What is your best chance of getting a date? Why should you stay away from narcissists and those with borderline personality problems? Are infatuation, sex and pair-bonding different in the brain? How to succeed in the friend zone after a one-sided infatuation? Dana Bevan looks at the science of love.
Chrissy Gann has always identified as a trans lesbian. For many years she didn’t admit it to herself. But, after many failed relationships and addiction to lesbian pornography Chrissy decided to embrace her truth and be the person she always knew she should be.
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. At a jazz club Ramona fell in with Box, who paid her to cosy up to a guy from a company he wants to do business with. There’s a scene and Ramona leaves with two other guys. Box renews his request that Cliff work with him and then Box goes hunting for Ramona.
Kandi Robbins shares parts of an email from a trans friend who wonders how Kandi seems to exhibit the same feelings about being femme as they do but chooses to go the two lifestyles route, dressing when time allows but staying in the male roles within her family. Kandi’s friend can’t figure out what is preventing Kandi from transitioning and being Kandi full time.
One day Char realized that she was holding herself back by continuing to believe labels. She had spent years attempting to fit in and in doing so caused pain to herself and those she cared about. Now she refuses to fit into “Any”, other construct. She’s one of a kind and happy.
Shelley Anne interviews Margot Wilson, a Canadian anthropologist who runs a publishing business focused specifically on transgender manuscripts, both fiction and nonfiction. Ms. Wilson is a cisgender ally of the transgender community and is helping to preserve the life stories of aging members of the community, saving their history for others to read and perhaps be inspired.
President Biden marked the beginning of Pride Month with a proclamation that noted how transgender people are treated in our country. More Pride related news follows. Then we learn more about anti-trans legislation and the people who are standing up to the states passing such laws. Dr. Rachel Levine is added to The Now List. Colorado adds “gender identity” to its anti-discrimination law. Wisconsin’s governor announces he is opposed to conversion therapy. Thomas Hardin was murdered by a former roommate. A trans woman tries out for the U.S. Olympic team. A trans man competes in the Iditarod. Neil Gaiman defends casting a nonbinary actor for the role of Desire in The Sandman. People can’t figure out why Caitlyn Jenner is running for the governor’s office in California. A former Drag Race contestant is arrested for domestic abuse. There’s all that and much, much more waiting for you in this edition of TWIT!
Christy Lewis takes a look at history in this blog. It’s all because one day she was wondering what it would be like to be a princess. And then she said, why stop there? How would it be to wear an imperial crown as Empress Christy the First? We are certain her rule would be both wise and just. And she would look fabulous in those beautiful royal gowns.
Time for TransTainment! Our roundup of all the entertainment news featuring transgender people. Today there’s news about Josie Totah from Saved by the Bell. The Nickelodeon show Danger Force adds a trans actor. Sweden introduces a television show set in a drag club. A former top model and noted actress comes out as queer and nonbinary. Bretman Rock says he’s no beauty guru. And a couple of stories on Laverne Cox round out our blog today.
In the last chapter of Savannah’s story we saw her gorgeously attired in a fabulous gown with flawless hair and makeup attending a gala event at the country club. She was escorted by the southern gentleman, Fred who treated her like a southern belle. Today we visit with Savannah the day after the big glamour event. Fred is picking her up to take her to lunch at the club and his parents are coming, too. Then the plan is for Savannah to “return to Atlanta” for the school year.
It’s Memorial Day and we pause before the New Content to think of those, in the transgender community and outside, who lost their lives serving their country. And now, The Week In Trans! There are no trans athletes in high school sports in Texas but the legislature’s priority is to pass a bill making it illegal. Same for Louisiana. Other states enact more anti-trans laws. The Gavin Grimm case is still plodding through the courts. Oregon bans gay and trans panic defenses. Violence against trans people continues. Activists are hard at work. Layshia Clarendon, the WNBA’s first non-binary player, is signed right after their team drops them. Elliot Page shows off his pecs. Demi Lovato talks about being non-binary. Paris Lees has a memoir in bookstores. Hunter Schafer’s minister father explains why Christians should accept trans people as part of God’s creation. There’s all that and a few TWIT Awards waiting for your review.
Two years ago Rabbah Rona Matlow published a paper with evidence showing that interfering with gender transition is prohibited by Jewish Law. Ze provided evidence such as the National Trans Discrimination Survey, other sociological research, and then went to texts in the Torah, Talmud and Shulhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law) which show that “saving a life overrides all biblical laws!”
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 in a jazz club Ramona sat down at a table of gentlemen with instructions to cozy up to one of them. Something seems to be going on behind the scenes but Ramona and two of the businessmen head to another club where the group catch a hot act on the jazz scene with a player named Coltrane. Back at the first place Box gets a promise from Cliff.
TransTainment is our look at transgender people in the arts and entertainment. Today we meet Leyna Bloom who stars in Port Authority, Patti Harrison from Together Together, Jasmine Davis from the Showtime series The Chi, and Yasmin Finney who will star in Billy Porter’s directorial debut. And we reveal which trans woman will be the face of Dior in China. It’s all in TransTainment!
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.
Caitlyn Jenner gets no love from the trans community or her own party. Twitter will add preferred pronouns to its user profiles. 9.2% of teens do not identify as part of the gender binary. The University of Oklahoma does away with the homecoming king and queen titles and just has two people as homecoming royalty. President Biden calls for passage of the Equality Act. More news about anti-trans legislation at the state level — some good, some bad. Washington D.C. passed a ban on the LGBTQ panic defense but implementation of the law is being delayed by a fence. The fence around the Capital. Even though Puerto Rico is far out at sea it is the epicenter of violence against trans people in the U.S. A trans man alleges he was not hired by the New Orleans police due to his transgender status. A non-binary person runs for the Erie County Executive office. Demi Lavato come out as non-binary. Nikkie De Jager hosted the semifinal round of the Eurovision Song Contest. Mj Rodgriguez is working on a comic book. Billy Porter is the Fairy Godmother in a musical production of Cinderella. There’s all that and a ton more to peruse in this edition of TWIT!
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 in a jazz club Ramona sat down at a table of gentlemen with instructions to cozy up to one of them. But the guy she’s supposed to fluff up looks as if he might have anger issues. She says she can handle him but Jack had a better idea. A quick move to another club not only avoids an eruption but let’s the group catch a hot act on the jazz scene with a player named Coltrane.
May is the Sixth Anniversary of the Life of Bria comics by Sabrina Symington. To celebrate the occasion Sabrina shares the very first Life of Bria cartoon. Enjoy!
Just a few years ago it was big news when a fashion model came out as transgender. These days it is decidedly not so rare. While Lea T and Andreja Pejic were novel and daring there are now many trans women walking the runways at Paris and New York fashion shows, as well as gracing the pages of fashion magazines, and even some men’s magazines. Here are 21 of today’s top transgender models
Drag in Cinema changes with the times and becomes Transgender Film and Video. Today we look back at male actors playing female roles in the silent era and explore a modern film with a transgender actress portraying a transgender role, and a male playing a trans part.
What’s in the transgender news today? We tell all in This Week In Trans! A transgender actress has a cisgender female role in a new film. Dr. Rachel Levine is profiled in The New York Times. There could be up to seven trans athletes in the Olympics. Language in the ACA protecting trans people is back in effect. Oregon bans the gay and trans panic defense. A non-binary 22-year-old is elected mayor in Wales. A poll shows that Caitlyn Jenner only has the support of 13% of California’s Republicans in the recall election. Almost 50 companies have joined together to oppose anti-transgender legislation. Laverne Cox will be the new host of E! coverage of red carpet events. Pose’s Mj Rodriquez and Maya Rudolph star in a new comedy. There’s a proposal to take transgender patients out of the National Health Service in Britain and have them treated by their primary care doctors. There’s all that and more, along with a few TWIT Awards waiting for you in TWIT!
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 in a jazz club Ramona sat down at a table of gentlemen with instructions to cozy up to one of them. But the guy she’s supposed to fluff up looks as if he might have anger issues. She says she can handle him but Jack had a better idea. A quick move to another club not only avoids an eruption but let’s the group catch a hot act on the jazz scene.
Dr. Dana Bevan delves into the effect of the subconscious on the behavior of transgender people. How important are subconscious mechanisms that are built into our nervous systems and brains? While Sigmund Freud became famous by sexualizing, and then popularizing the idea of the subconscious he did not scientific research to back up his “theories” about the subconscious and those assertions are still harming people today.
Humans have a tendency to build walls. Not just the walls of the city that are meant to keep out the barbarians. We mean mental walls. Walls that cut us off from other people. Often self imposed because we don’t think others will approve of us if they know who we really are. Pauline Estelle writes about walls and has some ideas on how we could tear them down.
What’s in the news? A transgender woman is running for a seat in the New Mexico Hour of Representatives. Reports say the Biden administration is gearing up to fight the anti-trans bills being passed in the states. Ohio announces plans for changing gender markers on birth certificates. The AMA announces opposition to the bills that would punish doctors for giving care to minors. Slate predicts that the anti-trans legislation will backfire. Caitlyn Jenner gives an interview from her private airplane hanger. Bad optics? Skittles candy is normally rainbow colored. For Pride month the candy will be gray and all profits will be donated to GLAAD. New Zealand weight lifter Laurel Hubbard may be the first transgender person to compete in the Olympics. Clive Barker wanted to make a version of The Mummy with the Mummy being a beautiful trans woman. He was ahead of his time. Dwayne Wade and his wife practically challenge anti-trans trolls to come at them. Out Traveler has a list of the best and worst nations for LGBTQ people to visit. A trans kid was isolated from the rest of his class because his teacher thought being transgender was contagious. Star Wars may have added a transgender character in the animated series The Bad Batch. There’s all that and several TWIT Awards awaiting you in TWIT!
Christy Lewis finds similarities between her life and Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive. While discovery and exposure as a trans person wouldn’t have landed her on death row there were countless bad things that could happen if anyone discovered her secret personae. The Fugitive ran for several years and eventually there was a finale in which the real killer was found and Dr. Kimble was able to live his normal life. Christy set herself free and now feels that she is living her normal life.
