The Henri David Halloween Ball has been appearing in Philadelphia, Pa. since 1968, like clockwork, every Halloween. Between 9 and 10 p.m. the creatures of fantasy, legend and myth begin to gather in a center city hotel and at midnight the costume contest begins. Our own Sophie Lynne was there and files this report.
The Henry David Halloween Ball is a Philadelphia tradition going back to 1968 when Henry David needed a venue in which to wear his imaginative and larger than life costumes. It started as a house party and now fills a ballroom. Photos from the 2012 Henry David Halloween Ball.
A former service member and West Point grad will be leading a GLBT service member’s group. An FtM from England wants Gender Identity Disorder to not be a mental disorder. Lana Wachowski gets an award. A drag show in church! Drag on campus. Elvira! Roseanne! All the TG news in one place — time for TWIT!
There are tons of crossdressers trying to look and act sexy in photos and videos on the Web. Do they manage it or do they trip in their 5 inch heels and fall flat instead of achieving sexy? Tasi Zuriak takes a look at what crossdressers think is sexy and compares it with what men, and fashionable women, find sexy.
While the United State of America does have exceptionally great drag performers, no one can deny that. Go USA! There are other lovely and talented female impersonators beyond our borders. Some of them even come from the Middle East. It seems that geographical area of “tumult” has one very lovely and talented one.
I was looking at TGForum archives when I ran across these two reports of the first Transgender Lobby Day which took place in October of 1995. I thought it might be educational to review what happened that day and compare that to where we are today 17 years later. — JoAnn Roberts
Sharon Needles is a cannibal zombie. StormMiguel Florez is a Manhattan drinking zombie. The Thai airline with TG flight attendants is no longer aloft. The East Aurora school district teased TGs with rights. A drag queen running for City Council in Maine. Xelle has a new video. It’s in TWIT!
Some people scrimp and save, clipping coupons and planning their shopping because they have to. Some do it out of habit or custom. Today The Artist D compares apples and oranges.
Last month, Perpetual Change posted the first part of our most recent interview with multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist Michelle Garcia. She was first introduced to TGForum readers in 2006. Since that time, Michelle has recorded several CD’s and has an autobiographical film detailing her life and art. Here’s Part 2.
Last week Linda reported on the start of a long phone conversation she had with her friend Leah. They were talking about Leah’s trip to Atlanta to attend this year’s Southern Comfort Conference. The conversation continued as Leah recounted to Linda how she spent her days and nights in Atlanta.
Richard F. Docter, PhD is a retired college professor and clinical psychologist. Dee A. Levy is the Founder of the website, Crossdresserswives.com. They’ve collaborated on research about the wives of crossdressers. Here is a report on their research.
Chaz Bono fund raises for a GOP candidate. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” features all stars. Ron Perlman talks about playing a TS. A Chinese “Idol group” features 200 sexy CDs. Walton Goggins plays a TG call girl on “Sons of Anarchy.” Black Madam goes on trial. Susan Stanton gets a new job. All in TWIT!
Linda’s friend, Leah, calls her to talk about the great time she had at the world’s most famous and well-attended transgender conference. Leah has so much to say it will take us two weeks to tell it to you.
Last month Dallas Denny posted a list of transgender autobiographies. This month she comments on how useful some of the works are in providing real, useful information about transgender issues. Are some autobiographies better than others? Find out what Dalla thinks.
Dallas Denny wants you to know the facts of the Obama Administration’s favorable attitude toward LBGT people. All she has to do is list the actions of the Administration in the area of LGBT rights and protections. It’s quite a list.
At 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 11 David de Alba, friend of TGF, will take the stage at The Onyx Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform his show “de Alba’s Garland Forever, David de Alba’s Loving Tribute to Judy Garland.”
It’s transgender news from around the world. The dad in England who’s now a mom. The TS who has gotten insurance to cover her SRS. Sahara Davenport is dead at 27. A Canadian MP is outraged at “transgendered men” in the lady’s room. Jesus and drag queens?
Canadian performer Jade London does it all. She’s a designer, a singer, a lip sync diva, a pageant winner, and a recording artist. While doing all that she had time to chat with our Pamela DeGroff for the TransVocalizers column.
In this post Sophie incorrectly states that our editor Angela Garnder said Halloween is the high holy day for CDs. JoAnn Roberts told Angela that while they were at a Halloween ball and Angela stole it. But Sophie’s right, Halloween is the biggest excuse for dressing up.
From around the world and up your street! The finasteride TG is still in the news. The McDonald’s attacker is caught. Young TGs in England get a visit from the police. Lea T in Milan. Kinky Boots opens in Chicago. “trAnnie” creates conflict down under. Dr. Who in a dress. Drag in Vegas. And more!
Dina Amberle brings us a steaming potpourri of tidbits and delicacies she has found in the news. From pop stars embracing weight gain to men growing breasts when they don’t want them, to androgynous male models who model women’s clothing on the runway, Dina cooks it, stirs it and serves it in Dina’s Diner.
The rule in shopping since ancient times has always been “Let the buyer beware.” As in wary of a deal that sounds too good. When you can buy merchandise on your computer and have it shipped to you from halfway round the world the old rule is more important than ever.
We have news of transgender South American teachers. There’s another big flap brewing over Michelle Kosilek. It’s ladyboys on pachyderms in Thailand. A Peacock is a queen in Missouri. A drag queen says she was forced to serve time in the women’s jail. All that and much more is waiting in TWIT.
Pamela DeGroff interviews musician, songwriter, singer and actress Michelle Garcia is this edition of Perpetual Change. Garcia, whose musical influences range from Bonnie Raitt to Santana, Frank Zappa, Sheryl Crow and Chrissie Hynde, has been making music her whole life. Meet this musical TG in Perpetual Change.
This week The Artist D asks the question, “What are we giving up on?” Our society seems to be built upon the thesis that you should never give up. But do we know what it is we really want? If we don’t then what are we giving up or not giving up on? The Artist D takes some time from her vacation to expound.
To some people giving TG prisoners hormones and SRS is humane treatment which avoids “cruel and unusual punishment.” To others it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars and a failure of commonsense. The case of convicted killer Michelle Kosliek has got Dee Levy riled up. See what you think of today’s column.
