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Your most trusted trans news source? The Week In Transgenderism! Today we have a load of articles and stories including a story on how much one woman spent on her transition, the possibility that uterus transplants may be available in the future, Vietnam has decided to let trans people transition, and an Israeli trans woman could not be cremated without a High Court ruling. Then there’s the Seattle doctor who has written a book for trans kids. The mayor of Philadelphia has mandated single stall restrooms be gender-neutral. We learn about the trans woman who helped design the many gender choices on Facebook. Plus a lot more and a truckload of TWIT Awards.
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Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer crossdresser foibles and fears with her pens and pencils. Today she shows us how there can be a downside to the clothes we love to wear.
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From time to time we go down to the vaults, reach back into the TGForum archives and pull out something that we published back in the 1990s. It’s often still good information and if it isn’t it’s amusing to see how much has changed since those days. Today we rummaged through the How-To section and […]
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Today our Correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, takes a break from the Thai scene and blogs about a common characteristic of closeted crossdressers worldwide. The extreme planning and precision that must be implemented to take advantage of windows of dressing opportunity that open with short notice. See what happens when “Tom” hears his wife planning an excursion for the coming Saturday.
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Restrooms and locker rooms. The ban of many a trans woman’s existence. Should she go into the lady’s room to do what is necessary or should she hold it till she can get home. Many trans people plan their public outings around when they will be able to use the facilities or around a single stall restroom they are familiar with. Why the paranoia? Because of the straight world’s fear that trans women represent a threat to cisgender women in women’s “safe spaces.” Angela Gardner has some thoughts on the matter in a Dispatch From The Restroom Wars.
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Many crossdressers have busy lives full of duties and obligations that preclude dressing up for fun on a regular basis. It may be the demands of a full time job; family time; time spent with friends who don’t know about their pal’s “hobby,” or a combination of things that keeps a CD from slipping into femme mode when they want. Chanelle Nirok, our young CD contributor, has some time management tips to get you dressed up more often.
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Many members of the trans community, particularly those who are in the closet about their gender, have found sites like TGForum to be useful and comforting as they explore their gender issues. But often it is hard to even look at trans sites on the Web for fear that family members, spouses or associates may find the sites if they have a reason to look at the browser history. Laura Jade tells you how to create a “secret profile” in Firefox that will hide your online trail.
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Lorraine Anderson, proprietor of The Occasional Woman seamstress service, has been so busy all of October that she found herself the day before Halloween without a costume of her own for the big night. Being good with deadlines she went to a costume shop for inspiration and came out with an idea that she managed to sew together in one day. She recommends that you take a bit longer to design your costume for next Halloween.
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Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer crossdresser foibles and fears with her pens and pencils. Today she illustrates how words that sound the same may not be even close in meaning.
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Every year since 1968 Philadelphia jeweler Henri David has thrown a gigantic, fabulous Halloween party on October 31. Over 2000 people attend. People spend months working on elaborate costumes. In past years some have used only body paint to create a costume. From sensational to simple there are a lot of men wearing women’s costumes […]
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In this TGF Re-run we bring back a series on trans people in America history written by former TGF contributor Lauren Rene Hotchkiss. The series was published originally in the 1990s. Today Lauren introduces an example of female to male crossdressing with Mountain Charley, and touches on crossdressed males playing female roles in The Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard.
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A few weeks ago while researching stories to include in TWIT Angela Gardner came across a story about a trans woman folk singer who was upset about how she was treated at an open mike event. She got both kinds of mis-gendering; mis-gendering through ignorance of what might be offensive and through just plain rudeness. Angela has mulled it over and has a few thoughts on how to handle it if you are mis-gendered while out and about.
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Long-time TGForum writer Linda Jensen is in the middle of telling us about an interesting dating experience she had with a TG friend when both were in Montreal to attend a Canadian political convention. However, this week we put that story on hold to bring you the breaking story of an interesting encounter Linda had at the recent Southern Comfort Conference. It seems not all learning happens in the seminar rooms. The series Turnabout is Fair Play returns in four weeks.
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In addition to being our TGF cartoonist Christine-Jane is also an actor in amateur theatricals. It was while performing in one of those that CJ met the woman who would become her wife. After many years together, with her wife knowing all about CJ’s feminine side, they were approached by the producers of a documentary […]
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Our contributor and gal pal Christine Zee went to the Southern Comfort Conference in the Fort Lauderdale, FL area. This is the 25th year of this venerable event and there was concern that moving it from Atlanta to Florida would change the tone of the conference. Some were concerned that it wouldn’t attract attendees. Find out how it went with Christine’s report and some photos from the event.
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Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer crossdresser foibles and fears with her pens and pencils. Today she illustrates how CD can mean more than one thing and that can lead to awkward situations.
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Lorraine Anderson is a seamstress and theatrical costumer who has been making clothing for the crossdressing community for many years. What started as a sideline to help her crossdressing friends has become a business called The Occasional Woman. Tell Lorraine what kind of dress you want and she can make it for you. This is a re-run of her very first column for TGF. The advice is still good.
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The general public, thanks to the burst of publicity generated by Laverne Cox, Caitlyn Jenner, and others, has come to know the word “transgender.” But do they know the diversity of the people that fall under the transgender umbrella? Is it possible that crossdressers are being seen as trans women? If so, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Do CDs want to be the invisible transvestites?
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In the last episode Linda Jensen started telling us about someone who happens to be named Linda who was visiting her favorite nightclub in Montreal, Canada when she met an old acquaintance. This person had been one of the many male friends Linda had encountered at the club. This time her old friend was presenting in a new way, very much as a woman. Our heroine, Linda, is about to suggest an idea to her friend. But first there were two handsome men to be dealt with….
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Many trans folk have gone through the experience of purging their femme clothing in an attempt to deny their true nature. Of course this never works as the urge does not go away and you have to hit the stores again to rebuild. Often after crossdressers learn their lesson and realize they should keep their wardrobe intact they don’t take the time for a “controlled purge.” They accumulate, just like GG ladies, too many clothes that they will never, ever wear. Today Lorraine Anderson tells you more on clearing the closet. Shoes and lingerie!
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Christine-Jane has been commenting on the crossdressing lifestyle for years. First appearing in trans-magazines and newsletters before there was an Internet, she now comes to TGForum to skewer crossdresser foibles and fears with her pens and pencils. Today she illustrates the hazards of crossdressing when you “think” that you won’t be disturbed. Let’s see how that works out.
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In this TGF Re-run we bring back a series on trans people in America history written by former TGF contributor Lauren Rene Hotchkiss. The series was published originally in the 1990s. This first installment is about the man famed as the “governess” of New York, the crossdressing governor, Lord Cornbury, and the female pirate Ann Bonny who crossdressed as a man while she sailed the high seas in search of plunder.
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What time is it? Time for The Week In Transgenderism! All the trans news from around the world condensed into one heaping helping. Today we learn all about Candis Cayne, hear about Dr. Drew’s shows devoted to trans issues and get informed about a new Stonewall movie that has the trans community up in arms. There are several stories about trans women from around the world. There is some criticism of The NYT’s coverage of trans issues but they did a cover article on Phyllis Randolph Frye. Wayne Brady will be the next to don the Kinky Boots. A Walk on the Wild Side video has surfaced. All that and a lot more is waiting for you in TWIT!
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The grill down at Dina’s Diner is heated up and ready to cook up some new dishes with ingredients gleaned from the press. Today Dina brings us Caitlyn costumes, gender-nuetral clothing, and a McDonald’s worker who is becoming a star. She also throws in some lightly sautéed musings on whether greater visibility for trans folk means CDs have more trouble passing. And some breast reduction for a TV star rounds out the menu. Where? Down at Dina’s Diner.
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Is too much diversity a bad thing when the transgender community is fighting for rights? Does the umbrella of transgender confuse people when they find everyone one from Caitlyn Jenner to weekend crossdressers standing under it? Christine Burr is concerned that it could be the case that the non-trans public won’t be interested in helping us since they can’t figure our who “us” is, leaving her asking “What Next?”
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The Week In Transgenderism is here and it’s packed with all the TG news we could find! Today we learn that there’s a new trans employee on The White House staff. NCTE is conducting an online survey. There’s a trans housewife on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Three cities will soon have a new trans health resource. The BBC trans comedy has a trailer. Drag Race star Willam makes videos for WeHo. Vanity Fair puts out a special trans issue. Another trans girl is nominated for homecoming queen. Starz comedy Blunt Talk features a trans actress. Caitlyn Jenner could be charged with vehicular manslaughter. All that and a few TWIT Awards is waiting for you in TWIT!
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