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Today we bring you the second chapter of The Cedar Chests by Emily author Ashli Kleier. A mysterious farm house is found by the son of the farmer who owns the land. No one recalls that much about who lived there and how long it’s been abandoned. The patriarch of the family sells the house to his son so the young man can have a place of his own. While exploring the building the son finds several cedar chests filled with women’s clothes. On a visit to the house while he’s renovating he takes his girlfriend and she urges him to try on some of the clothing from the cedar chests.
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Last month Sophie Lynne wrote about the demise of a gay club/hotel in New Hope, Pa. that had been an important part of her growth. She had only been there a few times but every other month there was a gathering of trans people and Sophie had attended some of those. Places you go when you’re finally finding your true self can be important. Today Linda Jensen laments the closing of yet another t-friendly gay resort. This one is in Florida, near her usual stomping grounds.
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Julie Slowinski is an organizer of the “not a conference” event that happens in Chicago every year. It’s a gathering of ladies who like to get out and do things in both t-friendly venues and regular establishments. They call the multi-day event Pinkfest. Today Julie files a report on what the ladies did in The Windy City. This is part one of her report. They had too much fun to cover in one column.
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Back in the 1990s “country” comic Jeff Foxworthy built his career on the premise that “you might be a redneck if. . .” In the late ’90s TGForum contributor Jamie Ward assembled a list of things that might indicate that someone is a crossdresser. We’ve pulled the list out of the TGF Archives and present it for you now. Can you think of any other reasons that might indicate someone is a crossdresser? Login and share them in the comment area.
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Possible it’s time to change “Letters to the Editor” to “Emails to the Editor.” Last week we received a message in our inbox that says it is an “open letter.” In that spirit we publish it today so you can see what the author is saying and then, if you are moved to do so, add your comments in the comment area.
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Before 9/11 flying while trans was not a big deal. If you looked like the photo on your ID and the metal detector didn’t go off you could be through security in a short time. Crossdressers viewed flying en femme as one of their rites of passage. If the flight attendant called you “miss” that made it all the better. But then our nation was attacked by people using airplanes as weapons and the TSA came into being. Things got tougher for all transgender folks with the introduction of body scanners that revealed all. Today Dana Bevan has tips on how to travel while trans the may help you get through the TSC security screening.
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If you’re freezing in a pencil skirt and flats it’s hard to project a sexy, confident look. Pauline Estelle has some tips on how to look good, be stylish and stay warm in colder climes. Boots, coats, and other winter attire can be put together to make you a sexy, confident — and warm lady.
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Katherine Diaz, our correspondent in Columbia sent us a poem and a video that fits right into the Halloween season. Enjoy.
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Order up a slice of pie, a cup of joe and the latest musings of the woman in charge down at Dina’s Diner, Ms. Dina Amberle. Today she whips up some frothy confections and delicious desserts with nothing more than a few news items and her particular brand of spice. She takes a Muslim trans/drag performer, an attorney who represents female victims of sexual assault while wearing six inch spike heels, adds in Japanese women who marry themselves, sprinkles it all with an appreciation of gingers, then serves it with a light blend of impressions from a corsetry convention. Prepare to be entertained and satisfied with the fare at Dina’s Diner.
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“Feelings. Nothing more than feelings.” When we talk about our feelings we are usually talking about emotions. “You hurt my feelings,” is typical. Today Linda looks at her other feelings and it gives her great joy!
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Today our newest contributor Julie Slowinski writes about her first time out. It happened on a business trip that coincided with the LGBT friendly event, the Seattle International Film Festival. How could she not attend in her feminine finest? She brought enough clothes to provide outfits for every night, and she visited a thrift shop after she arrived, just to make sure had choices. She had everything planned but as so often happens, there were glitches. It all has a happy ending though so don’t be afraid to read about Julie’s first nights out.
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Our correspondent in Columbia, Katherine Diaz, has submitted a blog and video and we present the original Spanish text as well as a somewhat inadequate translation into English by a machine. Google Translate. We surmise from Googles efforts that the blog concerns the progress of research into transgender issues as they relate to “queer theory” in Latin America. If you have questions you can contact Katherine through TGF.
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The Occasional Woman’s Lorraine Anderson has tips for taking your summer outfits into the fall season. Her secret? Colorful accessories that add style to a simple summer dress. Do you have a nice fitting white dress that you want to keep wearing as the leaves begin to fall? Add a colorful jacket, an orange purse, or a red belt and viola! Your summer dress fits into the new season. Read on and learn more!
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Pinkfest is an annual Chicago conference that has no conference component, just a schedule of social meetups for attendees. There is no keynote address or awards banquet. Just like minded people getting together to have fun. Pinkfest 2017 was our new contributor Julie Slowinski’s first time out en femme during the daytime for an extended agenda of crossdressing fun. Today she reports what she did and how she felt on that day.
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Linda and her friend Fiona were two of many t-girls who were disappointed when Craig’s List closed down their Personals section cutting them off from access to a broad and deep ‘dating pool.’ They both agreed it had left a vacuum in their lives. However it seems Fiona has found a ‘work around’ and last we heard she was on her way to Montreal, Canada to give it a try.
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Would a rose smell as sweet if it was called a transvestite, a crossdresser, or a transgender person? That’s silly of course but despite the many labels we’ve had for the transgender community all of us knew, some very early and some much later, that we needed something more than living every day in the gender assigned by our birth genitals. Pauline Estelle looks at the many labels from a crossdresser perspective and has an anser to the question, What’s in a Name?
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Our Retro Rerun how-to article is from the TGF Archives of September 1997. The late Roberta Angela Dee, whose advice is like wisdom of the ancients, wrote about the importance of good hair. Some crossdressers keep a ratty old wig in the trunk of their car and plop it on at the hotel were they prepared for a night out. They don’t seem to notice that it bears little resemblance to a cared for coiffure. Take Roberta’s advice on hair piece selection and you will look more authentic when you’re out and about. Consign that ratty old wig to the dumpster.
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Out correspondent in Columbia, Katherine Diaz, writes about her progress from a closeted crossdresser to a life that includes doing performances at nightclubs, lip-syncing and dancing for the crowds. Like many young people when she was young she was attracted to girls and she wanted to be able to look like one. Like many she also waited until she was in her 30s to take those first steps. Read about how she got to where she is and view her video in Princesses of the Night.
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Summer is slipping away and with it the chance to wear sexy summer attire like flouncy floral print dresses, sleeveless tops and toe baring sandals. Lorraine Anderson has some fashion tips to allow you to slide gently into fall wearing everything you love from the summer, except the sandals. She can’t help with that. Accessories are the key! Add a denim jacket and a pretty scarf over a floral print dress and viola! Topped off with a fall style leather bag and booties you’re all set. See what other tips Lorraine has to offer in this edition of The Occasional Woman.
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Have you ever wanted to go shopping for lady’s clothes but were too afraid? This story is about Brittany Chambres’ first experience buying clothes for herself in a lady’s clothing store. Brittany was a contributor to TGForum back in 1996. She wrote this hoping it would alleviate any fears you may have about stepping into a woman’s clothing store. From the TGF Archives, it’s A Beginner Goes Shopping.
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Welcome to Dina’s Diner! Take a seat anywhere you like and we’ll get you a cup of java. Dina Amberle has cooked up another selection of delicious entrees that are sure to please any palette. First she whips up some frothy news about trans actress and model Hunter Shafer. She spices it lightly with a little touch of Nicole Maines and… heavenly. Then she stirs up some coverage of the trans scene in Puerto Rico. Muy caliente! Dina adds in a pinch of a doctor from Myanmar who decides to become a sexy model, shakes – not stirs – two ladies from the late ’60s who give her inspiration, and finishes the repast with a light desert outlining how a Brazilian gang leader tried to escape from prison disguised as his 19-year-old daughter. Don’t miss every morsel of Dina’s Diner!
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Back in the late 1990s TGForum had a couple who contributed to our content. Vanessa, the crossdresser, and Linda, her partner. They wrote separately and together. A topic they always returned to was couples issues. One of the issues was sex. Many times women look at a crossdressing lover as something to put up with. They may not even want to see their man dressed in women’s clothes, let alone make love with him while he is en femme. Linda Kaye was concerned about what sex would be like with Vanessa. Sex with his male self was great but Linda was dreading the first time with Vanessa. Then Vanessa entered the bedroom and Linda forgot about her concerns. From 1997 we bring you this article from the TGF Archives, I Like It!
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In 2018 Craig’s List closed down their immensely popular but controversial dating service. A phone call from an old friend helped Linda discover that in some places folks are using a simple work-around provided by Craig’s List itself.
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Our newest contributor is Chicago-land lady Julie Slowinski. A few weeks ago Julie met up with our contributor Lynda Martini and they shared an adventurous evening in Philadelphia. We learned that in addition to being a fan of heavy metal karaoke Julie is a girl who loves to get out and about en femme and have some fun. But then, girls just wanna, don’t they? She will be blogging for us on TGForum and sharing her adventures. Read her introductory blog and say hello in the comment section.
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Pauline Estelle goes under cover, well, under our outer garments, to blog about the things we wear under our dresses. There is a remarkable variety of lingerie women can wear. Either it has a purpose, such as molding a body needing a little help to reach the popular conception of an attractive shape, or to add spice to romantic encounters. Some say that just wearing lingerie can make you feel better and more sexy. Pauline explores the foundation and night time garments that she enjoys. See if you are a fan of those items as well.
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Elizabeth Parker wrote book reviews for TGForum back in the ‘90s. While some of the books she covered are no longer in print and in some cases contain dated characterizations of trans people it’s interesting to see which tales still hold up. Today we dig into the Archives and rejuvenate Elizabeth Parker’s reviews of a book by Dean R. Koontz, a M.A.S.H. influenced work but the crossdressing nurse is much prettier than Klinger, and a murder mystery by John Leslie.
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