(Bala Cynwyd, PA) Dr. Sherman Leis, transgender surgeon of international renown and founder of The Philadelphia Center for Transgender Surgery, was recognized by the Caroline Grace Foundation for his extraordinary efforts on behalf of the transgender community. In remarks given by Caroline Temmermand, Chair of the Caroline Grace Foundation, at an awards ceremony in the […]
Eddie Izzard gets an award from atheists. Sean Bean is nominated for his drag role. A Turkish actress is now an actor. A female mixed martial arts fighter used to me a man. More about the notorious Boulton & Park. Photo exhibits featuring TGs. A TG golfer. A new documentary about Divine. And more!
Barbra Casbar Siperstein will be posting columns about the fight for transgender rights across the United States. Today she writes about the importance of the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women act with the inclusion of “gender identity.”
Massachusetts schools are letting TG students use the bathroom and people are up in arms. Students in Mississippi are upset about a TG girl’s “special” rights. A frat held a fundraiser for their FtM brother’s top surgery. Buffalo is bursting with drag theater. What’s it like married to a drag queen? All that and more is in TWIT!
Texas Universities face new challenges in regard to pluralism and the respect of diversity in its many forms among faculty, student, staff, and the communities wherein they reside. Oftentimes a strategic approach that utilizes the grassroots power of the members of these institutions in collaboration with leaders at high administrative levels yields the most positive […]
Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual have been crowned in Australia. Irish TGs may be getting some respect from health care providers. London police abused a sick TG in the street. There are controversies about TGs competing on “Drag Race” and in The Imperial Court. All that and more in TWIT!
The Co-Chairs of First Event 2013 have sent us a report on how that event unfolded in January 23-27 in Peabody, Massachusetts. With a keynote address from Amanda Simpson, a wedding, fashion show, cabaret and dance party — and more — the convention was a great success.
It’s all the TG news in the world! It’s The Week In Transgenderism with stories about Marisa Richmond; Mike & Molly in trouble with GLAAD; the rising star of Laverne Cox; Aged TGs in Jakarta will get a home; Aunt Barbara is the Tupperware queen; Isis King is in fashion. And more!
Lou Reed had a TG girlfriend. A Boston TG harassed by police wins a court battle. Monica Beverly Hillz is not a drag queen, she’s a TG. There’s a new line of lingerie for TGs. Anna Grodzka is not elected deputy speaker in Poland. Bear drag. The latest trend? It’s all in TWIT!
The Week In Transgenderism is the weekly wrap up of the past week’s TG news. From all around the world we gather the stories that you want to see. Today the crossdressing in the Jenner divorce rumor. Another TG inmate sues for reassignment. IKEA apologizes. And a lot more!
Get yer TWIT! Lea T is featured in an ad campaign. Nepal recognizes a third gender. Ikea is in trouble with TGs in Thailand. An FtM rapper is murder in a gang initiation. A Chilean transwoman runs for Congress. A young TG girl writes to the President. Boulton and Park were hookers? All that today and a couple of TWITS!
Pamela DeGroff interviews Cornelius “Popcorn” Robertson producer of the LBGT Music Festival in Nashville. The festival features gay, lesbian, bi and TG performers in a celebration of LGBT music. Find out about the festival and get some other news from TransVocalizers.
Dr. Sherman Leis has ten examples of what he feels to be key trends that affect transgender people in America. Everything from acceptance in politics and entertainment to a decrease in hate crimes is good news for TGs according to Dr. Leis.
From down the road and up your street — it’s a double dose of TG news. Bill O’Reilly mocks a TS prisoner. Barbara Walters interviews a TG tween. Another pageant contestant who was born male takes her shot at Miss USA. An awol Marine is caught 30 years later, after her gender change. And much more in TWIT!
Batgirl with TG character? Stacie Laughton’s story is labyrinthian. A crazy legislative response to the Kosilek ruling. F. Scott Fitzgerald — a queen? Justin Vivian Bond is upset. Sharon Needles. Willam Belli. The Catholic church and TGs. Plus a whole lot more!
It’s the month by month highlights of The Week In Transgenderism from 2012. All the transgender news that was featured in 2012 has been skimmed, sifted and organized for your perusal. Happy New Year!
It’s The Week In Transgenderism! Andrej Pejic is a cover girl. Dana Beyer talks about TG civil rights gains. The Be-All is canceled. The former Miss Pa. USA owes Donald Trump five million dollars. Jenna Talackova is pitching a reality show idea. Do drag queens get laid? All that plus more and a few TWITs!
Today we have it all. From men en pointe to drag queens on the beach, from the cover of “Candy” to TGs in politics, the movies and on the printed page. The Week In Transgenderism covers all things TG that can be found in the news around the world. And we give out a few TWIT Awards.
All the news with TG tendencies is diligently searched out and distilled into a thing we call The Week In Transgenderism. This week — the firefighter who beat his TG girlfriend is guilty. April Ashley gets the MBE. The 50-year-old TG b-baller is dissed by radio scumbags. Alan Cummings does drag in a new film. And more!
Stacie Laughton may not be down for the count. She’s not resigning from the New Hampshire legislature. Fundamentalist Muslims shut down a TG beauty pageant in Jakarta. Organizers say it wasn’t a pageant. Claudia Charriez testifies against her abusive boyfriend. Are you hip to the Kiki Scene? All that and more is in TWIT!
There’s a play about the TG mayor of Silverton. Another TG elected official is stepping down over a felony in her past. Carnival Cruise was almost no fun for a boatload of drag queens. We continue to be treated badly on television. Drag queens are leading the Mummers parade in Philly. All that and more!
A 72 year-old grandfather in China is modeling teen girl’s clothing. People who keep track say that negative portrayals of TGs on television have gone up since last year. Trans murder rates have also climbed. Gandalf is gay! A loser in Miss International Queen wins something better. And more!
Brothers in Malaysia became sisters and then pageant winners. A TG murderer wants more from the state. Another TG murderer gets 25 to 50 from her state. TSes want the World Health Organization to stop calling them sick. A photo of Jared Leto as the hooker Rayon. Sandy destroyed the gowns of A.C. queens. And more!
Are you a queen in need of a ride in the city by the bay? If so you’re in luck. There’s a pay-what-can car service just for queens, gays, lesbians and gender rebels. It’s the Homobile.
Varla Jean Merman dials it down for a play. The Vice President says TG rights are the next civil rights fight. An archive in Canada has the largest collection of TG publications. The East Aurora School District voted for TG rights before they voted against them. TGs in movies. TGs in pageants. And more!
A former service member and West Point grad will be leading a GLBT service member’s group. An FtM from England wants Gender Identity Disorder to not be a mental disorder. Lana Wachowski gets an award. A drag show in church! Drag on campus. Elvira! Roseanne! All the TG news in one place — time for TWIT!
