Jean Wendy Farrell was a contributor to TGForum back in the 1990s. She ran a transformation service called A Woman’s Touch and that was also the name of her TGForum column. Since it’s October and Halloween will be here in a few weeks we bring back Ms. Farrell’s column from October of 1998. Her message remains as relevant today as it did all those decades ago.
California creates a transgender advisory panel. Pose fails to win any Emmys. Texas is still messing with trans athletes. There’s a list of eleven straight actors who have played LGBTQ characters. The Washington state Insurance Commissioner fines Aetna over failure to cover breast augmentation. The IOC postpones guidelines for transgender athletes. A graphic novel with transgender themes is a prequel to Blade Runner. Zaya Wade attends her first Pride event. Dozens of queens celebrate 25 years of the Barracuda Bar. Scotland requires teaching about LGBTQ subjects. Kerala state in India has a transgender doctor. Cosmetics CEO Nur Sajat is found guilty of “insulting Islam.” There’s all that and more plus a few TWIT Awards in TWIT!
What’s hot in fall fashion? Lorraine Anderson has a few standouts she wants you to consider. Button down shirts, plaid, color matching and other trends are all on point for Lorraine. She also has some pointers on what not to wear.
TransTainment covers the world of the arts and entertainment! We find all the news that’s out there featuring transgender people and characters, from artists to actors, musicians to drag queens. You’ll find them all in TransTainment! Today news about Nicole Maines, Jamie Clayton, the Bushwig festival, and more!
Last weekend, Penn State played Auburn. This was a big game: a “white out” where everyone wears all white and gets really drunk and noisy, etc. A bunch of the brothers from Sophie’s frat returned for the game, and were having a tailgate. Despite her contacting them they never responded. But she found another organization that welcomed her fully.
She’s back! Who? Christy Lewis is back from working from home and is behind her desk in the office. Read on and learn how her co-workers react to her physical presence nine to five, five days a week.
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. While Nikki and Ramon have cinnamon rolls and discuss the future there’s another couple having breakfast in bed. And a decision that may impact Ramona could be about to arrive.
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, and arrangements for the bachelorette party. Will there be a male stripper? Will Savannah run into an old flame? Read on!
First up it’s all the news you need! The Week In Trans! A transgender woman who is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter won a recent match and conservatives are pointing to her win as proof that trans women should not compete with cis women. Meanwhile a new report says there aren’t that many LGBTQ students participating in school sports. RuPaul’s Drag Race won an Emmy for outstanding competition program. The High Court in the U.K. has ruled that people under the age of 16 are capable of making a decision about starting puberty blockers. Utah’s Supreme Court ruled that trans people have a right to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. The state legislature is moving to pass a law denying trans people that right. A trans corrections officer won the right to use the ladies’ restroom at work and the state of Iowa is appealing. A trans man in Canada thought he was putting on weight during the pandemic lockdown but he actually had grown a giant tumor. Pose actor Mj Rodriguez looks forward to playing more than just transgender roles. There’s all that and a boatload more news in TWIT!
Chef Dina Amberle chooses only the finest, freshest ingredients to cook up the tastiest commentary. Today she takes some comments from crossdressers about why they do like they do, and adds in the Chinese government’s ban on girly men to create a delicious casserole that is sure to delight the most discerning intellectual palette. For dessert she composes a sweet treat about a male makeup influencer wearing a dead celeb’s dress. Then she sprinkles in Zoom meeting dysmorphia, and Hong Kong queens to provide a suitable finale for a repast that is only found at Dina’s Diner.
Rabbah Rona Matlow reminds us that “haters are gonna hate” and the only way to undermine their hate is with education. People who assault and murder trans people are sinning in the eyes of all religions. No matter that they often use their interpretation of their religion to justify ridding the world of “sinners”.
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. Last week’s page showed Ramona having “breakfast” with Nikki. Today they have cinnamon rolls and discuss the future.
Claire Hall is a big Star Trek fan going all the way back to the original series. But some aspects of the original shows don’t hold up well. One episodes in particular bothers Claire. It’s the one were a female scientist uses a device she has found to switch bodies with Captain Kirk. Read on as Claire boldly goes where she’s been before but now sees the misogyny of Turnabout Intruder.
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 it’s “Back to Basics”.
Michelle L. Rogers transitioned later in life and having lived a male lifestyle for a long while has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to adopting a feminine lifestyle. There is so much that women learn by growing up from childhood experiencing all that goes with the traditional female role. Trying to be the best woman she can be Michelle learns that It’s Not Easy Being She.
Danica Roem is running a reelection campaign to keep her seat in Virginia. A congressman introduces a bill that would give veteran status to those tossed out of the military because of sexual orientation or gender identity. A federal court rules a Catholic school cannot fire a teacher because of their LGBTQ status. A study finds almost half of the LGBTQ people in the U.S. have experienced workplace discrimination. Most West Virginians believe trans athletes should compete based on their birth sex. Demi Lovato chases UFOs in a new series. A member of the conservative block in Britain’s Parliament advocates better medical care for trans people. The Lutheran Church installs its first transgender bishop. Ocasio-Cortez gives a shout out for transgender rights. And there is much more news as well as a few TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
Julie and a friend decide to do a simple night out and visit a burlesque show with a dark arts, Goth theme. She obsesses over a dress, gets compliments wearing it and gets some tips on how to get deeper into burlesque performance. Oh, and she and her friend have drinks, dinner, and fun. Read all about it in A Simple Night Out.
Another talent agency dedicated to repping transgender talent opens its doors. A wedding jewelry ad from India stars a transgender woman as the bride to be. Demi Lovato goes on a search for space aliens in a mini series. Nicole Maines voices a trans character in the video game Rainbow Siege. Pose wins a couple of awards and Billy Porter is the Fab G in Cinderella.
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. Jack meets for breakfast with the fashion buyer Suzie. Meanwhile Ramona is having a different kind of breakfast with Nikki.
Linda tells us about meeting up with a group of crossdressers as they each in turn reveal their closest encounter with being ‘outed’ to friends, family and colleagues. Then she invites us to add our closest call.
Guest Contributor Anastasiia Newlin writes about how to form healthy relationships, from casual friendships to romantic ones.
A trans Latinx woman runs for state office in Pennsylvania. A federal judge upholds Washington state’s ban on conversion therapy. Hate crimes based on gender identity are on the rise. Gavin Grimm won his case but his attorneys took all of the cash. Dr. Rachel Levine looks marvelous in her new hair style. Texas failed to pass their bill banning trans school kids from athletics, but there’s already a rule in the state that prohibits it. A non-binary person wins bronze in the women’s 100 meter race at the Paralympics. Elliot Page jumps into the music industry with a new album. Hunter Schafer will appear in a horror flick titled Cuckoo. Full Frontal features a segment on trans women who run an alpaca ranch. Because of laws encouraging the hiring of trans people in India and Bangladesh some believe they are being hired due to their gender. China bans effeminate men from television. There’s all that and a couple of TWIT Awards awaiting you in TWIT!
Dana Bevan has found that there are five transgender movements: Male to Female Transsexuals, Crossdressers, Indigent Street Transgender People, Female to Male Transsexuals, and Religious Recovery Movements. In this post she gives the story on each movement.
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. After a crazy night at a couple of jazz clubs Ramona and the department store buyers part ways. Jack is meeting with the woman in charge of buying women’s fashions and so far he hasn’t mentioned Ramona and modeling.
David de Alba was born and raised in Cuba until his family moved to Chicago in the mid 1960s. A hairdresser who noticed de Alba’s similarity in facial structure to the star Judy Garland made him up to look just like her. Soon David was doing shows at female impersonation clubs singing Garland’s songs, not lip syncing to a record. Read this interview with The Cuban Legend conducted by Shelley Anne Baker.
