While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
A trans woman candidate for the Ohio legislature is disqualified because she failed to put her dead name on her nominating petition. Another trans woman challenges an incumbent Republican representative for her seat. Conservative legislatures have already filed or pre-filed 125 anti-transgender bills. A bill in Florida would require proof of “biological sex” before citizens could get a driver’s license or state ID card. Last week Governor Mike DeWine won praise from the trans community for vetoing an anti-trans bill. This week we take back our approval since DeWine has issued an executive order banning gender-affirming surgery for minors. A trans woman was arrested for DUI in 2021 and given a urine test. The results came back after four months and in that time the woman was fired from two jobs. The test results showed no sign of drugs or alcohol. Guess who is suing the city. Starting on January 1 major retailers in California must have a gender-neutral toy section. Texas Drag queen Brigitte Bandit gets a special gift from Dolly Parton. Boxing USA has a new guideline that requires transgender women to submit proof they have had gender reassignment surgery. Dave Chappelle keeps punching down on trans people but his Netflix specials aren’t making any money for the streamer. Yosha Iglesias will be the first transgender woman to earn the title of “women international master” if she is confirmed by The International Chess Federation. That’s just some of the transgender news you’ll get by reading Trans News Now!
Today Dina Amberle serves up a seasonally appropriate stew that is guaranteed to warm you up. First ingredient is a news anchor who comes out as a lesbian on the air and gets many words of encouragement. Then Dina adds a liberal dose of ’60s fashion designer Mary Quant, seasons with a dose of red lipstick, and a dash of Japanese girl wrestling. That all simmers at a low temperature for several minutes and to finish the dish Dina stirs in female football players from the 1930s. Enjoy!
I’m writing this on the airplane on the way back from England. Over Christmas, I was at a major Jewish Studies conference in Birmingham UK. With around 2,000 people there, naturally there were quite a few trans people present. At mealtimes or other times when we were chatting, we would compare notes as we got […]
Trans in film and video highlights transgender actors, characters and plots. Today we have news about an Australian trans man actor who wins the GQ Actor of the Year Award. We learn about a Spanish language film starring Selena Gomez that has a trans plot element. The Buccaneers, starring Josie Totah has been picked up for a second season by Apple TV+. Alex Newell is in an animated film with a transgender child, and more.
David de Alba is interviewed about his career as an impersonator of Judy Garland and other female performers. He became known as the Cuban Legend while appearing at the famous Finocchio’s nightclub in San Francisco. After the interview with Ninon De Vere De Rosa scroll down to watch the entire “If I can Turn Back Time” concert.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
Happy New Year! Ohio Governor Mike DeWhine vetoes the legislature’s anti-trans bill. A district judge for Idaho issues an injunction stopping the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors from taking effect. A judge in Alabama denies a request for an injunction which would prevent that state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors from going into effect. In Florida, a Republican lawmaker introduces a bill to prohibit pride flags being flown or displayed on government property. The first openly transgender officer to serve in the British Armed Forces gets an MBE. Dave Chappelle just can’t keep anti transgender slurs out of his act. Tommy Dorfman is misgendered on a plane and is very angry about it. The Williams Institute finds that 13.9 million adults in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ—5.5% of the population. A new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins shows the regret rate among those who received gender-confirming surgery is less than 1%. Russian parents are kidnapping their own children, and sending them to conversion therapy. That’s just a taste of the news you will find in Trans News Now!
Lorraine Anderson has some suggestions if you’re looking for ideas for your new year’s resolutions. The woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service points out there are things we could do better in 2024 that would make us more confident and attractive. What are they? Read on!
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
What do we find in the news this Christmas day? Seattle Children’s Hospital sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his demands for trans patient’s records. An Oklahoma student sues to stop the Dept. of Education from prohibiting gender changes on student’s permanent record. Blue Cross Blue Shield must include gender-affirming care in every plan the administer. The Batman parody by a trans director/actor gets a showing. Cate Blanchett sponsors a new program to support women filmmakers, including trans women and nonbinary folks. Cricket Australia announces it will continue to allow players to play in the gender with which they identify. There’s all that and more waiting for you under the tree in Trans News Now!
Happy holidays! This is TransTainment! Transgender people and stories in showbiz. Today Suzi Eddie izzard takes on all the roles in Hamlet. Alex Newell is named 2023 Breakthrough of the Year by TIME magazine. Charles Busch will star as Ibsen’s wife in a new play written by him titled Ibsen’s Ghost. Farrah Moan, a competitor on RuPaul’s Drag Race in season nine and in RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season four, has come out to the world as transgender.
Return with us now to 1997 and the Book Chat column written by Elizabeth Parker. Ms. Parker devoted this column to what she called “comic romps”. These three books were written by mainstream authors and contain characters who crossdress for various reasons. The books reviewed are Cosi Fan Tutti by Michael Dibdin, Romanesque by Ralph McInery, and Maskqueraders by Georgette Heyer.
Cardinal Gerhard Muller claims that Jesus would have gone to prison in “Canada or the United States or European countries” because he opposed marriage equality and opposed transgender rights. Although history books have downplayed it, the Greeks especially had cults full of gay and lesbian sex, and also had eunuchs, men who were regarded as […]
A transgender woman, won the women’s World Croquet Federation Championship. The only trans woman to do that. Teachers in Florida sue the state over a law forbidding the sharing of pronouns. Massachusetts sues a group of neo-Nazis for disrupted drag queen story time. Transgender stars sign an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to weigh in on the Tennessee and Kentucky bans on gender-affirming medical care. Ohio packs more oppression into one bill banning trans athletes and gender-affirming care in the state. Jennifer Finney Boylan is elected the new president of PEN America. Activists in California are attempting to put the “Protect Kids of California Act of 2024” on the ballot. South Dakota tries and fails to ban gender-affirming care which sparks interest in two-spirit among the indigenous people in the state. You’ll find all that and more in Trans News Now!
Sophie lost all vestiges of holiday magic after working in retail for fourteen years, but as the students at PSU go home for the holidays Sophie reminisces on some of the things that sparked holiday magic. She also contemplates her current situation and knows that there are folks who don’t have an easy time. She asks that after reading this post you scroll down and leave a comment.
Today Gina Jet Ortiz guides you through the mysteries of eyeliner. What kind of liner is best? Is the liner pencil you’ve been using the absolute best or would you be better off with a tiny brush? Whatever your questions concerning eyeliner Gina has the answers.
Our friends at The Breast Form Store are often contacted by transgender support group seeking donation of gender-affirming products. The Store asks these organizations to fill out a questionnaire about their mission. The Breast Form Store shares that information with TGForum so transgender people needing support can find these groups. Today we feature I Support The Girls.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
As legislators keep creating anti trans laws RuPaul’s Drag Race premiers its 16th season next month. The governor of Wisconsin vetoes a bill that would have made gender-affirming care illegal. The DOJ sues Florida for violating the Affordable Care Act. Transgender women finish first and second in the Illinois State Cyclocross Championships. Montana passes a law declaring that sex is binary. Dr. Jeanne Hoff, the first openly trans psychiatrist to treat transgender patients, passes away. Trace Lysette receives a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Monica. Hunter Schafer to appear in a new horror video game called OD. An opera about Lilly Elbe is on the way. Alex Newell is named Breakthrough of the Year by TIME magazine. A court rules the British Parliament acted legally in blocking the Scottish government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The El Paso Museum of History has a new exhibit about trans and non-binary people in history. That’s quite a lot of news and we have more. Don’t miss Trans News Now!
Today Dina Amberle steps away from the grill and takes a break. She gets into a conversation with a customer who is paying his check. After admitting that he did enjoy his midday repast he asks Dina why in the photos of trans gurls that he has seen on sites such as TGForum why the ladies tend not to smile. Dina’s answer becomes the first part of a mulligatawny stew that includes how new eye makeup can be a change for the better, a bit of corset history, history of “flipping the bird” and why Velma is the sexy one. Take a seat at the Diner and place your order!
Well, it’s that time of year again. The winter holiday season. Hanukkah started on December 7 this year. The new moon is December 12, and of course the solstice is December 21. Christmas, for those who observe it is December 25 and Kwanza begins December 26. We won’t have a solar/lunar darkness as we did a couple years ago, but it is still a very dark time of year.
With the actors strike and the writers strike concluded you might think that trans actors and actresses would be busy acting. Some of them might be but many are going to auditions, or doing the audition from home using a ring light and their iPhone. In the meantime just a few trans roles in film and TV are available to write about. Post production no doubt. Today’s post concentrates on the few films and TV shows that are available for viewing.
While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.
What’s new today? The lawsuit Zooey Zephyr filed over the Montana House of Representatives silencing her is dismissed. Twenty-one state attorneys general support trans students use of the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity. On the other hand, 18 state A.G.s oppose the Biden administration policy that places foster children with families that respect the child’s gender identity or sexual orientation. A trans girl student showered with her classmates in the girl’s locker room and four girls file a sexual harassment claim. A Florida high school principal is reassigned, along with his staff, because they let a transgender girl join the girl’s volleyball team. Senator Ted Cruz is one of the sponsors of a bill that would forbid federal agencies from punishing those who refuse to use a person’s correct name or pronouns. Doctor Who introduces trans actor Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble in the first of three specials celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary. A trans man moves to Canada to escape anti trans laws in Arizona only to find there are anti trans knuckleheads up north, too. Things are getting even more scary for transgender people in Russia. Nepal is the first country in Southeast Asia to legally recognize a same-sex marriage. Some middle-school students take to X to voice their displeasure with Moms 4 Liberty. There’re all those stories and more waiting for your attention in Trans News Now!
In 1995 an American manga artist named Will Allison created a manga comic titled Pervert Club. It’s the story of a male high school student who comes out to the whole school as a crossdresser. As an open crossdresser he is invited to join the Pervert Club, a small group of queer fellow students. Dov Sherman, the TGF contributor who wrote about manga and other things back in the ’90s reviewed Pervert Club in 1997. Today we pull her review out of the darkest depths of the TGF Archives.
