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Dylan Mulvaney is spotted at an audition for a new Broadway production of Cabaret. An injunction stops enforcement of Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care. Alabama wins its right to pick on trans kids. Spain elects its first openly transgender senator. The Florida Board of Education issues restroom rules that separate the boys from the girls. A study shows that the decline in sales of Bud Light may be because the beer abandoned attempts to show support for the LGBTQ community. Scientific American has an article that refutes the supposed evidence for “Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria.” After Alice Cooper made some anti-trans statements he loses a deal with a cosmetics company. Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges is named to the list of most influential women by British Vogue. Germany approves self-ID of gender. A transgender handy woman does home improvement videos on TikTok.
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Sophie Lynne has attended Pennsylvania State University twice. She was present in Happy Valley during the Reagan years but she wasn’t happy. She was holding on to her deep, dark secret. With good reason. Come out as trans back then and there were consequences. Since then there has been more tolerance for LGBTQ people and during her second time at PSU Sophie has seen the new LGBTQ students have many more resources.
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Women, if they are followers of fashion, know almost instinically, what size they wear in dresses, tops, jackets, blouses, and so on. They have this power because they started learning about fashion and style in their teen years. Crossdressers have a disadvantage, the older ones that is. They have to start acquiring the knowledge that allows them to build a femme wardrobe later in life. Fortunately Lorraine Anderson, owner of The Occasional Woman custom clothing service has some tips on how to find your size.
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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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A trans woman wins Mexico’s reality show Las Estrellas. Anti-trans laws keep popping up in several states. More cities declare trans sanctuary status. New Hampshire outlaws the LGBTQ+ Panic defense. Target’s second quarter sales are down after supporting Pride. Hari Nef stars in streamer Bad Things. 4/5 of all transgender characters in the top 100 films at the box office last year were in just one movie. Elliot Page teases you with a few excerpts of his book Pageboy. The British Government introduces a new policy; they will not issue permits for buildings with gender-neutral restrooms. The trans community in Jordan feels neglected. A Russian transgender blogger is arrested and found guilty of “spreading LGBTQ+ propaganda.” 80% of LGBTQ+ individuals in the U.S. are afraid for their personal safety in the current political environment but most LGBTQ+ people still remain hopeful despite the bullying and stress. Zaya Wade appears in a Puma sneakers campaign. Check out all the news!
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What culinary delight does Dina Amberle have for us in the kitchen at Dina’s Diner? Take a YouTube star coming out as a trans woman. Add a little cosplay/crossplay and shake well. While that cools on the counter she stirs in a bit of AI crossdressing photos and make a roue of aging rocks stars and senior crossdressers. For dessert Dina offers a low rider skirt. The perfect treat after a delicious diner repast.
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Rabbah Rona Matlow, like many transgender folks in the USA is feeling stressed over the continuing attacks by right wing politicians on the LGBTQ+s community. If she thought there was any other place to migrate to she would seriously consider going there. But she knows the answer to the situation we’re in. Everyone needs to vote the haters out of the legislatures and replace them with legislators who will repeal the anti-trans laws.
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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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A Republican member of the City Council in Trenton, N.J. tries to educate her party about trans rights. A judge imposes a temporary ban on Idaho’s school restroom policy. The Tennessee attorney general may have violated trans patients civil rights by taking their medical records. Florida requires that students be treated according to the sex on their birth certificate. The Trevor Project is close to insolvency. A trans woman in Alabama runs for the state House of Representatives. Bud Light is still seeing low sales figures from their team up with Dylan Mulvaney but Modelo Especial is the top selling brew in the U.S. and they openly support LGBTQ rights. A recent study shows that most people who have top surgery are pleased with the results. Some would-be patients in England have waited up to 35 years for their first appointment with the NHS gender counselor. Star of Paris is Burning Carmen Xtravaganza passes away. The Museum of Pop Culture removes the name of J.K. Rowling from its exhibits. The World Bank stops making loans to Uganda because of that country’s negative view of trans people. That’s just a taste of what’s waiting for you in Trans News Now.
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Shelley Anne interviews Tona Brown and learns about her international performance career as a violinist and Mezzo-Soprano. Ms.Brown has performed throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. She the first transgender woman of color to perform the National Anthem for a sitting President, Barack Obama, and she is an activist on transgender issues.
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Passing. At times the community can become focussed on passing. And most of us go through the obsession with passing phase. Admittedly, in some areas of the U.S. passing is more important than in other areas. Our Contributor Michelle Rogers lives in one of those not-so tolerant areas. In her blog today she takes a look at herself and grades her performance in the passing game.
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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 is on the air! A drag queen has the top spot on the iTunes Christian chart. The American Academy of Pediatrics expresses its continuing support for gender-affirming medicine for minors. The U.K. publishes new guidelines for reporting on sex and gender identity. Quakers in Britain sign a pledge to stand with transgender people. Suzy Eddie Izzard announces her candidacy for Labour MP from Brighton Pavilion. A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rules that transgender students in Indiana must be allowed to use the restroom matching their gender identity. Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union move out of Florida. A trans student in Missouri sues her former school district, for making her use the boys’ restroom or the school’s one single-person restroom. Florida law forbids the teaching of sexuality and gender theory at the K-12 level. There’s all that and more waiting for you in Trans News Now!
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Trans in entertainment and the arts? We call that TransTainment! Today a drag queen has the number 1 album on iTunes Christian chart. Six queens will have shows in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Tony winner Alex Newell advises “be unabashedly yourself.” Former wrestler Gabbi Tuft visits the W.W.E. Smackdown. Another Drag Race alumni comes out as trans. News about trans projects from India, and a bit more can be found in this edition of TransTainment.
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Deborah Nicole is a TGForum member who is sharing her life story with you. She starts the tale when she was a young lad in the U.K. and takes you along through the years to her current residence in the USA. Readers of a certain age will find aspects of her story to be familiar and younger folks will gain some understanding of our history.
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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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A drag queen in Key West runs for the Florida House of Representatives. Michigan bans conversion therapy on children. School administrators rebel against Virginia’s trans student guidelines. Two trans patients sue Vanderbilt University Medical Center for giving their records to the state attorney general. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government held a hearing on “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors.” No doctors spoke at the hearing. Democrats in the House introduce legislation that would rewrite many laws to make them gender-neutral. Dylan Mulvaney celebrates 500 days of girlhood. Two teachers in Texas go to a drag show and get fired after sharing photos on social media. Over 100 trans men sign up for the Miss Italy pageant when they learn it is only open to “born women.” In a state under conservative control one town declares itself a sanctuary city. Pope Francis told a young transgender person, “”God loves us as we are.” The Associated Press tries to learn just how many transgender people live in the USA. There’s all that and a bit more waiting for your attention in Trans News Now.
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We are the sum of our experiences and it’s memory that lets us hold on to all the experiences, good and bad, that we have in the course of a lifetime. When young humans get to be old humans the cliche is that memory fails us. That’s true for some while others remain sharp. Then there are some who can tell you what they had to eat on one day while they were 13-years-old, but can’t remember if they took their medications in the here and now. Sophie Lynne has always had a good memory. Today she writes about it after it fails her with a deadline looming.
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Lorraine Anderson, the seamstress behind The Occasional Woman custom clothing biz, has tips for surviving and thriving in the summer heat. Stay hydrated! And, avoid the heat of the day by shopping for pretty summer attire in the air conditioned comfort of your local thrift store.
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Christy Lewis blogs about taking chances. Whether it’s leaving a relationship to go out on your own, trying something in life that you may not be totally suited for, or finally making a move to be who you really are, sometimes staying safe is not a good option and it can pay to take your chances.
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We published the first chapter of My Life as Savannah on August 31, 2020. Today the story comes to a close with chapter 39, the final chapter of Ashli Kleier’s story about Kenny, his family and how he became Savannah.
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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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What’s happening the news? Former collegiate swimmer and transgender activist Lia Thomas is back in the news scaring conservatives. A U.S. district court judge grants an injunction barring Arizona from forbidding transgender females from women’s sports. Louisiana legislators override the governor’s veto in a special session. The Virginia Department of Education releases its guidance on how schools should deal with transgender students. There were three times as many hate crimes against LGBTQ people this year during Pride month compared to last year. Rachel Levine rattles conservatives by talking about the “wrong puberty.” Paramount studios creates a school for trans actors in Israel. More that 30,000 trans people and allies attend Trans Pride in Brighton. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is 80 years old and a veteran of the Stonewall riots. She is calling on transgender people to get active, peacefully, in opposition to the anti-trans laws being passed. A young trans man creates a Build A Queer kit in response to Florida’s anti-trans laws. Charles Barkley uses strong language to rebuke the haters on the right. That’s just a sample of Trans News Now!
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Welcome to Dina’s Diner. Today’s menu starts with a large portion of being in the closet from family and friends. After that Chef Amberle serves a taste of Asian drag diversity and then plates a tasty portion of small town drag queens working in upstate Pennsylvania. Then she places the next course in the skillet and adds a crossdresser quiz dredged in breadcrumbs. Bon appetit!
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It’s Transgender in Film and Video! Rebecca Romijn says she wouldn’t be cast as a trans character today like she was in Ugly Betty. A trans actress from Columbia is cast after just one audition in the Prime Video movie Los Iniciados. Inky Pinky Ponky is a queer Polynesian love story written and starring transgender actress/director Amanaki Prescott-Faletau. Evangelicals have a problem with Barbie. An Indian actor known for his tough guy roles slips into a sari and glamor makeup to portray a trans woman. It’s chaos on the set of Celebrity Family Feud as Willam Belli pulls a banana out of her wig and shocks host Steve Harvey. The original crew of queens on We’re Here aren’t there anymore. Don’t miss the trans entertainment news!
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Michelle Rogers is scared. She lives in a red state that has passed several laws aimed at oppressing the transgender community. She worries that the laws will interfere with her getting hormones, and block her ability to have GRS. Maybe she will be forced to detransition. Michelle is a conservative but the GOP’s attacks on trans people have her worried. She has pondered what could be done and her suggestion is sue the SOBs.
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