Tag: Transgender

Trans in Film & Video

| Jan 8, 2024 | Reply

Trans in film and video highlights transgender actors, characters and plots. Today we have news about an Australian trans man actor who wins the GQ Actor of the Year Award. We learn about a Spanish language film starring Selena Gomez that has a trans plot element. The Buccaneers, starring Josie Totah has been picked up for a second season by Apple TV+. Alex Newell is in an animated film with a transgender child, and more.

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Twit Awards for the Week 1/8/24

| Jan 8, 2024 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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New Year’s Resolution: I Will Dress Better!

| Jan 1, 2024 | Reply

Lorraine Anderson has some suggestions if you’re looking for ideas for your new year’s resolutions. The woman behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing service points out there are things we could do better in 2024 that would make us more confident and attractive. What are they? Read on!

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Twit Awards for the Week 1/1/24

| Jan 1, 2024 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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Trans News Now 12/25/23

| Dec 25, 2023 | Reply

What do we find in the news this Christmas day? Seattle Children’s Hospital sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over his demands for trans patient’s records. An Oklahoma student sues to stop the Dept. of Education from prohibiting gender changes on student’s permanent record. Blue Cross Blue Shield must include gender-affirming care in every plan the administer. The Batman parody by a trans director/actor gets a showing. Cate Blanchett sponsors a new program to support women filmmakers, including trans women and nonbinary folks. Cricket Australia announces it will continue to allow players to play in the gender with which they identify. There’s all that and more waiting for you under the tree in Trans News Now!

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TransTainment 12/25/23

| Dec 25, 2023 | Reply

Happy holidays! This is TransTainment! Transgender people and stories in showbiz. Today Suzi Eddie izzard takes on all the roles in Hamlet. Alex Newell is named 2023 Breakthrough of the Year by TIME magazine. Charles Busch will star as Ibsen’s wife in a new play written by him titled Ibsen’s Ghost. Farrah Moan, a competitor on RuPaul’s Drag Race in season nine and in RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season four, has come out to the world as transgender.

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Twit Awards for the Week 12/25/23

| Dec 25, 2023 | Reply

Cardinal Gerhard Muller claims that Jesus would have gone to prison in “Canada or the United States or European countries” because he opposed marriage equality and opposed transgender rights. Although history books have downplayed it, the Greeks especially had cults full of gay and lesbian sex, and also had eunuchs, men who were regarded as […]

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Trans News Now 12/18/23

| Dec 18, 2023 | Reply

A transgender woman, won the women’s World Croquet Federation Championship. The only trans woman to do that. Teachers in Florida sue the state over a law forbidding the sharing of pronouns. Massachusetts sues a group of neo-Nazis for disrupted drag queen story time. Transgender stars sign an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to weigh in on the Tennessee and Kentucky bans on gender-affirming medical care. Ohio packs more oppression into one bill banning trans athletes and gender-affirming care in the state. Jennifer Finney Boylan is elected the new president of PEN America. Activists in California are attempting to put the “Protect Kids of California Act of 2024” on the ballot. South Dakota tries and fails to ban gender-affirming care which sparks interest in two-spirit among the indigenous people in the state. You’ll find all that and more in Trans News Now!

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Sophie’s 2023 Holiday Post

| Dec 18, 2023 | Reply

Sophie lost all vestiges of holiday magic after working in retail for fourteen years, but as the students at PSU go home for the holidays Sophie reminisces on some of the things that sparked holiday magic. She also contemplates her current situation and knows that there are folks who don’t have an easy time. She asks that after reading this post you scroll down and leave a comment.

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Discover: I Support The Girls

| Dec 18, 2023 | Reply

Our friends at The Breast Form Store are often contacted by transgender support group seeking donation of gender-affirming products. The Store asks these organizations to fill out a questionnaire about their mission. The Breast Form Store shares that information with TGForum so transgender people needing support can find these groups. Today we feature I Support The Girls.

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Trans News Now 12/11/23

| Dec 11, 2023 | Reply

As legislators keep creating anti trans laws RuPaul’s Drag Race premiers its 16th season next month. The governor of Wisconsin vetoes a bill that would have made gender-affirming care illegal. The DOJ sues Florida for violating the Affordable Care Act. Transgender women finish first and second in the Illinois State Cyclocross Championships. Montana passes a law declaring that sex is binary. Dr. Jeanne Hoff, the first openly trans psychiatrist to treat transgender patients, passes away. Trace Lysette receives a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Monica. Hunter Schafer to appear in a new horror video game called OD. An opera about Lilly Elbe is on the way. Alex Newell is named Breakthrough of the Year by TIME magazine. A court rules the British Parliament acted legally in blocking the Scottish government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The El Paso Museum of History has a new exhibit about trans and non-binary people in history. That’s quite a lot of news and we have more. Don’t miss Trans News Now!

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Trans Spirituality – Winter Holiday Special

| Dec 11, 2023 | Reply

Well, it’s that time of year again. The winter holiday season. Hanukkah started on December 7 this year. The new moon is December 12, and of course the solstice is December 21. Christmas, for those who observe it is December 25 and Kwanza begins December 26. We won’t have a solar/lunar darkness as we did a couple years ago, but it is still a very dark time of year.

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Trans on Film and TV

| Dec 11, 2023 | Reply

With the actors strike and the writers strike concluded you might think that trans actors and actresses would be busy acting. Some of them might be but many are going to auditions, or doing the audition from home using a ring light and their iPhone. In the meantime just a few trans roles in film and TV are available to write about. Post production no doubt. Today’s post concentrates on the few films and TV shows that are available for viewing.

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Twit Awards for the Week 12/11/23

| Dec 11, 2023 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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Trans News Now 12/4/23

| Dec 4, 2023 | Reply

What’s new today? The lawsuit Zooey Zephyr filed over the Montana House of Representatives silencing her is dismissed. Twenty-one state attorneys general support trans students use of the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity. On the other hand, 18 state A.G.s oppose the Biden administration policy that places foster children with families that respect the child’s gender identity or sexual orientation. A trans girl student showered with her classmates in the girl’s locker room and four girls file a sexual harassment claim. A Florida high school principal is reassigned, along with his staff, because they let a transgender girl join the girl’s volleyball team. Senator Ted Cruz is one of the sponsors of a bill that would forbid federal agencies from punishing those who refuse to use a person’s correct name or pronouns. Doctor Who introduces trans actor Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble in the first of three specials celebrating the show’s 60th anniversary. A trans man moves to Canada to escape anti trans laws in Arizona only to find there are anti trans knuckleheads up north, too. Things are getting even more scary for transgender people in Russia. Nepal is the first country in Southeast Asia to legally recognize a same-sex marriage. Some middle-school students take to X to voice their displeasure with Moms 4 Liberty. There’re all those stories and more waiting for your attention in Trans News Now!

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Twit Awards for the Week 12/4/23

| Dec 4, 2023 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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Trans News Now 11/27/23

| Nov 27, 2023 | Reply

A trans woman joins a women’s cricket team and two months later the Cricket Council bans trans women on women’s cricket teams. President Biden says no one should be discriminated against simply for being themselves. A survey says voters think that doctors should decide whether patients should get gender-affirming care, not politicians. Trans veterans threaten to sue the Department of Veteran Affairs over delays in gender-confirmation surgery. A Christian school is not allowed to compete in any sports over their refusal to play a team with a transgender player. Florida legislators introduce a bill to stop employees from sharing their pronouns. A new film titled The Dads features five fathers talking about their transgender children. Although the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa proclaiming gender-affirming surgery okay the country doesn’t have the doctors, psychological and surgical, to provide care. There’s all that and more news waiting for you in Trans News Now!

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TransTainment 11/27/23

| Nov 27, 2023 | Reply

Welcome to TransTainment! When we learn about transgender people in the arts and entertainment world we let you know what’s going on. Suzi Eddie Izzard plays Dr. Jekyll in a new film that sets the old story in modern times, and the good, or not so good, doctor is trans. There’s also news on Dylan Mulvaney, and a stage production about a forgotten trans woman. The first new Doctor Who features trans actress Yasmin Finney. And, there’s more trans entertainment news as well.

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Twit Awards for the Week 11/27/23

| Nov 27, 2023 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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Trans News Now 11/20/23

| Nov 20, 2023 | Reply

What’s goin’ on? With the actors strike over Hunter Schafer has been unleashed to land on the red carpet and promote the new Hunger Games film. PinkNews introduces you to five trans figures from history. Two trans boys file suit against the University of Missouri for stopping hormone treatment for minors. Mexico’s first non-binary magistrate is found murdered. A former Chicago police sergeant is found guilty of kidnapping a transgender woman and sexually abusing her. Florida wants to lift the injunction keeping the state from enforcing its anti’ drag law — the Supreme Court says no. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduces an amendment to the budget which would cut the salary for Secretary of Health Rachel Levine to one dollar. The United Nations Human Rights Committee says it is “deeply concerned” about human rights in the United States. A new study shows that the use of testosterone in trans men and gender-diverse individuals increases the desire for sexual activity. Marlon Wayans reveals that one of his children is transgender. The Keystone Conference is accepting proposals for presentations at the 2024 conference. New Jersey launches a website with resource for transgender and non-binary residents of New Jersey. India makes it easier for citizens who get gender confirmation surgery in other countries to update their passports. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!

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Sophie’s Penn State TDOR Speech

| Nov 20, 2023 | Reply

Today, November 20, is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Our Contributor Sophie is attending Penn State University and since the students are on break on the twentieth the school honors the Day of Remembrance on November 14th. The text of Sophie’s post is the speech she wrote for the Penn State Transgender Day of Remembrance and delivered on the 14th..

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The Occasional Woman: Cashmere!

| Nov 20, 2023 | Reply

Our fashion advisor Lorraine Anderson, seamstress in charge of The Occasional Woman Custom Clothes service, has a tip for those who want to look chic, and stay warm and cosy as we move into fall weather. She strongly suggests you get yourself some cashmere sweaters. In today’s post she praises them, tells you why the fabric is called cashmere, and why cashmere attire can be pretty pricey.

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Twit Awards for the Week 11/20/23

| Nov 20, 2023 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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Trans News Now 11/13/23

| Nov 13, 2023 | Reply

It’s good news for transgender candidates, as well as for Democrats who defend transgender rights when all the votes were counted. One right wing group spent $2,000,000 opposing the governor of Kentucky but Democrat Andy Bashear won re-election. The courts are staying busy with lawsuits over anti-trans laws and lawsuits against the lawsuits against anti-trans laws. The U.S. House of Representatives goes back to work but keeps writing funding bills filled with “poison pills” that would take away trans people’s rights if they passed. Gender confirmation surgeon Dr. Marci Bowers speaks out against anti-trans legislation. A gay man sues the gender clinic he went to because they approved him for HRT and gender-confirmation surgery. He says approving him is illegal because it’s “conversion therapy.” Transgender people living in rural communities in the U.S. are more likely to have undiagnosed conditions which could lead to heart issues. Hunter Schafer destroys the red carpet in an awe inspiring dress. The company that owns the Miss Universe pageant goes bankrupt. A public official comes out as a crossdresser in a southern town and the blowback causes him to take his own life. Geena Rocero gets hate messages after she is added to Glamour magazine’s 2023 Women of the Year list. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!

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Twit Awards for the Week 11/13/23

| Nov 13, 2023 | Reply

While assembling the stories for the news Cecilia Barzyk comes across silly fools who don’t understand transgender issues and just don’t care to. They bash us and introduce legislation against us. We call these people twits and in this post Cecilia tells you who they are and what they’ve said and done that makes them a twit.

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Trans News Now 11/6/23

| Nov 6, 2023 | Reply

Danica Roem is running for Virginia Senate. Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors is in effect while legal maneuvering occurs. The U.S. Supreme Court considers a case brought by a licensed counselor who is a devout Christian who wants to use conversion therapy on consenting patients. A federal judge rules mothers of cisgender girls cannot join a lawsuit attempting to keep transgender females off of girls’ sports teams. Nine Republican governors sign a letter to the NCAA, urging they review and change their policy on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Gays Against Groomers calls for a huge rally to stop the “war on children” and 12 people show up. A study finds that puberty blockers may cause loss of bone density but once started on hormones bone density improves to normal levels. The contestant on Big Brother U.K. who came out as trans is voted off the show. A former patient who underwent conversion therapy urges Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ban the practice. As transgender patients leave Texas and other states in search of gender-affirming medical care, the demand is so great that clinics in New Mexico are experiencing waiting lines. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!

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