Sophie Lynne wishes everyone a peaceful holiday but wants you to know that the forces aligned against the trans community have already introduced serious anti-transgender bills. One such bill in Texas treats any attempt at helping a transgender child through gender-affirming care as child abuse and activates government forces to stop the “abuse”. See the text of the bill in Sophie’s post.
Savannah’s career is moving along nicely with promotions and work and kudos from the boss for her plan that saved the business during an economic downturn. One busy Saturday, yes, she works on Saturdays, she treats herself to a good dinner at her favorite seafood restaurant. It’s more crowded that she realized and a gentleman asks if he can share her cabaret table. Could this be a the start of a romance?
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.
Time for the news! First some election news. A trans woman in Kentucky is elected to the local school board. Montana welcomes the first transgender person to its state legislature. Nevada voters approve a referendum extending non-discrimination protections to gay people and the differently gendered. A trans man wins a seat in the New Hampshire state legislature. In the bad news department, several anti-trans governors held onto their seats. Lawmakers in Tennessee have a bill for their next session that would make drag shows illegal. Students in Arkansa walk out protesting the anti-trans school board’s decisions. A teenage trans woman wins a beauty in New Hampshire. Justin Trudeaus is the first world leader to appear as a special guest on RuPaul’s Drag Race in Canada. Nikita Dragun was arrested in Miami and sent to a jail for men. Eddie Izzard is talking about her political aspirations. There’s all that and more waiting for you to peruse in Trans News Now.
Dina’s Diner only delivers the finest cuisine to expand your mind. Today Chef Dina has whipped up an early fall dish composed of gender affirmation, successful trans women, women enjoying the benefits of shaving their faces, and training bras. She tops off the meal with a dessert that lauds the fun to had wearing women’s clothes. The only place to pick up on Chef Dina’s latest dish is at Dina’s Diner.
In keeping with Veteran’s Day Rabbah Rona Matlow reflects on her time in the service and how she had a revelation that changed her destination in life. She knew that she was meant to rabbi. She also looks at the way the U.S. uses its military might around the world.
November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance and Ms. Bob Davis writes story of how it came to be. It began as one person’s quest to preserve transgender history and to memorialize those who died by violence year after year. Now it is observed far and wide as transgender people fall victim to violence.
The controversy over Jordan Gray’s naked closing act on live TV in Britain continues, with more details on the incident. The Singapore International Film Festival features Baby Queen, the story of a prominent drag performer in Singapore. The film about India’s first transgender cab driver wins more awards. A Two Spirit indigenous teen is documented in a film titled Being Thunder. There’s that and more in Trans in Film and Video.
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.
Zaya Wade’s mother stands in the way of her legal name change. The U.S. Trans Survey is now under way. Admiral Rachel Levine visits Boston’s Children’s Hospital. The Florida Board of Medicine bans gender-affirming care for minors. A trans actress loses a trans role to a cisgender actress. Daniel Radcliffe stands with the LGBTQ community. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lets beauty pageants ban transgender contestants. Britain’s new prime minister is anti-trans. The trans youth charity Mermaids called the police after they got 130 abusive phone calls. Trans people in Ireland can be kept waiting up to ten years to see a gender specialist. Sydney, Australia will host World Pride 2023. A detranstioner has changed her mind and now supports people who seek transition. There’s all that and a lot more news waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Sabrina Symington pulls our attention away from the meanies and haters and shows what’s important in life.
The subject of today’s Tell Shelley Anne is Rachel Santiago, General Manager of The District Hotel in Oklahoma City. She is a trans-lesbian who is not interested in anyone. She is also a DJ, comedian, mistress, vegetarian, lover of the wilderness and asexual.
Do we need exit strategies? Linda is wondering what is to become of her as her male self prepares to wind down their lives. Don’t worry! She’s not leaving soon.
Recently Liberty Storer binge watched Transparent and finds that it marked forward movement in people’s understanding of transgenderism. She now believes it was an important step in raising awareness among cisgender people about an often misunderstood and growing segment of our society. Read on for her other conclusions regarding the show.
Pauline Estelle has done some research into the definition of words commonly used in the transgender community. She shares he results of her research, along with some of her opinions, in today’s post.
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? More court battles over trans rights along with some wins. President Biden says restricting children’s access to trans care is wrong. Montgomery, Alabama holds Pride in October. A study shows trans women of color are subjected to more discrimination. The American Nurses Association opposes bans on gender-affirming care. Jeopardy! brings back a nonbinary contestant for their Second Chance Tournament. A British trans woman comedian gets naked during a live broadcast. A transgender woman millionaire purchases the Miss Universe pageant. Britain’s new prime minister is not good on transgender issues. The Gender Recognition Act moves forward in Scotland. Get all the Trans News Now on TGForum.com!
Kandi Robbins is always up to something that feels like it should be extraordinary. She has been in films, walked the runway in fashion shows, and posed for magazine spreads. Today she shares her latest adventure–walking the runway in a bridal show with ten other women. Find out how that felt to Kandi and check out photos from the day and a video.
Fantasia Fair is a conference, convergence, trans event that is a week-long held in Provincetown, Massachusetts every October. This year FanFair became TransWeek. The gathering on Cape Cod has been happening since 1975. Attendees have all week to be themselves and participate in planned and unplanned activities. There are speeches, dancing, whale watching and more to fill the week. Today Rhonda Williams reviews everything that happened if TransWeek 2022.
Jordan Peterson has been in the news this year with his attacks on transgender people’s right to exist. Most notably he took to Twitter to criticize Eliot Page for publishing photos of his remodeled chest, tweeting that “Remember when pride was a sin. And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a “criminal physician.” Where did Peterson come from and why is he so anti-trans? Dana Bevan provided his origin story with Jordan Peterson Has No Clothes.
Every month Angela Gardner searches the web for stories of transgender people active in the arts and entertainment. We call what she produces TransTainment. Today she has news about an ongoing role for Alexandra Billings in a SF television show, kudos to Sam Smith and Kim Petra on being number one, and more news from the world of transgender entertainment.
Chrissy Gann has another tale to share. An investment broker named Craig takes a chance and approaches a trans woman who is hanging out with her friends outside a downtown nightclub. Just the way she looked was magic. Has Craig found his angel in the night?
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 Henri David Halloween Ball 2022 happened on Sunday night October 30. The event has been going since 1975, overseen by the Halloween Impresario, Henry David. We present a selection of photos from the event featuring everything from demons to angels, transgender maids to Marie Antoinette. You can find anything at a Henri David Halloween Ball.
In the news: Admiral Rachel Levine has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Social Security is simplifying gender change in SSA records. Trans kids in Florida who aren’t out to their parents risk having the school administration out them if they want to use the restroom aligned with their gender identity. Chelsea Manning has written a book about her whistle blowing actions. Arkansas’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors in being challenged in court. People opposing care for trans minors are ignorant of just what that care consists of. Doctors in Texas are in court asking to be excluded from the gender inclusion in the Affordable Care Act. A study shows that including trans girls in sports doesn’t drive cisgender girls away. Kim Petras debuts her acting chops on Los Espookys. J.K. Rowling proves in an angry tweet that she doesn’t know much about being transgender. Jon Stewart and John Oliver did segments on their shows about transgender youth. There’s all that and more waiting for you to take a look at Trans News Now.
Sophie Lynne is working on getting a graduate degree at Penn State. That’s a hard lift and studies tend to take up most of one’s time. And the stress is a bigger load than the homework. So Sophie needs to de-stress and she turns to an activity that has worked for her in the past.
