer. Books that featured crossdressing, whether as disguise or just because the character liked doing it, that was her favorite type of book to review. Today we dust off her review of Killer Cinderella by Simon Shaw and The Winner by David Baldacci.

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Mid-Winter Fashion Trends

| Feb 12, 2024 | Reply

Lorraine Anderson, the woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, writes about the fashion trends for mid-winter fashion fun.

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What’s the Best Way to Apply Foundation?

| Feb 12, 2024 | Reply

Today Gina helps you find the best way to apply your foundation. She discusses the different methods and the pros and cons of brushes and sponges. Even if you’re pretty comfortable putting on your foundation give Gina’s post a read. You might find a technique or tool that makes your application easier.

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Dina’s Diner 2/5/24

| Feb 5, 2024 | 1 Reply

Dina’s Diner offers a vast array of tasty dishes to satisfy the heartiest appetite. Dina takes the finest ingredients to create a delicious mind stew. There are chunks of chunky glamorous drag queens in the pot and better vision through glasses that will change your look. A dash of girl touching girl, and a hobby centric “nerdgirl” named Angela. Topped off with dumplings made of a pantless tube ride in old London town and you’ve got a tasty dish that will warm your brain. It’s on the menu today at Dina’s Diner.

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Three Books Featuring Crossdressing

| Jan 29, 2024 | Reply

From the TGF Archives- Elizabeth Parker reviews three books that feature crossdressing: Janet Evanovich’s “Four to Score.” Alison Haben’s “Dreamhouse,” and a Sherlock Holmes story by a modern author which is featured in “The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.”

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Books with Crossdressing and Trans Characters-Elizabeth Eyre and Susannah Stacey

| Jan 15, 2024 | Reply

In the ’90s TGForum contributor Elizabeth Parker reviewed mainstream books that featured crossdressing or transgender characters. Today we dive into to TGForum Archives to bring you her reviews of three books: Death of the Duchess, Axe for an Abbot, and Body of Opinion. There don’t appear to be eBook versions of these stories but hardcover and paperback editions may be available from internet booksellers.

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New Year’s Resolution: I Will Dress Better!

| Jan 1, 2024 | Reply

Lorraine Anderson has some suggestions if you’re looking for ideas for your new year’s resolutions. The woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service points out there are things we could do better in 2024 that would make us more confident and attractive. What are they? Read on!

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Mainstream Books with Trans Characters: Comic Romps

| Dec 25, 2023 | Reply

Return with us now to 1997 and the Book Chat column written by Elizabeth Parker. Ms. Parker devoted this column to what she called “comic romps”. These three books were written by mainstream authors and contain characters who crossdress for various reasons. The books reviewed are Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin, Romanesque by Ralph McInery, and Maskqueraders by Georgette Heyer.

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Retro Rerun: Pervert Club

| Dec 4, 2023 | Reply

In 1995 an American manga artist named Will Allison created a manga comic titled Pervert Club. It’s the story of a male high school student who comes out to the whole school as a crossdresser. As an open crossdresser he is invited to join the Pervert Club, a small group of queer fellow students. Dov Sherman, the TGF contributor who wrote about manga and other things back in the ’90s reviewed Pervert Club in 1997. Today we pull her review out of the darkest depths of the TGF Archives.

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The Occasional Woman: Cashmere!

| Nov 20, 2023 | Reply

Our fashion advisor Lorraine Anderson, seamstress in charge of The Occasional Woman Custom Clothes service, has a tip for those who want to look chic, and stay warm and cosy as we move into fall weather. She strongly suggests you get yourself some cashmere sweaters. In today’s post she praises them, tells you why the fabric is called cashmere, and why cashmere attire can be pretty pricey.

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Dina’s Diner 11/13/23

| Nov 13, 2023 | Reply

What’s on the menu at Dina’s Diner? A sexploitation actress from the ’70s who played a trans woman in an ’80s film makes a tasty appetizer. Looking at the salad section of the menu we find that homecoming attire for juniors is provocative. under entrees we find that some weight gain for an already busty lady TV presenter on the BBC causes a kerfuffle. The other entree is a perfect slice of the classic sexy redhead. For dessert the Diner offers the pantsless trend featuring leggy ladies with only dark hose covering their lower body. Stop by Dina’s Diner and enjoy today’s entertaining cuisine.

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Ya Gotta Have Poise

| Nov 6, 2023 | Reply

In the ‘90s TGForum had a feature called My Secret which consisted of style, beauty and how-to tip sent in by TGF members. Here is a tip from 1999, sent to TGF by Miss Robin Jean. She shares how she learned to walk like a woman.

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Deborah’s Story, Part 6

| Oct 30, 2023 | Reply

Parts 1 through 5 have detailed Deborah’s life, from crossdressing in secret in Ireland, the move to London, and the immigration to the USA. All of her experience learning the feminine arts served to educate her in the ways of a lady. Wishing to share what she learned Deborah and her wife Sierra opened Sierra Studios near Tampa, Florida. Today Deborah writes about everything they provide to guys wanting a femme transformation.

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Felicity Chandelle (1905–2008), Pilot and Crossdresser

| Oct 16, 2023 | Reply

Our title is Felicity Chandelle (1905–2008), Pilot and Crossdresser. At age ten, in 1915, young John Miller was spending his free time at a local flight school. His ambition was to become a pilot. Miller did that. First delivering the mail to Camden, New Jersey, in a gyrocopter that took off from the roof of the Philadelphia post office, and becoming an airline pilot. Then in `969 the urge for feminine glamor struck and Felicity was born. Attending crossdresser meeting and events all over the east coast she was there at historic places. This is her story, sent to TGF by Jan Brown and Dallas Denny.

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An Interview with Dee LaValle Director of TransWeek

| Oct 9, 2023 | Reply

Since Dee Grace LaValle began her transition nine years ago, she has been a TransWeek attendee, eventually being named executive director of TransWeek in 2018 and recognized in 2021 with the event’s highest honor, the Fantasia Fair Award. Growing up in Massachusetts, Ms. LaValle works for an international multimedia corporation and is a member of […]

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Linda: Adventures of a Woman by Choice.

| Oct 9, 2023 | Reply

Not to be outdone by Oprah, Linda Jensen has created her own magazine titled Linda and this is Issue #5. It contains several stories of her crossdressed adventures. The magazine is in PDF Format which can be read in your browser using Google Viewer. When you see the cover of Linda magazine look for the “pop out” icon in the upper right corner of the first page. Click to get an enlarged view of the magazine’s pages that is scrollable.

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The Timing of Self-Disclosure is Everything

| Oct 9, 2023 | Reply

The decision to reveal or come out as a crossdresser or transgender is a deeply personal one. There are potential consequences either way. Liberty Storer feels that the timing for a self reveal is all important.

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Comparing Notes

| Oct 9, 2023 | Reply

When crossdressers first meet others like themselves and start comparing notes they find many have had the same experiences. In spite of their differences they are very much like the others around them. Ihen crossdressers first meet others like themselves and start comparing notes, so to speak, they find that many have had the same experiences. They begin to realize that in spite of their differences they are very much like the others around them. It should come as no surprise that the wives and partners of crossdressers, when they compare notes, should find themselves sharing many of the same experiences also.

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Deborah’s Story, Part 5

| Oct 2, 2023 | Reply

In Part 5 Deborah works at being a good husband and sets crossdressing aside. Of course she can’t give it up completely. There’s that hidden suitcase with her feminine finery. But one day it’s not hidden anymore. After the divorce Deborah leaves town and relocates in Florida. There she meets a business partner and they create a nightclub called the Pleasuredome.

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