Tag: Julian Eltinge

Julian Eltinge, The Crinoline Girl

| Dec 14, 2020 | Reply

Digging into the TGForum Archives we found a post from 1997 by Ms Bob & Carol Kleinmaier on the early 20th century female impersonator Julian Eltinge. He appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway and in movies, both silent and the talkies. There hasn’t been a female impersonator as popular or famous until the arrival of RuPaul on the drag scene. Julian Eltinge, The Crinoline Girl is our Retro Rerun and is illustrated with photos that did not appear in the original post.

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The Week In Trans 12/11/17

| Dec 11, 2017 | Reply

It’s time for The Week In Trans! Today we learn that model Lea T has been incorporated into an old master’s painting. The Pentagon is hoping to allow trans recruits by January 1. A teen in Ohio has sued his parents over transitioning to male. A trans woman in DC went from the thug life to the retail life when she transitioned. A 22-year-old trans woman runs for office in Rhode Island. Jeffrey Tambor may not be leaving Transparent after all. Meanwhile trans actors are being cast more often on television shows. Tinder is swiping left on trans people. Turkish trans people can change their ID without surgery. New drag performers are going beyond the bounds of lip sync glam. There’s all that plus a lot more and a few TWIT Awards to round it all out in this edition of TWIT!

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The Week In Transgenderism 10/26/15

| Oct 26, 2015 | Reply

This week in TWIT: Esquire Magazine features people who transitioned in the 20th century. Caitlyn Jenner takes it on the road. The trans teen homecoming queen speaks out. Undergarments for transition. Asifa Lahore says queens should teach sex ed. Lou Reed wasn’t very nice, it seems. The Ab-Fab movie is looking for ab fab queens. Plus more about New York state’s expanded anti-discrimination move, the ghost of Julian Eltinge, trans sex workers, a new magazine featuring drag queens and whole ton of TWIT Awards. It’s all waiting for you in TWIT!

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