We scour the world for all the TG news we can find and present it in TWIT. This week we cover the ladyboy flight attendants first trip, fill you in on the hoopla surrounding the Massachusetts TG rights bill signing, reveal a CD in the Kardasian house, and a lot more.
Doctor Michele Angello talks about people who are careful to identify themselves as “not just a crossdresser” when they learn she is a therapist who specializes in gender issues. Is it a put down of crossdressers? Are crossdressers less real than other gender identities? See what Dr. Angello thinks.
In this four-part article, Hebe Dotson summarizes several TG-related stories from Greek and Roman mythology. She has taken these stories from three sources: Edith Hamilton’s “Mythology,” Robert Graves’ “The Greek Myths,” and Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.”
In 1997 author Valory Gravois published a transvestite coming of age novel called Cherry Single. The book is available on Amazon.com or for free from the author’s own website. Sophie Lynne has done a review of the book which we present today.
Nikki Araquz is in more legal trouble. Chris Crocker — the “Leave Britney Alone!” YouTube star causes a stir by getting butch. What do Girl Scout Cookies have to do with Bobby Montoya? Tennessee has gender police? RuPaul is cool with the T word. More in TWIT!
Lipstick, paint and powder is what many of us need to fit in with all the other women. But you must use it properly if your goal is to pass as a female in public. The Artist D, who admits to taking it over the top, also teaches restraint in the application of paint. Get her tips and techniques in this article.
In the early 1960s a magazine devoted to female impersonators called Female Mimics appeared. It featured photos of and stories about professional impersonators, coverage of drag balls, and photos of “amateur impersonators.” In this TGF Rerun Ms. Bob takes us back to those days.
It’s all the transgender news we could find ! We’ve got the story about the film director who felt up his TG niece at the gym. There’s news of RuPaul throwing her wig into the Presidential race. Aussie queen Courtney Act is making it in Hollywood. Atlantic City is marketing to GLBT people — and more!
Injected silicone — pumping — disfigures and kills transgender women who turn to it seeking a quick fix for feminine curves. The results of pumping can be twisted and distorted features, severe pain and death. Yet the practice persists. Dallas Denny talks about pumping and its deadly toll.
Linda’s friend Darlene was having a relaxed afternoon at a department store. She was trying on women’s clothing in a men’s fitting room stall. A knock came on her stall door. Don’t worry; it wasn’t the fashion police but read how Darlene happened to be there and how she reacted.
The ABC crossdressing sitcom his the air last week and reviewers and critics have universally panned it. Angela Gardner forced herself to watch the whole premier. She has recovered enough, with the help of a good therapist, to give TGF readers a review.
Israel has it’s own pregnant man. No, wait. He gave birth. Meet TS roller derby star Kayley Whalen. A TG supermodel takes to the jungle. Manila Luzon or Drag Race fame does a makeover video for New Year’s Eve. Eddie Izzard learns to say aarggh. And more in TWIT.
Her name is synonymous with Wigstock, NYC nightlife and raunchy drag queen humor. She’s Lady Bunny and Pamela DeGroff landed an interview with her for Transvocalizer. The Lady discusses her career, humor, the nature of the drag scene in New York and her new cabaret show.
Sophie Lynne is not the kind of girl who makes New Year’s resolutions. Like most of us she soon stops making an effort to keep them. In the past few months she has been examining her life and who she is so for 2012 she had decided to make some resolutions — and stick to them. Find out what she’s resolved to do in 2012 in this month’s column from Sophie Lynne.
Chaz Bono is not having a good holiday season. Work It, the ABC crossdressing sitcom, is getting GLBT organizations all worked up — and it hasn’t even aired yet. Glen Close stars in a film as Albert Nobbs. The Cook County Jail now has a TG policy. All that and tons more in the last TWIT of 2011!
Last month we brought you a TGF Rerun from the late 1990s by Hebe Dotson. It was Part 1 of Transgenderism in Greek Mythology. Many of the Greek myths featured heroes disguised as damsels, and some damsels adopting male garb. This month we bring you Part 2, featuring Hercules, Theseus, and Iphis.
Chrissy Polis is fighting her arrest for disorderly conduct. ABC is getting flack for it crossdressing comedy. Andrej Pejic has a new gig. An airline has hired TG flight attendants. The Detroit TG teen murder wasn’t a hate crime. The Tasered TG in California is fighting the charges against her. All that and more in TWIT.
The Artist D takes on the subject of passability. Most transgendered people prefer to be accepted as the gender they are presenting themselves as to the world. But we can take things too far sometimes in our quest for certain features. Let The Artist D tell you what it takes to pass the passability test.
Pam De Groff takes us back through the year of Perpetual Change artists to give us musical gift tips for Christmas giving. Take a look at the lineup of TG musicians she’s covered in 2011 and see if some of their music might please someone on your gift list.
We hear from crossdressers all the time about problems with their spouses or life partners. Many are hiding it from their significant other. Some have told their spouse they just have to put up with it. We welcome a new contributor to TGF who will discuss things from the spouse’s point of view. Welcome Dee A. Levy.
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We’ve added now features to TGForum and made some changes to existing features. To learn what’s new and what is changed or gone be sure to read this post by TGF Publisher JoAnn Roberts. New features include: A new Discussion Board, Photo Galleries, TGF Event List, Real Time Chat. And more!
It’s The Week In Transgenderism! Nikki Araguz is sentenced for theft. A British TS is a real life Barbie. Chrissy Lee Polis, the McDonald’s beating victim reports a stolen purse and is arrested for disturbing the peace. All that and more is in TWIT!
Dallas Denny contrasts the treatment of TGs in the ’80s to the way we are treated today. She finds that while we have made an enormous amount of progress as we get closer to the mainstream, we’re not there yet.
Linda tries to recreate the experiences she had on an earlier visit to Orlando. She finds you can go back to the same places but you have to remember that time brings change.
By the end of the 20th century drag performances had become mainstream. Films and Broadway shows featuring drag were not considered shocking. But did you know that drag was mainstream at the beginning of the 20th century? Meet Julian Eltinge.
