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Fifteen years ago Graham Holmes put aside his femme persona and came out to everyone, including his employer, that he was just a bloke who needed to wear feminine clothing. In his mind attempts to “pass” as a woman or “blend in” as a woman by employing wigs, padding and makeup were misguided and crossdressers would never be accepted unless they came out in the open. TG support groups in England opposed Graham’s ideas. Where have their ideas gotten CDs?
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Last month Chris Burr met a young lady named Jira who told her about her life as a ladyboy. This month Jira is excited because she has gotten a new job. She will be working in a ladyboy cabaret with some of her friends. Today Christine introduced you to them and talks with them and Jira about Jira’s new show business careers.
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The trans community was stunned recently by the announcement that Dr. Cerise Richards had passed. She had been battling leukemia for eighteen years, and it resurfaced, taking her quickly. I met Cerise many times. And every time she took the time to talk with me. She read this blog and seemed to know everything going on in […]
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I was fortunate to get a seat at a private screening of an upcoming CNN movie called Lady Valor. It’s the story of Kristin Beck who was a 20 yr. Navy SEAL/veteran and is now a transgender champion for lots of different things. The screening was held in the Time Warner Building on 58th St. […]
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Some time in the early nineties when I was living a stealth female life and exploring my true gender with my late wife, and with other middle age middle class couples in which the husband was transgender, I became aware of a controversy that was occurring in the summer wilds and woods of Michigan. The Michigan […]
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Pamela DeGroff, our long running music columnist, is expanding her purview and talking about films as well as trans music artistes. Today she talks to Rev. Yolanda about her new film “Rev. Yolanda’s Old Time Gospel Hour — The Film.” She also has music news, mini reviews of newly released albums by Basement Jaxx and Panic at the Disco and a look back at Sean Connery in a wedding dress in “Zardoz.” Who could forget the giant flying head?
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Our California correspondent Emily Grace Fine was Out & About last weekend in Long Beach. She stopped in at two nightclubs that were hosting lesbian parties. Her first stop was Club Ripples for their “Unzipped” party. Then she moved on to The Executive Suite Nightclub for their lesbian party. There were cool drinks, hot dancers and after it all, hot wings and fries. Get your sexy outfit on and go clubbing in Cali with Emily Fine!
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The Artist D recently took a break. Fortunately for TGF she returned from her downtime in time to file her column for today. Taking a break can be anything from turning off your cell phone for a couple of hours to trekking out to a cabin in the woods for a week of quiet contemplation. Why would you do something like that? Give a read to The Artist D’s column today, Spirit Sucking.
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Fiction writer and “girl on the holidays” Amanda Holiday was working on her next book when she had a revelation. Here heroine was not a girly girl, but rather a person who blended feminine and masculine aspects. After Amanda did some research she concluded that she, and her heroine, were two-spirit people. And then she began to consider the possibilities that could be explored if all humans were considered two-spirit.
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Our Canadian correspondent, Linda Jensen, takes a trip to the place where all the breastforms come from. On a visit to Vancouver she drops in at The Breast Form Store and learns that it’s a lot more than a place where you can buy a nice looking chest. They carry everything that the discerning crossdresser needs to put herself together. From breasts, to hips, to makeup, wigs and more, The Breast Form Store has it all. Including a $1300 item called “Gurl Shorts” that gives you a feminine lower torso.
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With the advent of online connectivity we have seen the decline and disappearance of support groups for TGs. With the ability to network online (on sites like TGF) TGs can meet people, chat, discuss trans issues and exchange makeup tips. Does this mean that the in person transgender support group meeting is the dinosaur of the 21st century? And what about TG conventions? Many of those have disappeared, too. Get Dana Bevan’s take.
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In this Video Fashion Tip Victoria talks about the importance of buying your own femme clothing. If you’re borrowing your sister’s or your wife’s clothes and you’re not quite the same size they are going to wonder why their favorite dress is stretched out and possibly has ripped seams. Buying your own clothes allows you to get clothes that fit and if they fit you will be more comfortable and confident in your femme attire.
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I have a news flash for you. The Christian church is made up of flawed humans. Big surprise right? I know. I am stating the obvious. But when it comes to understanding the issues that separate the Christian church and the transgender community, this is something that is forgotten on each side of the divide. […]
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Today Lorraine Anderson, the owner and operator of The Occasional Woman, the custom TG clothing service, talks about the difference between her job as your private seamstress and her work in the theater as a costume designer. The two jobs would seem to be similar and Lorraine takes the time to explain what the similarities are and what is the difference between a costume for the theater and a special creation for you.
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Popeye said, I yam what I yam and that’s all what I yam.” But what made Popeye what he is? In his case it’s simple. A cartoonist drew him that way. How else would you get forearms like that? But what about TGs? Sophie Lynne muses on the nature of the “nature vs. nurture” debate and concludes that we are the result of a combination of the two, so they should just stop opposing each other. Spy Vs. Spy can keep fighting it out but N vs. N should kiss and makeup.
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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. If the ladies in her cartoons seem familiar it’s because they are. We’ve all either met them or been them. Today CJ presents another of those situations we only wish we’d been in when we were young.
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Today a new writer joins our staff of contributors. We are pleased to introduce Chanelle Nirok, a young crossdresser who immigrated to the USA from Russia when she was thirteen. Being a practical young lady she decided at 16 to save up $1000 and use it to outfit herself with a wardrobe of women’s clothing and accessories. Now at the age of 21 she is out to her mother and close friends and has already lost a romantic partner due to her crossdressing. We’re happy to present her writing here on TGF.
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David de Alba is not only the Cuban Legend of female impersonation but is also a documenter of the other practitioners of the female impersonation art. He has done scads of interviews with those who trod the stage in gowns and high heels. He has published his FI celebrity interviews on his website but has given TGF permission to bring you select interviews. Today we present David’s 2001 interview with Wynnie La Freak, a British performer who is still going strong in 2014.
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What do these fashion icons (Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Christina Hendricks, Kate Middleton), both current and ageless, have in common. They all know how to wear the sheath dress to express their personality. And why? Because the sheath dress is the perfect base for working a variety of different looks. Whether it’s for work or […]
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Summer already feels like it’s winding down but there’s still a full month left! Plenty of time for fun under the sun. Even if you’re not ready to hit the beach en femme, we feel that every transgendered girl should have her own bathing suit for sunbathing, lounging by the pool or maybe even posing […]
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A month or so back, I was in a well known chain of local coffee shops in Chiang Mai, about to enjoy my regular hot chocolate and over-indulge in a banana cream pie. The very pretty waitress who served me, gave me a lovely smile, and politely asked, “Where do you come from?” — a standard […]
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Staking the top of the board into the soft powdery sand just above the high water mark where the sand is packed and damp you pull back your dirty blonde hair tying it into a lazy tail with the scrunchy that adorned your right wrist. You love the summer; your hair lightens and the sun […]
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Fortunately for posterity home video cameras were around in 1980 and David de Alba’s partner Paul Ryner had one. He shot this video in 1980 which documents one of the finale productions featuring The Eve-ettes at Finocchio’s in San Francisco called, A Tribute to Cabaret Night 1980. There is a production number followed by David de Alba […]
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The last full week in July was an incredible week for transpeople in America. On Monday July 21, 2014 President Obama signed an executive order doing 2 things. First, it added “gender identity” to an existing executive order protecting gay and lesbian federal workers from discrimination thus protecting transgender federal workers. (It institutionalized and strengthened […]
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“Coming out” has become a big deal. Every day some athlete, actor or model “comes out” as this or that. You knew the trend was, well, trending, when they created a magazine about “coming out.” Today The Artist D asks what’s the big deal about coming out? D has been out since she picked up a dolly at age 3 instead of going for the bulldozer. You can’t have a deep dark secret if everyone knows. Give her post a read and see what The Artist D thinks about “coming out.”
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Today our music columnist Pamela DeGroff reviews two tracks from the Pepperspray EP that she didn’t have access to last month. Then she interviews the violinist with The Shondes, Elijah Oberman, and we have a video of the band performing in Europe. Them Pam brings you music news about Our Lady J and a mini review of the latest from Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo. If music is something you love then tune into the TG music (and music TGs will love) scene in Perpetual Change.
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