Honey Mahogany is the new head of San Francisco’s Office of Transgender Initiatives. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decides the states must cover gender-affirming medical care as a part of Medicaid. The Biden administration introduces a new rule under the Affordable Care Act that forbids discrimination against transgender people. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issues a new guidance which protects against being misgendered or denied the use of a restroom consistent with your gender identity at work. The Biden administration requires that LGBTQ and intersex foster children be p ..read more

The question is, should you be using primer? We're not talking about a base coat you used when you repainted the bathroom. We're talking about using a primer before you apply foundation to the canvas of your face. Primers can make a big difference, smoothing fine lines, filling pores, and mattifying for a more fab look. Gina Jet Ortiz explains the differences between the many primer products available and helps you figure out what works for you. The post Should You Be Using Primer? appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more

Sophie Lynne graduated from Penn State University in 1989. And she hasn't gotten over leaving PSU. It's sometimes called Happy Valley and local myth maintains there is a psychic barrier making it hard to ever leave. That may be true and at some quantum level students get entangled with the place. Even if they can manage to leave after graduation Happy Valley calls them back. Sophie is proof. She went back to do graduate work. She passed the tests to become an ABD (All but her dissertation) and contemplates the approaching end to her life at Penn State. The post Nostalgic Endings appeared first ..read more

Comic books in the '40s thru the '60s would now and then see the hero disguised as a woman to catch the villain, or the villain disguised as a woman to beat the hero. Brittany Rose covered the comics crossdressing scene back in the 1990s. In this post we reach back into the TGF Archives to rerun her review of a few instances between 1943 and '46 that saw Batman, Rovin, Catwoman, and The Joker in drag. Click on the comic to see a larger view. The post Batman and Robin – the Drag-namic Duo appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more

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. The post Twit Awards for the Week 5/6/24 appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more

Kim Petras cancels shows for the summer over “halth issues”. Maine passes a law to shield provers who give teens gender-affirmative care. Jinkx Monsoon is transitioning. The Tennessee legislature passes a law which would punish adults for "kidnapping" their children to take them out of state for trans care. A new study finds that forced outing of LGBTQ students leads to higher rates of depression. A new study finds that transgender females who are going through hormone therapy may have a disadvantage over cisgender female athletes. Elliot Page produces an LGBTQ young adult romance set in outer ..read more

Welcome to Dina's Diner! I am you hostess, Dina. Chef Dina has some marvelous victuals in the oven including domestic crossdressers who clean and bake cookies, a saucy French Maid for spice, tight hip hugger jeans, and a dash of Marisa Tomei. Then she offers a wonderful side dish that uses the high heel shoe dangle to top of your meal. Don't forget to visit cashier Dina to pay your check. The post Dina’s Diner 4/29/24 appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more

As trans people, we face a similar Exodus when we transition. We are in bondage in our birth sex, facing myriad forms of oppression, internally and externally.  If we are fortunate enough to transition, and have adequate support, we can cast off many of the chains of that bondage and move “across the sea” to a new life of freedom as our true selves. The post Trans Spirituality – Passover 24 Edition appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more

Angela Gardner covers the entertainment scene to let you know what transgender actors, actresses and others are up to in film and video. Today it's Baby Reindeer's trans girlfriend, Dev Patel's hijras in Monkey Man, Jinkx Monsoon in Little House of Horrors, and more! The post Trans In Film and Video 4/29/24 appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more

Dallas Denny has kindly allowed us to publish her notes for the keynote address she delivered at the third Paradise Conference, which was held in Atlanta from April 18-21, 2024. Her speech explores why Americans can believe transgender people are a menace. Exposure to misinformation and disinformation. When many believe that vaccines are a way to get tiny tracking devices into people why wouldn't they believe the lies about transgender people? The post Dallas Denny’s Keynote, Paradise Conference 2024 appeared first on Transgender Forum ..read more