Liberty Storer took an informal poll of women who were in or had been in relationships with crossdressers. Eighty nine women completed her survey and Liberty breaks down the resulting data in this blog 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.
Laverne Cox is mistaken for Beyoncé. California passes legislation to protect trans rights. Gender affirming care is not being delivered to children on Medicaid in Florida. A Florida school apologizes to a trans transfer student over not being allowed to play on the girl’s soccer team. A Virginia judge stops school libraries from banning two books. Agenda PAC has been formed to counter anti-trans candidates. LGBTQ+ children with parents in the military have more mental health issues. Gamers can now play Fortnite as the DC character Dreamer. Tommy Dorfman is set to make her directorial debut. J.K. Rawling has a new book inspired by what happened to her over her transphobic remarks. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Kandi Robbins has had her photo taken in Times Square but today’s post is not about that. Kandi recently participated in a photo shoot that will be featured on a giant billboard in Times Square on September 8. Kandi writes about the photo shoot and gives a behind the scenes look at the process.
For the past few years our resident transgender scientist has attended a science fiction/fantasy convention in Atlanta called Dragoncon. She doesn’t attend to cosplay as her favorite Star Wars character. She goes to give the science about transgender issues to attendees.
Michelle Rogers has a dream. She’d love to find a bordello that catered to trans women. She finds social media apps unhelpful and focused on beautiful young people. What do you do when you’re old and not that lovely? Read on and see what she would like to see in a trans woman focused establishment.
Pauline Estelle revisits the online fashion resource Venus. Pauline enjoys shopping there due to the large variety of styles and the ready availability of sizes. Give her blog a read and see if she can entice you into trying the site.
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.
In the news: A federal appeals court agreed with the district court in forbidding the State of Arkansas from enacting a ban on transgender medicine for minors taking effect prior to a trial. One thirteen-year-old trans girl is the only person affected by the Kentucky ban on trans girls in sports. A Texas school district bans any talk of gender fluidity. A lady wrestler comes out as trans. Walmart refuses to cash a money order for a trans man—twice. The Umbrella Academy with Elliott Page will return for another season. The online personality who was swatted last week is leaving her country. Google Doodles recently celebrated two transgender women. Poland’s move to the right has its trans population fearful. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Summer has always been Sophie’s favorite time of year. Not just because it’s warm and you get enough sun to create the vitamin D your body needs. Summer was the time when her parents and older brother would go to their vacation home and Sophie stayed so she could work at the hamburger place. During that alone time she dressed in women’s clothes as often as she could.
Lorraine Anderson has tips on how you can get great bargains now on summer apparel, from lingerie to shoes and dresses. Read on for he helpful tips.
What are transgender entertainers up to lately? Find out in TransTainment! From a trans woman rapper in Puerto Rico to a Japanese drag queen voicing a popular anime feature, we have the latest trans in entertainment news.
Christy Lewis feels that the way we dress is important because what we wear broadcasts messages about who we are to the world we walk through. She urges that the messages our attire sends should be positive.
Savannah is just getting back to the office after her time recovering from breast implant surgery. Things continue to go well for her at work.
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 new? Zaya Wade changes her name. A federal court says the Americans With Disabilities Act cover trans people. Florida stopped covering trans care under Medicaid. A former state prosecutor who was fired by DeSantis when he said he would not prosecute doctors for providing medicines to trans people is suing. The World Boxing Council bans transgender athletes. Tommy Dorfman is engaged. A video game character comes out as trans. RuPaul’s Drag Race gets the green light for another season. The London Trans Festival is a success. An all-girls high school that announced it accepted students who identify as girls reverses course on that a week later. When a director of a Christian camp was told he must reject his trans son or be fired he chose his son. Meanwhile the Episcopal Church reaffirmed their acceptance of transgender people. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
Dina Amberle has been working on special menu items for Dina’s Diner. Among the tasty treats she has prepared for today we find a new opera based on the play M Butterfly which stars a counter tenor who landed a lead role by singing arias made famous by the great opera diva Cecilia Bartoli. Then she offers a palette clearing dish based on the host of the Philippines version of Drag Race transforming into Katy Perry. Special sauce like posing tips for photos, and a jazz singing female robot spice things up. Find out what other dishes you can dig into and visit Dina’s Diner.
A new role for Nicole Maines. An upcoming biopic on Candy Darling. The nonbinary actor playing Desire in The Sandman. Thoughts on the state of transgender representation in Hollywood. A comedy using gender reassignment as a disguise? A new song from Philly based band Sonja fronted by trans woman singer/guitarist Melissa Moore. And more!
Rabba Rona Matlow feels that many of those who consider themselves to be Christians are not following the words of Jesus. They rely on religious texts that vary in meaning from the original texts which were written in ancient languages. The poorly translated texts that make up the evangelical Bible are what those on the right use to justify their attacks on LGBTQ+ people. Rona has studied the original scrolls that indicate God is not interested in what body houses the soul.
Our Retro Rerun today comes from 1990 and was written by Dallas Denny. It was published on TGForum in the ’90s and it has good information on successfully transitioning genders.
There is a nonprofit organization called Marsha’s Tea Room in Mississippi that promotes the overall health and wellness of local trans and gender non-conforming people. To learn more about Marsha’s Tea Room and how they serve the TGNC community read on.
Trans woman Leigh Finke wins her primary in Minnesota meaning she could be the first trans person elected to the legislature in her state. If she wins in November. Sportswriter M.A. Voepel comes out as a trans man. Florida will no longer cover trans care under Medicare. Idaho is fined for refusing to change the gender on a birth certificate. A lie brings a SWAT team to a trans woman’s home. Some U.S. races create an open division that any gender can compete in. A nonbinary actor has been cast to portray the MCU’s first trans character. England returns to housing prisoners according to their genitals. Germany introduces gender self-declaration. A trans woman in Afghanistan stands up to the Taliban. A 4-year-old comes out as a boy at the Pride parade. There’s all that news and more waiting for you in this week’s Trans News Now!
An old crossdressing friend of Linda’s was facing a personal crisis. Recently estranged from a support group she had helped form and feeling more and more isolated as Covid shut down her other social outlets Christine had turned to cannabis as a way of dulling her sense of loneliness.
Pauline Estelle looks back on the history of undergarments. From no undies at all to almost too many options Pauline has the info on how our undergarments evolved over the centuries.
Sabrina Symington gives us another glimpse of the couple, Natalie and Kay, featured in her graphic horror novel “She” as they settle down to a normal life and heal from the trauma they endured. The calm peaceful life is much appreciated but there can be pitfalls around the simplest questions.
Today Shelley Anne interviews Oklahoma City trans activist Tessa White. Ms. White was President (and first ever transgender President) of Oklahoma City Pride 2021. She currently serves as Treasurer of Oklahoma City Pride. Other community roles include Former Vice President of PFLAG OKC, Board Member, the Oklahoma City Diversity Center, Board Member and Guard, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Oklahoma City LGBTQ+ Advisor at the Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City on LGBTQ+ related issues.
