Please read the article below and if you can offer help and support please reply in the comments sections and I will forward it on to Kelly. Thank you in advance for your help
]]>Please forgive me for not sending a more personal note to all of you, but I am sending this email out in desperation.
As most of you know, I am a transgender woman in the midst of a very difficult divorce situation. In short, my ex-spouse, her attorney, and the Church are on a mission to remove me from my role as a parent. I learned today, they will stop at nothing to do so. Kentucky is a very conservative state, with very few cases that deal with transgender people and their rights.
With that said, I am in the fight of my life. We adopted these two precious girls from China, and they mean the world to me. My oldest is nine, and my youngest is seven. I spent countless hours under crawl spaces repairing old homes, remodeling interiors, selling properties, and working a tremendous amount of overtime just so that we could adopt them.
Now, because of my diagnosis, the Holy rollers want me out of my children’s lives. I did not transition on my own. Like many of you, I sought out some very highly skilled professionals in the medical field to understand what I have and how to treat it. This decision was not made lightly nor was it done overnight. I recognized this was a huge risk, however, I had no choice.
With that said, if you are transgendered, and have transitioned with children, or know of someone who has, I would like to hear your story. My finances have been exhausted, and I’m now doing research on my own. You may email me directly at cmbimageconsultant@gmail.com. More importantly, if you have any information that can assist me in showing the courts, my transition will not be a detriment to the well being of my children, I would appreciate this.
Again, please forgive me for the lack of personal touch with this email. Any help, will be greatly appreciated.
With warmest regards,
Kelly
Crossing the line: A Miss Transvestite Aceh contestant takes a photo backstage prior to the announcement of the winner of the Aceh Cultural and Social Envoy 2010, in Banda. JP/Hotli Simanjuntak.
It’s not like women, every time they get together to crown someone Miss USA or Miss America or Miss Childish Bigot From California, have to defend their right to competition based on pretty faces and smoking bods. But of course every time there’s a transgender pageant, it turns into a big deal about trans rights!
At the recent Miss Transvestite Aceh in Indonesia, the organizing group Putro Sejati Aceh was both “selecting a representative for the national contest as well as campaigning on transgender issues.” (isn’t this what beauty pageants are, supposedly, about: campaigning on women’s issues!).
Sherly, the chairperson of Putro Sejati Aceh said in an interview with the Jakarta Post.
Transvestites are marginalized. We demand equal rights.
People in Aceh despised them and discriminated against them for their gender identity. This was a burden on transvestites who subsequently lost confidence in expressing themselves, especially in education.
Many people are antagonistic and call us ’sissies’. We are afraid to go to school or university to study.
That’s a very real problem.
But are beauty pageants the answer for normalizing a society’s view about a certain class of people?
In the case of Miss America or Miss Universe, it’s hard to make the believable argument that these pageants are “furthering” causes for women, or feminism, or making anyone take women more seriously. Isn’t it more about a group of mostly underfed beautiful people parading around in swimsuits for cash and scholarship prizes? It’s a farce to say the pageants are about encouraging education and philanthropy; they are about exploiting society’s disturbing relationship with beauty.
But for these transgender women are these pageants exploiting them?
Or actually doing what their organizers hope, and introducing transgender women into society as regular (beautiful) people? Probably a little bit of both. Of course, it takes two; the women (whether biological or transgender) agree to take part and put their bodies on parade as much as viewers agree to watch.
Source: queerty.com
What do you think? Let us know with your comments below.
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This is a city where over a-third of the population identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) and is well known to folk in the Los Angeles area, drawing many tourists from all over California. But it has not been a major national or international destination.
In a campaign to boost revenue, the city is seeking to expand its market. Why? Even in a slumping economy, LGBT tourists tend to have more disposable income and are more likely to spend it on travel and leisure than heterosexual tourists.
Over the past few years, other American cities such as Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago and Bloomington, have initiated campaigns to woo LGBT tourists.
The LGBT travel segment is so hot that American Airlines, and some other large companies, have appointed a marketing manager whose job is to market to and attract the LBGT travelers.
West Hollywood’s latest marketing initiative is the launch of its travel website GoGayWestHollywood.com which has a lists of hotels, clubs, bars and night time happenings that the visitors bureau thinks would appeal to gay and lesbian bisexual and transgender tourists.
Source: Seattle Times
]]>1. Amanda Lepore: World Famous Transsexual
Amanda Lepore’s, a boy from a poverty-stricken background is now one of the world’s most famous transsexuals and notable for her countless plastic surgery procedures. Her first surgery at the age of 15 her last year of high school was for a sex change in, and she has had numerous surgeries since.
2.Pete Burns: Spent Most Of His Life Savings On Reconstructive Surgery
Pete Burns, Former Frontman Of The British Band ‘Dead Or Alive’ famous for the song “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” has had extensive polyacrylamide injections in his lips, cheek implants, many nose remoldings and several tattoos. In 2006 he revealed he had ploughed most of his life savings into eighteen months of plastic surgery after an initial procedure on his lips went terribly wrong.
3. Donatella Versace: Created Herself A Caricature
Since taking over her brother Gianni Versace’s international fashion empire, platinum blonde fashion designer Donatella Versace has undergone a dramatic transformation courtesy of reconstructive surgery, turning her into a caricature of herself. Often nose jobs are usually to reduce the size of the nose but Donatella’s has been enlarged over the years, and it is now wider and flatter and a little crooked, indicative there was at least one failed nose job.
If that wasn’t enough, Donatella also has enlarged lips, not unlike the trout pouts of the Hollywood divas the designer clothes. Although the fashion icon has always had big lips, the over-sized top lip signifies that fillers, like collagen, have been injected copiously.
For a 53-year old, Donatella’s skin is very firm, indicative of a probable facelift. She doubtlessly also uses dermal injectables like Botox to eradicate wrinkles, even when she smiles. Her tight face is in strong contrast to the baggy skin on her body.
4. Hang Mioku: Self-Injected Cooking Oil In Her Face
Hang Mioku is a woman, 48 years old living in South Korea. She became horribly addicted to plastic surgery that she is now unrecognisable after her obsessiveness led her to inject cooking oil in her face. Her first plastic surgery procedure was when she was 28. Operation after operation, eventually left her face enlarged and disfigured.
The surgeons she visited declined to perform further work on her and one believes that her obsession could be an indicator of a psychological disorder. This led Hang to resort to injecting cooking oil in her own face. Her face became so monstrously large that she was nick named “standing fan” by the children in her neighbourhood – because of her enlarged face and petite body.
5. Jackie Stallone: Facelift, Nose Job, Cheek Implants Brow Lift
Silvester Stallone’s mother Jackie, famous for her claim that she could talk to dogs about the future having set up a psychic hotline charging callers for advice, has also achieved fame for what appears to be a might too much reconstructive surgery, apparently trying everything including facelifts, nose jobs, cheek implants, brow lifts and certainly lip jobs.
6. Jocelyn Wildenstein: The Us$4 Million Dollar Monster
Nicknamed by the press “The Bride of Wildenstein” referring to The Bride of Frankenstein, Jocelyn Wildenstein has reportedly invested up to US$4,000,000 on plastic surgery over several years, leaving her as one of the most awful infamous examples of cosmetic surgery addiction. How did that come about?
Late in the 1970’s a beautiful woman named Jocelyn Wildenstein had it made. A fresh-faced mother of two married to an exceptionally wealthy art dealer caught her husband in bed with a 21 year old Russian model. Any normal person would divorce him and take all his money, right? Not Jocelyn Wildenstein! Rather, she was determined to win back her husband’s affection by making herself more beautiful under the scalpel. Nevertheless, her husband left her but she will always have her cosmetic surgeon.
7. Dennis Avner: na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na – Catman
Dennis Avner AKA “Catman” also known by his Native American name “Stalking Cat” incredibly underwent extensive plastic surgery to transform him to look like his totem animal – the tiger. His procedures included extensive tattoos, transdermal implants allowing whiskers to be worn, subdermal implants to changing the shape of his face and filing his teeth to make them look more tigerish.
8. Eric Sprague: Lizardman
Eric Sprague born in 1972, now known as Lizardman was the first recipient of surgery for creating a split tongue and is seen to be responsible for the subsequent surge in popularity for this particular modification. 700 hours of tattooing, five Teflon horn implants underneath the skin of his eyebrows, filing his teeth to sharp fangs, bifurcation of his tongue, and stretching his septum and earlobes has transformed this 37 year old into a reptile.
9. Michael Jackson: In Excess Of 10 Nose Procedures
Remember how normal Michael Jackson looked in the 70’s and 80’s before his transformation into the sideshow freak that he ended up as before his untimely death. It is alleged that he had in excess of 10 nose reconstructive procedures.
10. Michaela Romanini: Italian Socialite, Notorious For Her Collagen Misuse
Meet Italian socialite Michaela Romanini who became famous after numerous surgeries. Incredible to believe this lip collagen injector is only 40 years old.
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Title: Julie’s Girls Day Out
Location: Julie’s studio
Link out: Click here
Description: Julie is hosting her monthly client event, this day will be all things girlie!
Facials
Pampering
Manicures
Make up tips
Date: 10/10/2009
Cross dressers and transgenders should present themselves to the world by showing others their true selves, not offering the world a mask and disguise. Many are ashamed of their features, their style, their innate sense of womanhood and try to hide behind a mask of makeup, clothing, costumes, and other attributes that shield the world from their true selves.
However, it’s important to remember that your personal style is your way to communicate so you canportray your confidence, your integrity and the true essence of who you are.
People are influenced both consciously and unconsciously by your appearance, your physical attributes, your accessories. Important also are your speaking patterns and grammar along with your body language. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, so putting your best foot forward no matter where or what the situation is imperative for your personal style success. Beauty is within, but your outer impression is a reflection of your personality, your life, your professional goals, and your self esteem.
Polish, poise, posture, all add up to a you making a fabulous presentation of yourself. Always present yourself in the best possible way-your personal and professional self must always be your authentic self. So many times we see people who are so put together, but the minute the cameras stop rolling, they turn into a nasty person that no one wants to be around. Look deep within and find your authentic self and always let her shine through, no matter the situation.
Learn to stand out in the crowd. Select clothes that suggest POWER and CONFEDENCE and pair them with solid and vibrant colours and accessories that spell success. Build your wardrobe around two or three basic colours and add accents using a blouse, shirt and accessories. Be an inspiration to other t-girls and cross dressers by raising the bar on the way the world views your personal style.
What mask have you hidden behind that are hindering others from seeing your true self? How can you, as a t-girl, revamp your personal style while still staying true to your authentic self?
I look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Sincerely,
Summer is here! Whether you live in one of the hottest places on earth or a comfortable vacation spot, dressing classy for the summer can be hard…especially if you are a TGirl!
Before you start redoing your summer wardrobe, your first step is to purge your closet and store everything that can’t be worn this summer. Storing your fall and winter clothes not only keeps your mind from trying to get you to wear something that’s not season appropriate; but it also increases your closet real-estate which gives you loads of room for your summer shopping.
When shopping for the summer there are a few wardrobe staples that every TGirl should have:
A Flattering Bathing Suit. A great fitting flattering one or two piece bathing suit will last a TGirl for years to come. Because we are developing our wardrobe staples make sure you pick one that’s black, white or navy so that you’ll always have a swimsuit that doesn’t go out of style. Of course, you can build upon that base later.
A Strapless Convertible Bra. This is a very important staple in a TGirl’s wardrobe, especially in the summer. Showing your bra straps is a major no, especially when wearing strapless dresses, tank tops and halters. Invest in a convertible strapless bra that can be rearranged in as many possibilities as your wardrobe.
A Built In Bra Tank. Sometimes you just can’t wear a bra under everything. A built in bra tank allows you to feel the summer breeze without sacrificing support or the illusion of support.
A Ribbed cotton tank. Originally made for men, these shirts are now fashionably acceptable for women and can be incorporated within your wardrobe. You can wear them with jeans and a scarf, a suit jacket, or alone with lots of accessories.
Cotton Clothing. Whether it’s a light weight top in range of colors and prints or a comfortable printed dress, cotton clothing will keep you fashionable while feeling great in the summer heat.
A Strapless Dress. A strapless dress in black, navy, white or tan can be incorporated into your wardrobe seamlessly. Try a maxi dress paired with a great blazer or jean jacket with gladiator sandals or a shorter evening style strapless dress for those summer nights.
Khaki Shorts. Not only do khaki shorts keep you looking cool, but they come in a variety of lengths and look very sophisticated and chic when paired with summer tops.
Drawstring Pants. You’d be amazed at the combinations you can develop with a few pairs of classy drawstring linen pants. A khaki, white and brown pair are essential for a stylish summer wardrobe.
These are a few of your summer basics to get through the rest of this summer. Many of these pieces can easily translate to fall by using a technique called layering. Stay tuned to my blog for more TGirl tips!
Sincerely,