Katherine Diaz, our correspondent from Bogota, Columbia is getting into drag performance. She is rehearsing a song to lip sync and working on her moves. When her act is ready Katherine promises she will write about her performing experience. As always Senorita Diaz presents her report from Bogota en Español. You can copy and paste her words into Google Translate to read it in other languages. And she has another video!
Down at Dina’s Diner the coffee is always fresh and there is a great selection of pies and pastries. Today the specials at the Diner include a serving of Brit news woman India Willoughby; an entree of show tunes sung by drag queens in NYC cabarets; and role models for crossdressers — TV news women. Dina also offers some tasty side dishes like the allure of pantyhose and her best wishes for St. Patrick’s Day. Find it all at Dina’s Diner!
Welcome to Dina’s Diner. Slide into a booth or sit at the counter. It’s your choice down at the Diner. Dina has a healthy stew cooking today. There’s a bit of nostalgia for the glamorous drag performers of yesteryear. Tasty discussion of how the internet has helped many people gain acceptance in their particular identity. A seasoning of cosplay and body painting helps to add some flavor, and then Dina stirs in a couple more ingredients; the use of crossdressed men in commercials around the world, and the penchant among crossdressing community members to dress up in a Santa type outfit and pose for photos by the Christmas tree. Order up a steaming bowl of today’s special stew at Dina’s Diner!
Captain Amanda invites you aboard her Trans Media Arts ship and promises to take you away from all the bad news to a land where trans characters and trans issues are front and center in television shows and films. Today she looks at a trans woman comic who is knockin’ ’em dead on “America’s Got Talent.” Then she points you to a story about a young drag queen who used a video about gender to get admitted to Harvard. She has news about Laura Jane Grace, Jazz Jennings and a young trans girl named Zay. There are videos you can view right inside her column. Keep up to date on trans people in the media with Trans Media Arts.
Dina Amberle is back at the grill down at Dina’s Diner and she’s cooked up a patriotic repast for today as we celebrate our red, white and blue American holiday. Dina has taken a bit of Mariah Carey, added some womanly hips, a pinch of Bill Cunningham memories, some high heel hacks and The NYT’s focus on drag for Pride month to create a delicious feast for the mind. Enjoy and bon appétit!
Trans Media Arts is our column dedicated to trans people and trans subjects portrayed in the art and media. Today Amanda has a look at trans topics as diverse as a new drag singing sensation in San Francisco; the new season of Orange is the New Black; a trans man athlete featured in a magazine in the nude; a drag mural; a trans super hero, and much more. Don’t miss Trans Media Arts!
Philadelphia LGBT people marched on Sunday, June 12 and Jone Myers was there with her camera. She tool a load of photos and sent them along to us and we present them here in a slideshow. Check out the festivities in downtown Philly!
It takes a master (or is that mistress?) chef to take such diverse ingredients as 17 year cicadas, YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous, office dress codes, the shift away from super femme presentation on RuPaul’s Drag Race and a sprinkling of Night Flowers, and whip it into a delightful treat for the discerning palate. If there’s one woman who can do it it would be our Dina Amberle. Step into Dina’s Diner today and see what’s cookin’!
It’s The Week In Transgenderism, featuring all the news that features trans people, issues or concerns. Today we learn that a Christian Arab woman has won Israel’s first trans pageant. There’s a feature length documentary about trans in the military. Which members of the LGBTQ community come out latest? A Pakistani trans activist dies while the hospital debates where to put her. We get a lot of takes on humor and the restroom issue. Caitlyn Jenner is banned in Africa. What did Jesus say about trans people? A trans woman is a fugitive after burning a gender clinic. Conversion therapy for minors is banned in Vermont. Whoopi Goldberg produces a reality show about trans models. The Miss Nerd NYC contest is coming soon. All that and a lot of Restroom Wars coverage and several TWIT Awards is waiting for you to click.
We review the Selene Smoothing Gaff. The Selene is a thong with a see-through pubic area that reveals realistic labia. The illusion is excellent and the gaff is comfortable for extended wear on a night out, a long lingerie photo session or other activities. Is the Selene Smoothing Gaff right for your femme lifestyle? Read our review and decide.
TGF Contributor Jan Brown went to the theater and she learned a lot about Tupperware. Tupperware in the theater? Of course, darlings. It’s a one woman show that not only entertains but allows you to purchase practical storage solutions for all your wheat germ, whole grains, gluten free kale and other kitchen haunting substances. Dixie Longate is the woman (drag queen) who tells you all about Tupperware in her one woman show “Dixie’s Tupperware Party.” Learn what Jan thought of the performance.
David de Alba, the Cuban Legend, is not only a female impersonator par excellance but also has conducted many interview with other performers who practice the art of impersonation and female illusion. Today David has allowed us to reprint an interview with Criselda Crescini, a performer from the Philippines who now lives and works in Germany. Ms. Cresini is a star of the European drag world. David has a show coming up in Las Vega on April 24. We include details of that appearance at the end of the Cresini interview.
It’s the 2015 Week In Transgenderism Wrap Up! It’s selected stories from our weekly news digest column for every month from January to December 2015. Return with us now to the beginning of 2015 and work your way through the year. Keep on scrolling! The news goes on for a long while.
It’s another jam packed edition of The Week In Transgenderism! The trans woman who was arrested after checking in to a midwestern hotel is suing. A choir for TGs in Boston works on their speaking voices as well as their singing. Did you catch Chris Hemsworth in drag on SNL? Medical care for TGs is improving and one woman gets her GRS through Medicaid. Estrogen from tobacco? Panti Bliss gets more honors. A look behind the scenes at Transparent. What’s working in the trans porn industry like? Fierce photos of fab queens, and a whole lot more, plus a few TWIT Awards is all waiting for you in TWIT!
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 […]
Dina Amberle has been working in the kitchen at her diner and she has grilled up some tasty treats for you today. There are 5 specials on the menu. An appetizer of Kellie Maloney starts the specials. Then Dina tosses in the reincarnation of the Hee Haw Honeys, followed by a serving of a new play that features drag queens and tops it off with a dessert featuring a large helping of short-shorts. You can find it all in Dina’s Diner.
David de Alba graciously allows us to re-publish his celebrity interviews. Today we bring you his interview with Joan Rivers favorite Joan Rivers impersonator, Gary Dee. The interview was conducted in the early 2000s while Gary Dee was living and performing in Aruba. Imagine we are transported to the beautiful Island of Aruba in the […]
From time to time we dip back into the TGF Archives and bring back an article from the good old days. Today we re-run a piece by TGF contributors Ms. Bob and Carol Kleinmaier that originally appeared on TGForum back in the 1990s. Crosssdressers have always enjoyed having their pictures taken. Meet some of them who posed en femme for photos back in the 1920s and ’30s.
It’s The Week In Transgenderism! What did we learn last week? To Wong Foo. . . was released 20 years ago. Mike Huckabee bellyaches about the cost of trans serving openly in the military. A California prisoner will get her GRS. It’s not all sweetness and light being Jazz Jennings. How did Eddie Redmayne prepare to play Lili Elbe? A trans comic from the U.S.A. is touring England. There’s a kids book about a trans teddy bear. Lot’s of trans model news. Trans people in the workplace, and a lot more. Plus some TWIT Awards!
It’s all the trans news that fits! The Week In Transgenderism is here! Today we learn that Andreja Pejic has taken up dancing — with Taylor Swift. Despite the ACA saying trans people cannot be kept from healthcare insurance companies are doing that. Caitlyn, Caitlyn, Caitlyn. She’s everywhere! Meet 8 trans models who are doing big things. More trans people are transitioning to Judaism. There’s Conchita Wurst news. Jayne County did a show last week. All that and more plus a few TWIT Awards is waiting for you in TWIT!
Our young CD Chanelle Nirok was going to do a video for us but her air conditioning is just not up to cooling her abode in the Florida summer heat. So, with a cool drink and an electric fan blowing in her face she has written down what she meant to impart on video. Here are Chanelle’s tips for beginning crossdressers. First tip? Have a plan!
Dorian Wayne was an Anita Ekberg look-a-like who performed with The Jewel Box Review and at the 82 Club in the late ’50s and early ’60s. Dorian was the glamorous creation of Rick Colantino. Dorian starred in several “B” (or more like “D”) movies. Here is a short film about Dorian Wayne that includes film and still photos. It’s narrated by Rick Colantino.
All the TG news that fits! Another trans girl is elected prom queen. Smith college changes it’s trans policy. The New York Times has a series on trans. Have you seen “Screaming Queen”? A former cop now impersonates Beyonce. A trans woman sues Barnes & Noble. OSHA weighs in on the need for restrooms for all. Fallon Fox took inspiration from Bruce Jenner. Laverne Cox is on the cover of Variety. Atlanta, there’s a new conference in town. Miley Cyrus honors Leelah Alcorn. All that and more plus a few TWIT Awards is waiting for you in TWIT!
