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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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.
An FtM in Texas wins his case. Lea T is on the cover of Brazilian Elle. American Samoa wins for the first time ever with a TG team member. Khloe Kardashian, the moody one, attacks a trans woman. Neil Patrick Harris used the T word. Boy George has turned 50. It’s all in TWIT!
It’s time for what has become a year end review of sorts for TVocalizers and Perpetual Change. Think of this as quick re-cap of some of the music by trans artists who have been featured in TGForum throughout the year. It’s Pamela DeGroff’s gift-giving suggestion service.
For a part time girl, or a woman who can only be herself for short periods of time, “pumpkin time,” when the makeup and wig must come off and femininity must be packed away till another day, can be the saddest time. At the end of the night there is always a face in the mirror.
The Lady of l’Aigle A Novel by Patrick M. Henry A young British sailor, David Blake, is rescued unconscious from the beach at Le Touquet by members of the French Resistance. He never imagines the event will eventually lead to his being accepted as one of the most glamorous female impressionist entertainers in Occupied France. […]
Britney Spears, a woman who some thought would never make it to 30, has reached that milestone birthday. Dina Amberle was moved to provide a Dina’s Diner Special about the big event.
In 1997 we brought subscribers Hebe Dotson’s articles on transgenderism in Greek mythology. We run them again as a TGF Rerun. Hebe summarizes several TG-related stories from Greek and Roman mythology. Part 1 covers Achilles, Dionysus, and Procris.
Important news about TGForum ad best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving are both in this post from Editor Angela Gardner. There have been some changes made to TGF and there are more on the way. There is need of your input, so there’s a survey to take.
You’ve seen them. The glittery, Christmas tree embroidered, bejeweled, holiday sweater. People who often seem to display taste through the rest of the year will show up at a holiday gathering in these atrocities. Get tips on better holiday dressing, read The Artist D!
Le Sorelle Marinetti is the subject of Perpetual Change this month. They specialize in 1930s-40s era music that was popular in Italy and the U.S. They even dress the part. Backed by the Orchestra Maniscalchi. Meet Le Sorelle Marinetti in Pam DeGroff’s Perpetual Change.
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Keeping our transgender history and making it available for research, study, and just there for young TGs to look at is an important thing. We need to remember where we came from, what we’ve been through and how we became who we are. Dallas Denny visits a GLBT archive.
Is it right to wear another woman’s clothes without her knowledge? So her husband can take your picture? Linda’s new friend tells about her experiences posing for a man whose sole request is for her to wear his wife’s clothes. His request seemed to fit well with her desire.
Sophie Lynne has been away at at little event called Beauty and the Beach. As soon as she got back to her computer she sent us her account of the event along with some pictures to share with TGF readers.
Peppermint has become one of New York’s rising drag stars. Not only does she sing in her own voice, she is also an emcee and a hostess for various events, and has appeared in films and on TV. Meet the hottest queen in NYC!
