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Dr. Rachel Levine is a four star admiral. Loudon County Virginia is back in the news over transgender issues in its schools. China’s Oprah, trans woman Jin Xing is back on television. Texas has passed its trans athletes ban. Jamie Lee Curtis brought her trans daughter Ruby to the Halloween Kills premier. The reactions to Dave Chappelle’s comedy special continue to reverberate. Mj Rodriguez will appear in a new anthology series. Margret Atwood is accused of being a TERF. A new comic book features a Black trans woman Amazon. A high school half time show is an amateur drag show. MTV is keeping its Euro Music Awards in Budapest to stand with its LGBTQ citizens. A trans woman activist in Uganda is the first to get a national ID card in the correct gender. Joe Biden endorses Danica Roem in the upcoming election. There’s all that plus a few well deserved TWIT Awards waiting for your eyes only in TWIT!
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Sophie Lynne has written about how Halloween is the holiday that pushed her toward coming out as her true self. She has also written about how to have a fun femme time at various Halloween parties. Today she writes about what not to do on Halloween, particularly if you are not out to your friends and neighbors.
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We bring you news about all the transgender, nonbinary people in the arts and entertainment in our feature TransTainment. Today there’s news about bad feelings between Billy Porter and Harry Styles over Harry’s Vogue fashion shoot, the Sundance Institute has a new program for trans people of color, a trans actress works for the empowerment of transgender persons in India, and much more!
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Today Christy Lewis warns us that we can’t let misogyny, some of it embedded within us due to how we were raised, to affect our joy at being who we really are. Other eople’s expectations don’t have to define you. Be your own woman.
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With her sister’s wedding very near Savannah flies home to be a part of all the wedding preparation. There is a visit to the bridal salon for the bridesmaid dress she’ll never wear again, then the rehearsal dinner and the bachelorette party. But now it’s the day after all that and the family have time to talk. What’s next for Savannah?
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This Retro Rerun is from October of 2017. It’s advice from The Occasional Woman, Lorraine Anderson, on how to make sure your costume doesn’t attack you and ruin the night. Simple precautions will help you to have a safe, happy, and scary Halloween adventure if you follow her guidelines.
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Guest contributor Michelle Rogers believes that transgender people need a national organization so that they have a the clout to deal with important issues that affect trans people. She envisions a membership based organization that could apply pressure where needed to change the general public’s attitudes toward us. But who would be able to join and how would the organization be led?
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Now the news! The acting mayor of Palm Springs is a trans woman who’s running for state senate. President Biden recognized National Coming Out Day with a strong statement against anti-trans legislation. Gavin Newsom signs a bill to help trans college students in California. Health insurers in Colorado have to cover HRT and surgery. More violence is directed at trans women and men. LGBTQ activists meet in Florida’s capital to make a plan to fight for their rights. Lego no longer divides their toys by gender. A non-binary performer claims they were let go by Hamilton when they asked for a gender-neutral dressing room. Trans and non-binary patients report problems related to binary choices in medical records. Kim Petras stars in ads for Ugg. Dave Chappelle digs himself in deeper with his “jokes” about trans people. And that’s just the tip of trans related news we bring you today.
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Who was that model walking three designers at Ohio Fashion Week’s Black Tie Gala? It’s none other than our own Kandi Robbins. Designer Victoria Henley wasn’t one of those Kande was supposed to walk for but Ms. Henley met Kandi and drafted her into her portion of the show on the spot. That night made quite an impression on Kandi and she hopes her being there helped transgender visibility in a good way.
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Big doin’s down at Dina’s Diner! It’s pumpkin spice on everything time! Nah, just pullin’ yer leg. Ms. Dina Amberle always keeps the pumpkin spice where it belongs — in the pumpkin pies. But she does have some tasty treats on the menu today. First she’s offering a return look at kids who went to a summer camp 10 years ago where they could project the gender they wanted to. Dina tells us how they’re doing today. She stirs up things with an article about Everyone’s Talking About Jamie, and adds in some Bushwig drag queens. Then it’s time to look at trans homecoming queens back in the day and now, and musing on what you’re wearing for Halloween. Don’t miss this edition of Dina’s Diner.
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Sabrina Symington continues her series of voice training videos that give you the vocal tools to sound in a way that matches your look. Whether you crossdress now and then or live fulltime in your preferred gender speaking as a woman can boost your confidence when you interact with members of the general public. Sabrina has a lot to say on the subject of sounding like you look. Today Sabrina shows how to speak breathy.
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Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists maintain that it is impossible for someone born with a male body to be a woman. They cite “socialization” as the reason no male could ever be truly feminine. To them males are socialized as male and that can never be changed. Claire Hall looks at their conclusion and has some comments based on personal experience.
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Rabbah Rona Matlow has some thoughts on the recent National Coming Out Day. While organizations promote the idea that all LGBTQ people should emerge from hiding and proudly let everyone know who they are, it’s not that simple.
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We’ve been following the adventures of Ramona, a transgender girl from Texas trying to make her way in the big city. She’s had to work the street to get by. One night she goes out just to have some fun and meets up with a few department store buyers from upstate. There was fun and some fighting. One of the buyers collapsed in his hotel room and Ramona and her female lover Nikki enjoyed some tasty baked goods. This is the final page of the first book in Ramona’s adventures. Read page 51 and then scroll down for a taste of book two, 1956: Movie Star.
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What’s new in trans news, you ask? A group of U.S. senators sends a letter to Dr. Rachel Levine advocating for national guidelines on mental health for transgender people. A trans candidate of color has suspended her political campaign. Marisa Richmond is removed from the DNC as an at-large member. A trans boy was denied use of the men’s room at a Lady A concert. Research studies show that patients getting gender-affirming care are far less suicidal than those who did not get that care. Jamie Clayton plays Pinhead in remake of Hellraiser. Trans and gender-expansive people are more likely to be smokers. Rapper Youngblud pulled a trans man fan onstage to sing with him. Dave Chappelle gets in trouble again for his so called transgender “jokes”. RuPaul has a new song that throws shade at contestants on Drag Race who were disgruntled over not advancing. A Canadian court rules that misgendering in the workplace is a human rights violation. A transgender minister in Texas is fighting back against that state’s restrictive laws. There’s all that plus more news in this edition of TWIT!
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Today’s post by crossdressing social butterfly Julie Slowinski is a twofer. First she reports on the fun from an August outing called Gender Shake, and then promotes an upcoming event in Chicago set for early next year. It’s called Paint the Town. Get all the important details in today’s tale of a part-time princess.
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Some comedians who don’t know anything about anything try to make jokes on subjects which they are not familiar with. When they do that they can cause problems. Today Sabrina Symington gives an example of just why somethings aren’t funny.
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In her last post Linda wrote about how a group of her friends told her stories about the times they were nearly caught crossdressing by friends, colleagues, or family member. Today Linda continues telling their stories about how members of this group came close to having their ‘closets’ nearly blown to pieces.
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It’s 1956 and Ramona is a transgender girl from Texas trying to make her way in the big city. To get by she has to utilize what she has at her disposal. The department store buyers that Ramona partied with the night before are heading into work. They stop by Cliff’s hotel room when he’s late meeting them in the lobby. It soon becomes apparent that Cliff is not well. In fact he’s passed out. What’s next? Read on.
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News from that world of film and video that features transgender people, themes, and plots is what we cover in Transgender Film & Video. Today news about Jamie Clayton, Bretman Rock wears the ears, Angelica Ross, and more!
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Guest contributor Anastasiia Newlin takes on a two part topic in this post. What Does It Mean to Be a Crossdresser? And How It Impacts Relationship?
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A transgender attorney in Chicago complains about harassment from the courts. The White House holds a listening session with transgender activists. High school students stage a walkout to support a trans girl. Caitlyn Jenner believes she is a “poster child for change”. A new mural in a Philadelphia neighborhood celebrates trans people. Homeland Security stops a grant to a trans women’s shelter. A Catholic archbishop wants DNA tests on seminarians to make sure they’re male. Indya Moore will appear in the Aquaman sequel. The U.K. passed a guidance on transgender athletes and it basically leaves the treatment of trans athletes up to each sport. Amazon Prime has a documentary series about a teen trans girl striving to become a model and actress. The lead singer of the band Garbage, Shirley Manson, identifies with nonbinary. A Pakistani trans woman who emigrated to Europe returned to Pakistan after suffering more in Europe. A court in Taiwan says surgery isn’t necessary to change gender markers. A trans teen is elected homecoming queen. There’s all that and more waiting for you in TWIT!
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Alice Novic is a crossdresser, psychiatrist, and author. Alice has been out-on-the-town dressing for about for nearly 30 years and has known and worked with many crossdressers and transsexuals. She is the subject of Shelley Anne’s interview today. Alice discusses many things that she has learned over the years.
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Dr. Dana Bevan finds threats to transgender people from the radical right–and from the radical left. In this post she dips into “Premodern” philosophy and the origins and evolution of Modernism and Post Modernism. How does all this affect you in your everyday life? Read on.
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It’s 1956 and Ramona is a transgender girl from Texas trying to make her way in the big city. To get by she has to utilize what she has at her disposal. She’s made friends with a department store buyer but he’s not the fashion buyer. He’s said he would talk to the fashion buyer but that hasn’t happened yet. Meanwhile. . .
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Our heroine is relaxing poolside at her apartment complex when unexpectedly a voice asks if the lounge chair next to her was open. Wonder of wonders it was the woman she had passed by on the way to the ladies room at the club. Now she was sitting right next to her and was wearing an itsy bitsy bikini. Do you wonder where this is going? Read on.
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