Our Sophie Lynne is a woman of many talents. For example, who knew she was a poet? We didn’t know it. But she has filed a special Christmas poem that is sure to warm a winter’s night. Get in the spirit of the holiday and read Sophie’s TG ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Our correspondent in Thailand, Christine Burr, has filed a report that asks us to use a bit of understanding when we see those headlines about ladyboys getting in trouble with the law. Life there can be hard for TGs. Get the facts from someone who is there and read Ladyboys, Ladyboys — why, oh why?
All the news with TG tendencies is diligently searched out and distilled into a thing we call The Week In Transgenderism. This week — the firefighter who beat his TG girlfriend is guilty. April Ashley gets the MBE. The 50-year-old TG b-baller is dissed by radio scumbags. Alan Cummings does drag in a new film. And more!
Much is said lately of a “war on Christmas.” To that The Artist D says, “Bah, humbug.” No need for a war in D’s opinion. You can just stop doing the holiday thing, if you want. How did D come to feel this way and if she has given up Christmas cheer what does she do every December. Find out in Santa’s Little Helper.
It’s December and time for Pamela DeGroff to bring you her TG music gift guide for 2012. Culled from her past columns from the year Pamela has listed the best of the TG performers who have CDs available in styles from ’40s swing to folk, rock and the unclassifiable. Need gifts? Don’t miss Perpetual Change.
Stacie Laughton may not be down for the count. She’s not resigning from the New Hampshire legislature. Fundamentalist Muslims shut down a TG beauty pageant in Jakarta. Organizers say it wasn’t a pageant. Claudia Charriez testifies against her abusive boyfriend. Are you hip to the Kiki Scene? All that and more is in TWIT!
Dallas Denny takes us on a pictorial trip back through the decades and examines how passing, for some, has become easier thanks to modern makeup and other enhancements. From Boulton and Park right up to today. Dallas takes a look at Crossdressers Across the Decades.
Among the legends of the drag world one of the biggest is the Queen Mary nightclub in Los Angeles. With a show bar in the front and a back bar for fun the Queen was the place to be in L.A. Linda Jensen spent many happy hours there. Today we present the first in a series about Linda’s adventures at the QM.
There’s a play about the TG mayor of Silverton. Another TG elected official is stepping down over a felony in her past. Carnival Cruise was almost no fun for a boatload of drag queens. We continue to be treated badly on television. Drag queens are leading the Mummers parade in Philly. All that and more!
Our Sophie Lynne has learned a harsh lesson. On her way home from a night of femme fun she was pulled over by the police and arrested for DUI. Sophie thought she was okay to drive. She thought everything was under control. Now she is on the shelf and out a large sum of money. All because of the conjunction “and.”
Each year Pamela DeGroff brings us her year end wrap up of music she has featured and reviewed in her columns. Today she brings us her TransVocalizers gift buying guide so you can enrich the lives of friends and family with the gift of music for the holidays.
Going out the door in women’s clothes is a frightening thing to many crossdressers. So they confine themselves to their home and never meet their sisters in the TG community face to face. Angela Gardner, an expert at getting people out of the house, has a pep talk that will get you dressed and out the door. Don’t miss the fun!
A 72 year-old grandfather in China is modeling teen girl’s clothing. People who keep track say that negative portrayals of TGs on television have gone up since last year. Trans murder rates have also climbed. Gandalf is gay! A loser in Miss International Queen wins something better. And more!
Fashion is loaded with trends, things that come into fashion for a bit then recede. (We’ve got our fingers crossed that Ugg boots disappear soon.) How can you navigate the turbulent fashion scene and identify fads, trends and classic looks? Take a look at Tasi Zuriack’s Have the Latest Trends Passed You By?
We welcome Christine Burr to TGForum with the first of her Dispatches From Thailand. Christine Burr is an author, writer and columnist, and is mainly based in Thailand where she enjoys her ‘T-life’ as much as she can. Today Christine gives and overview of what life is like for the Ladyboys of that country.
Drag legend David de Alba has done interviews with noted performers. Recently he contacted TGF to let us know that Tobi Marsh had passed away. Tobi Marsh was a drag performer in The Jewel Box Revue in Chicago back in the 1950s. Early in this century David had interviewed Tobi and offered it to TGF.
Brothers in Malaysia became sisters and then pageant winners. A TG murderer wants more from the state. Another TG murderer gets 25 to 50 from her state. TSes want the World Health Organization to stop calling them sick. A photo of Jared Leto as the hooker Rayon. Sandy destroyed the gowns of A.C. queens. And more!
This month Pamela DeGroff interviews TG, Native American activist rocker Georgie Jessup. Jessup has a new album titled “Philosopher Dogs” coming out soon. Pamela asks her what the title means and discusses the songs. Pam also has news from Michelle Garcia and reviews of some new music.
It’s a cruel, cruel world, even before recession induced cutbacks — and The Artist D has had it up to here. One thing just seems to lead to another and another and before you know it we’re some how discussing the “tranny thing.” Find out what it’s all about and read The Artist D’s “Cruel World.” Just do it!
When was the first time you crossdressed? If you are typical you were very young. Dee Levy feels that when you come clean about crossdressing to your spouse it’s a good idea to let her know you were a young boy when you got the urge. She has other advice too in The First Time.
In Orlando, Florida they party at several establishments. On November 10 the Central Florida CD/TG Social Meetup Group met up at Revolutions Nighclub.
Where do the ladies go to have fun? We asked that and people from around the country are checking in with their fun spots. In the Minneapolis/St. Paul area it’s The Townhouse Bar. The ladies of CLCC meet there and some stay for the fun.
All the TG news that we can find is what we schmush together and turn into The Week In Transgenderism. Today there’s news of a city that will be paying for SRS. An actor will be portraying a flamboyant crossdresser with AIDS. Tyler Perry’s no action hero. All that and more in TWIT!
The use of a transsexual prostitute in a blackmail scheme by the fictional motorcycle gang the Sons of Anarchy on the television series of the same name has provoked controversy. Dallas Denny examines the scene.
We received a review copy of “Confessions of a Transvestite Hooker” from the book’s author Chris Burrows. The hooker whose story is told is Samantha Colton, a TV who enters the world of sex work in the exotic locale of Hong Kong. Samantha tells her story to the author and our Gina Vizavi has sent us this review.
Are you a queen in need of a ride in the city by the bay? If so you’re in luck. There’s a pay-what-can car service just for queens, gays, lesbians and gender rebels. It’s the Homobile.
