Links in this post will open in the same window. Use your browser Back button to return to this post. 2014 was on balance a very good year for transgender people in America. As a trans activist there was much to celebrate for our movement and even the most negative happenings gave hope for a […]
From the red carpet at The Golden Globes to the winter chill of Moscow’s streets, we search the world over for all the transgender news that’s fit to print. Today we learn that “Transparent” won a Golden Globe. A former male “American Idol” contestant is a trans woman. Stu Rasmussen’s term as the first TG mayor has ended. An Indian hijra has been elected mayor in her town. Medicaid in Oregon covers trans health issues. Was Bug Bunny the first drag queen on TV? Are there any transgender superheroes in the comics? Conchita Wurst walks the Golden Globe red carpet. All that and more is waiting for you in TWIT!
Pamela DeGroff interviews Scotty The Blue Bunny. There is only one Blue Bunny and Scotty is it. Who is this bunny boldly cavorting in blue? Well he’s not the Easter Bunny. That’s for sure. Learn all about the big blue gay bunny and get some mini-reviews of new music and some news about some of your favorite musical artists.
Martin/Mary is back in this latest report from Linda Jensen. You may recall last year Linda told you about how her nephew came to visit and was transformed into her niece. In this latest tale from Florida Mary tells Linda that it is important to always be careful when you’re out and about being a lady. If you aren’t careful you could “back yourself out.”
The recent suicide of a young trans woman who was faced with total rejection of her gender from her parents has caused a stir across the world. No one should have to believe that only ending it all will give them peace. While many call for more education and more support for trans teens The Artist D says it’s not that simple and other things will be required to stop people from ending their lives.
Cartoonist Kyra Kelly hasn’t been featured in TGF for some time. She, like Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, felt she needed to take a break and leave her creation Lexy Tranner for other pursuits. Today we feature one of her toons from 2010. In light of a recently famous drag celeb could this toon have been somewhat prescient?
The Week In Transgenderism is on the air! Today we learn that the Muslim world both reviles and applauds trans people. There is a Trans Clothing Swap online. TGs in Pittsburgh can get free legal help for their name change. The first trans woman to get her SRS paid for by Medicare is 74. Wiccans welcome LGBTQ people. Christians don’t all despise trans people. New Zealand has a council candidate who likes to dress up. All that and more, including several TWIT Awards, is waiting for you in TWIT.
The TG world presents images now and then of forced crossdressing, CD “sissy” maids waiting on their leather and stiletto clad mistresses and there are stories of men being feminized by dominant women. Do these stories and images mean that there is a strong connection between the worlds of TGTS and BDSM? Dana Bevan takes a look at that question.
The suicide of a trans teen girl in Ohio has caused a flood of reaction through the news media and social media. Her Christian parents still do not accept her gender and refer to her as a boy. Their non-acceptance and efforts to change her into a boy put enormous stress on the girl and to her it seemed the only way ti escape the pain was to end her life. Today Meggan Sommerville discusses Leelah’s legacy.
If you live over fifty years of your life in one gender and then transition to living in the other gender there are bound to be things that come up that seem odd. During the first fifty years you were learning about things related to one gender and then you’ve got to catch up in the other. And things start to happen because of your new relation to the world that seem kinda weird.
This is our last TWIT of 2014. Today we learn that during the last week a reality show pilot follows drag performers around. Rolling Stone lists 11 ways 2014 was the biggest in TG history. Janet Mock has a ring on it. Israel’s military will help TG soldiers transition. A trans belly dancer is a star in Morocco. A film about a traveling drag show is a hit in Vietnam. Charlotte, S.C. may expand it’s anti-discrimination laws. Meet British queen Jodie Harsh. Austrians have name Conchita Wurst as their queen. All that and more awaits you in this edition of TWIT!
Sophie Lynne has been living as a woman full time for nine months. Today she pauses to reflect on what, after facing several challenges in the past year, she can expect in the new year. What will 2015 hold for her? Learn what she imagines things will be like in this essay titled “Now What?”
Return with us now as we cruise through 2014 and present the year in TWIT. Stories of importance from every month of the waning year are included. From January through December and from RuPaul winning the best reality show host to the Barney’s TG ad campaign, and Jeffry Tambor in “Transparent.” We’ve got it all in this year end TWIT.
With another Christmas just past Christine-Jane uses her pencils and pens to illustrate a scene we have no doubt has occurred, if not this Christmas then during some Christmas season at some time. It all happened at a festive holiday party. The people imbibed on egg nog and beer, and under the mistletoe occurred a thing that some fear.
Before you can choose flattering femme attire you must first learn your body type. A dress that looks fabulous on a slim hipped body can look disastrous on a pear shaped body. Today Victoria Williams talks about how to figure out your body type so you can choose the best fashions to flatter your figure.
Candy Magazine features 14 famous TGs on their cover. Chelsea Manning had a birthday. Michelle Kosilek gets a set back in court. The Marine who killed a Filipino TG is going to trial. Women’s colleges are dealing with the differently gendered. A Salt Lake photog takes pix of drag queens. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 can work for you. New York state will pay for trans healthcare. Janet Mock speaks to the press. All that and more, plus several TWIT Awards are waiting for you in TWIT!
For those that read my columns, you’ll know that I advocate some rules and guidelines to help us look our best as we don’t go through the fashion experimentation stage that most young girls do. Many of us come to dressing late in life and our fashion sense is, well, lacking to be frank. I’ve […]
When she’s looking for the ingredients to cook up a good Dina’s Diner column our Dina Amberle visits many media outlets on the Web and digs out the tastiest bits. She adds her own special spices and sauce and mixes, kneads, bakes and broils it to create the final delight. Today she has menu choices that include; What do S&M practitioners think of CIA torture? Inappropriate prom dresses, the erotic power of a leather mini, and a guy who wants to look like Kim Kardashian. Bon appetite!
In the 1960s scientists launched a quest to contact other intelligent life in the universe. (Some would say we have yet to discover intelligent life on Earth, but that’s another article entirely.) The scientists were hopeful that not only would extra-terrestrials be discovered but that we might communicate with them and one day meet them. To that end a binary code was created that contained information about us. In light of how humans can’t seem to get along with humans (Oh no Madge, it’s a man in a dress!) Graham Holmes has devised a more appropriate message for E.T.
How does a get away in a warm climate, a top notch hotel, a carnival and a hot nightclub with drag show sound? Plus the beach is nearby, you can wear your summertime finery and just enjoy being out and about in a town that’s accepting of the TG lifestyle. You can find it this February down Mexico way. That’s right there’s a TG get together happening this February on the Yucatán Peninsula. Read on and learn more.
Today Christine Burr, our correspondent in Thailand, talks with a former star of the ladyboy cabaret scene in Pattaya. Now she works as a makeup artist and is lucky to have a boyfriend who is devoted to her. For other ladyboys who make a living on the stage it doesn’t always turn out so well. Christine talks to Khun Bee about what happens to most ladyboys as they grow older.
The 7th season cast of “Drag Race” is announced. There’s a book on the history of high heels. New York state law says insurance plans must cover treatments for gender dysphoria. A new reality show is title My Transparent Life. A trans woman in the U.K. is the first to run for Parliament. The Air Force Secretary is for letting TGs serve. The SF Transit Police are getting a TG policy. A Kinsey Sick is becoming a rabbi. Batgirl comics loses cred for a stereotypical character. There’s all that plus more and a few TWIT Awards besides, in this edition of TWIT!
Every year at year’s end Pamela DeGroff makes and list, checks it twice, and then puts it in her Perpetual Change column here on TGForum. Her list is a compilation of the music she has reviewed during the year so you are reminded of how great the artists are and will go to their websites, Amazon and iTunes to give the gift of music. She calls it the Year End Music Review/Shopping Guide.
A 12 year old boy, small for his age, learned he gets more respect by posing and looking like a 16-17 year old girl. He did so well at it that he was able to pass as a girl to enter a co-ed boarding school. (See parts I and II of Patty’s Story) That is, he was able to pass until nature caught up with him. Forced to leave the school he didn’t know what would be coming next.
You can always count on The Artist D to provide a counter viewpoint to almost anything in life. Today she lines up opposite the cheery, happy and bright universe to praise rainy days and dreary nights. But don’t assume it’s just doom and gloom. There’s a little gleam of light poking out a bit from behind the dark clouds. Give it and read and learn just what it is.
By Kristina Mayhem Over one hundred people gathered for a special presentation called Leading Inclusion: Gender in Engineering on November 18th 2014 in Chesebrough Auditorium on the beautiful University of Michigan North Campus. It was sponsored by Own It, a UofM organization of student engineers. Own It wants more inclusiveness in engineering and cited statistics […]
