The Week In Transgenderism 1/30/12

A contestant.

There she is, Miss’d America . . . “Miss’d?” Yes, the annual Miss America pageant parody that happens in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It happened last Saturday and the winner was NY based queen Sable Scities. Read all about the well attended event in The Philadelphia Gay News.

Perhaps you were wondering what kind of sentence TG widow Nikki Araguz got after pissing off the judge by being 45 minutes late for her trial. Not an easy one. When dealing with judges it’s best to show up on time and use the title “your honor” if you talk at all. Visit NECN.com to find out how long Nikki will be in the gray bar hotel.

We all know the problems caused by facial and body hair, and as we get older the hair on our heads thins out. Think about being transgendered in prison with no freedom to deal with those annoying hair problems. One inmate in Massachusetts has started a lawsuit against that state’s Corrections Department saying that Hair removal and finastride is a serious medical need. Read about the case in Courthouse News Service.

Globe Girls

Women in England get all the breaks. For example, they are able to attend Drag Queen Dance Classes. Three hot queens called the Globe Girls run the classes in London and they are only open to GGs. Alas, we can’t attend but we can at least read about it look at the photos at timeout.com.

The transgendered Girl Scout continues to echo throughout the world. The latest organization to take a look at its policy regarding TGs is The Girl Guides of Canada. Being Canadian they are seeking input from medical and law professionals before they formulate a policy. Read all about it in The Toronto Sun.

Here’s one for the “why can’t we all just get along” file. A student organization at Western Carolina University sponsored a drag show on January 27 to promote voter registration. They hoped to register 500 people who will help defeat a state constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage. But they’re being beat up by gay people in the area. Huh? Read about the controversy in the Smoky Mountain News.

Painted Snooki

We’ve often had makeup tips on TGF, most recently from The Artist D, that say it’s better to use subtle makeup enhancement if you want to blend in during the day, or at non-drag-centric events in the evening. Too much paint does make people think “drag queen”. Since the Jersey Shore girls love to pile on the paint and augment their hair with extensions they’ve had people compare them to drag queens. Snooki, the most Jersey Shore of the crew, recently Tweeted a photo of her with no makeup. Without her paint people think she’s cute. Check our the response at GreenCelebrity.net, and lighten up on that eyeliner.

Everyone knows that Israel is The Holy Land. Bet you didn’t know it’s the gay holy land. That’s right, gay tourism in causing a tourist boom in Tel Aviv. And you know what that means — drag shows. All of the must-visit clubs feature drag shows. Read about the Israeli rainbow boom in The Chicago Tribune.

We should sue, I tell ya! Later this year Ireland is hosting an event called the European Transgender Forum. How dare they use our name and just bang “European” on the front of it. The nerve. Anyhow, mock outrage aside, the event is Europe’s largest forum on transgender rights and it takes place in Dublin this September. Read about it at gaelick.com.

In the show.

In the 1970s San Fransisco was home to an art drag troupe called the The Cockettes. They staged elaborate musicals in theaters that seated up to 1400 people and they were definitely outrageous. One of their musicals, which originally starred Divine and Mink Stole, is being presented again through March 3. Original members of The Cockettes acted as consultants on the show. Check it out at SFGate.com.

TWIT reader Jamie Roberts passed along an article with some insights into the way transgender issues were presented in publications in the early 20th century. Did you know Hugo Gernsback — a name most often associated with science fiction — played a role in getting information out to readers about transgenderism? Find out how at insidehighered.com.

Aunt Lucy

One Chinese actor/DJ has a problem most of us would be happy to put up with. He is more popular as a a female character he created called Aunt Lucy, than he is as himself, Dennis Chew. He is also peeved that Aunt Lucy makes more money than he does. But, that’s not all bad as he does get to keep it. Read about his “problem” at AsiaOne.com.

Will Forte

Another actor, this one American, has a recurring role as a drag performer on 30 Rock. Will Forte is his name and he also claims problems with his drag persona. For Will it’s the G string that is the biggest pain — a very real pain. We suspect his G string is too tight — but every man has to wear his G string his own way. In a recent interview with MSNBC Forte talks about the challenges of dressing up. There’s also a video interview but that was done a couple of years ago when his character was being introduced on 30 Rock.

TWIT

Tennessee was featured in TWIT a few weeks ago after a state Representative introduced a bill to restrict public restroom use to the assigned gender. Which prompted us to ask where are they gonna find enough gender cops to enforce that one? The bill was withdrawn but the Representative who introduced the bill has defended it and has stated he would “stomp a mudhole” (huh?) in any trans person who bothered his wife or daughter in the dressing room, or presumably restroom. Some militant TGs have phoned death threats to this moron. We award our TWIT to both the death threat makers and Rep. Richard Floyd for retreating to their most primitive brains and threatening violence. Read about the stupidity at nashvillescene.com.

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