Christine Hochberg has been around the trans community for awhile and makes it a habit to attend important conferences. Today she has two short reports on transgender events; Moving Trans History Forward and the William’s Institute’s annual conference.
What’s new? The newly gorgeous Dylan Mulvaney teams up with Bud Light to promote a contest. Right-wing backlash occurs. The Supreme Court won’t hear a case regarding trans athletes. The Department of Education issues a new interpretation of Title IX prohibiting large scale bans on trans athletes in school sports. The governor of North Dakota’s veto of a pronoun bill survives attempts by the legislature to override it. A federal judge in Tennessee blocks a ban on drag performances, temporarily. Idaho makes gender-affirming care illegal. Several more states enact anti-trans legislation. A trans woman golfer wins the Australian Women’s Classic and garners death threats along with her trophy. A federal judge in Texas has ordered the return of books removed from public libraries due to their LGBTQ themes. The governor of New Jersey proclaims his state to be a sanctuary for transgender people. Hari Neff plays a Barbie in the upcoming Barbie movie. An all trans-masculine soccer team loses their first match but makes history as the first all-trans team to play the game. There’s all that hot news and more besides waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Lorraine Anderson, owner of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service, takes you on a trip through the spring fashion scene. She comments on what works and what doesn’t. Prepare to take notes for your next shopping excursion.
Easter, Passover, and Ramadan all happened at the same time this year. Thinking about the significance of the holidays got Sophie to looking at them and find connections between the holiday rituals and transgender transition.
After a major life transition Christy Lewis feels she is still the same person she was before transition. Her past matters; it formed her present, and guides her future. People that have known her before and after transition still recognize the same person despite the different outward appearance. Christy feels “It’s the same, but different” implies continuity.
Bill and Savannah have now been together for nearly three years and were more in love than ever. Bill took her out for a gourmet dinner at the Skyline Club. The couple talked, dined, and danced. Savannah enjoyed it as another beautiful evening with Bill. Then he got up from his seat, came around the table with a small box in his hand. As he knelt before her he said he had something to ask her.
Michelle Rogers is a trans woman who identifies as conservative. She was appalled by the Nashville school shooting and further concerned that the shooter’s transgender male identity might give more power to the right-wing attacks on trans people, both in legislatures and on the streets.
While assembling the stories for the new 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 in the news? Congressional Democrats introduce the Transgender Bill or Rights, again. President Biden signs a presidential proclamation acknowledging Transgender Day of Visibility. The Department of State issues a statement saying transgender rights are human rights. In the states legislation moves forward denying trans people their rights. The next season of Doctor Who includes a trans man character. Sasha Velour writes a book. Teen Vogue has safety tips for trans kids in school. Build-A-Bear introduces a RuPaul drag bear. Four Florida families with trans children file a lawsuit against the state’s ban on gender-affirming care. Laura ?Jane Grace is on tour this month. A British doctor wins back her license to practice treating transgender patients. There’s all that and more in our news compilation Trans News Now!
Hey! Forget about all those fancy celebrity chefs with their haute cuisine. At Dina’s Diner Dina Amberle handles all the important tasks to put a plate packed full of welcome comfort foot on the counter for every diner patron. Today her menu features male models in women’s lingerie, a look at the mom of a trans kid who wasn’t as supportive as she thought, breasts!, Kathy Ireland at 60, and, for dessert, thigh high boots! Come visit Dina’s Diner today!
Wherever trans people are depicted on screen Angela Gardner finds them and lets you know in Trans in Film & Video. Today she has news of a couple of documentaries, an Amazon series starring Laverne Cox, the Sundance Institute’s list of the nine best films by transgender filmmakers, and more!
Friday March 31 was Transgender Day of Visibility. This is a day where we work to bring ourselves out and bring justice for those in our community who are being oppressed. Rabbah Rona writes that this year TDOV happened the weekend before Passover begins and there are connections between TDOV and Passover.
Michelle Rogers writes about the changes, physical and mental, that transition brings. She illustrates them with examples from her own gender journey.
While assembling the stories for the new 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.
92-year-old drag performer Darcelle XV passes away. Kentucky’s governor vetos anti-trans legislation sent to him by the Republican controlled House. Kansas’s governor also vetos anti-trans legislation. Arkansa Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders proudly signs anti-trans legislation. More Restroom Wars! The Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive is open again after damage to ifs facility is repaired. Four families with trans kids sue the state of Florida over its ban on gender-affirming care. Nebraska state Senator Michaela Cavanaugh has ended her filibuster but will start it over if the legislature tries to pass an anti-trans bill. A trans activist creates a map of areas in the country where trans rights are at risk. Maryland has made it easier for trans youth to get gender-affirming care. GLAAD finds that trans representation on television series is down. Trace Lysette stars in a new film. Proud Boys attempt to disrupt a drag queen story time event and leave the scene bloodied. Nicole Maines’s father had a hard time accepting her but now he’s her biggest ally. Of course that’s just a small taste of all the transgender news you’ll find in Trans News Now!
Linda has been lamenting that since COVID struck nothing much interesting has been happening in the lives of crossdressers. That is she was lamenting until one friend decided to set the record straight. The activities are there if you know how to find them and sometimes, they will find you. Last time we learned of the friend’s Friday and Saturday adventures. We now skip forward to Sunday morning.
Liberty Storer looks back at her posts since she started contributing to TGForum with a spouse’s perspective.
Susan Kuklin is an American photographer and award-winning writer and trans ally. She is noted for books for young children as well as for older readers and is the author of “Beyond Magenta, Transgender Teens Speak Out”. The book was on the Top 10 Most Challenged Books lists for 2015 and 2019.
When fools and clowns lie to people about the “evils” of transgender healthcare Sabrina Symington’s cartoons are there to make them look silly. Today she comments on the testimony of “experts”.
While assembling the stories for the new 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.
The Ugly Duchess, by Flemish Renaissance artist Quinten Massys is determined to be of a man in drag. An ugly man. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs into law the state’s extension of anti-discrimination legislation, which protects against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. New Mexico has also passed legislation amending its anti-discrimination law. Suspects have been arrested in several recent trans victim murder cases. Florida, Georgia, and West Virginia are banning or preparing to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors. President Biden called the anti-transgender legislation in Florida “close to sinful”. Meanwhile legislators in Iowa and Arkansas have imposed bans on trans students using the school’s restroom and locker room facilities matching their gender identity. Texas wants people whose children are exposed to a drag show to be able to sue the performers. The trans woman who appeared in a Hersey’s ad for International Women’s Day became the target of transphobic hate. The Kum & Go chain of gas stations with convenience stores tweeted their support of trans rights. Thousands of Canadians signed a petition aimed at making their country a refuge for transgender citizens of the United States. There’s all that and much more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Dana Bevan spent years trying to cover up her feminine nature and present a masculine front to the world. With the passing of her wife Dana began a serious look at herself and realized that she needed to be her true self. After transitioning she thought that the door to dating and romantic relationships was closed and locked. Being sexually attracted to women was the way she was and she had no interest in dating men. A light bulb went on when she learned about lesbians. How did visiting lesbian hangouts work out? Read this post by Dana Bevan.
TransTainment is here! What’s going on with transgender people in entertainment? The Tennessee anti-drag legislation could affect legit stage shows like Kinky Boots or Some Like It Hot. Country stars gather to give a concert supporting trans people in Tennessee. Drew Barrymore and Dylan Mulvaney exchange tips on how to deal with online haters. An eight-year-old Spanish actress wins an award for playing a trans girl. Panti Bliss is on Ireland’s Dancing With the Stars. And more!
While assembling the stories for the new 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.
Georgina Beyer, the first trans woman elected to New Zealand’s parliament has passed away. The governor of Minnesota signs an executive order protecting transgender healthcare in the state. Victoria’s Secret is back with a lingerie fashion show that features transgender angels. President Biden’s proposed budget mentions the word “transgender” eight times. Meanwhile states around the nation continue to push anti-trans legislation. At the federal level a bill to ban trans girls from women’s sports is making its way through committee. Florida legislators want to take children away from parents that support their true gender. Eddie Izzard is now Suzy Eddie Izzard. Members of the GOP seem to think there are large numbers of trans people going back to their old gender. A trans teen asks the Virginia governor at a town hall how making him use the girls’ restroom is going to affect the girls. The Michigan state legislature has passes a bill to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the list of protected categories. Zaya Wade starts a modeling career. RuPaul rebukes the attacks on drag. There’s all that and much more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
