I am honored to be named this month's featured cover girl at Rachel's Place, a wonderful blog with resources and news about the t-girl community. If you visit her blog, pleasetake a few moments to participate in her 2017 survey. Thank you Rachel! Love, Hannah
TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” will break fresh ground later this month when the reality series features an openly transgender bride. More on Huffington Post. Am the only t-girl who has intense pangs of jealousy when we watch this show? I can't imagine how amazing shopping for a beautiful dress like this would be. … Continue reading Say Yes to the Dress…
I think many of us feel that we have two sides and that out two sides are very different from each other. Sometimes I have a hard time believing that both my male persona and Hannah are the same physical being. We are two souls in one body, in a way. There is overlap of … Continue reading Nancy and Nathan
I remember reading about Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls around the time I was graduating high school. I was thrilled and astonished by such a school and wanted to go there so badly. I tried to find out as much information I could about Miss Vera and a little … Continue reading Cross-Dressing Academy Helps Put Men In Touch With ‘Femmeselves’
Just in case anyone still thinks that Republicans don't hate the LGBTQA community. From NPR: The Trump administration is rescinding guidance issued by its predecessor on the rights of transgender students to use bathrooms based on the gender with which they identify. More here From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Transgender students on Wednesday lost federal … Continue reading Trump Administration Rescinds Obama Rule On Transgender Students’ Bathroom Use
It was such a small thing, but seeing my name written on a Starbucks cup was one of the most memorable moments of my life. Seeing 'Hannah' written under a lipsticked kiss coffee cover was such a thrill. Our names are important. They have power, they give us power. Usually our names are something we … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Group will advise the City Council and Park Board on issues such as disparities, employment and access. Minneapolis city leaders created an official group Friday to advise the City Council and Park Board on matters related to the transgender community. The new Transgender Equity Council is part of an ongoing … Continue reading Minneapolis establishes Transgender Equity Council
Yesterday the MN T-Girls had our monthly outing. Every few months we get together at the Townhouse, Saint Paul's oldest LGBTQ nightclub. When a t-girl is ready to go out, the Townhouse is usually one of the first place we go...it certainly was one of mine! It was a small group, just six of us … Continue reading Saturday Nights are T-Girls Night!
From Huffington Post: What’s believed to be the first manufactured transgender doll is about to make its debut at a New York City toy fair, and it’s based on Florida transgender teenager Jazz Jennings, star of the reality TV program “I Am Jazz.” This is pretty amazing. If you had told me when I was … Continue reading ‘I Am Jazz’ Transgender Doll To Debut At NYC Toy Fair
Doing anything tomorrow? City Pages has an article about a Drag Queen Garage Sale happening at Lush in Minneapolis. Love, Hannah
Hannah McKnight 