Earlier this year, I had a photo shoot with Christi Williams, the owner of Grinkie Girls, a boudoir and pinup photography studio. Christi's studio is located in Vandalia Tower, a former mattress factory that has been transformed into artist studios and local businesses. Vandalia Tower is also the home of Corrie Dubay's new gender transformation … Continue reading Photo Shoot at Vandalia Tower!
June is Pride month and I am excited to confirm that the MN T-Girls will have a booth (G37, in the Green Zone) at this year's Pride Festival in Minneapolis the weekend of June 23rd and 24th. Although the festival runs both Saturday and Sunday, please note that we will be there SATURDAY only. Come … Continue reading MN T-Girls at TC Pride!
Sometimes the weather is not a t-girl's friend. The summer brings humidity and ruins our makeup and in the winter it's too cold to wear that minidress and it's too icy to wear those heels. Oh, who am I kidding, it's never too cold or icy to wear a minidress or stilettos. Although summer gives … Continue reading Sweatproofing your Makeup
Corrie Dubay, makeup artist extraordinaire and owner of Midwest Makeup Supply and Femme Makeovers, is a friend and hero to t-girls everywhere. I've been fortunate to know her for the past year and a half, I've had makeup lessons with her and the MN T-Girls have had two makeup demonstrations with her as well. She … Continue reading Covering Up Beard Shadow
PFLAG was the first support organization I heard of when I was growing up. I attended their meetings a few years ago and found it was a wonderful, supportive, and inclusive community. So, what is PFLAG? Their mission is uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies. … Continue reading PFLAG Events for May
I've written a lot about Corrie Dubay and her business Midwest Makeup Supply on my blog. If you're looking for an amazing makeover from a huge advocate for the trans community, you cannot do better than Corrie. Corrie has recently revamped her gender transformation studio for her business 'Femme Makeovers'. I've had a chance to … Continue reading Get GORGEOUS with Corrie!
Most crossdressers and t-girls are familiar with the Townhouse, Saint Paul's oldest gay bar. For many of us, it's one of the first places we go when we are ready to leave our living rooms. The MN T-Girls, as a group and as individuals, have been here many times. City Pages has written a nice … Continue reading Dragged Out: St. Paul’s scrappy, sincere drag show secret
Some people think that the Twin Cities are a frozen tundra that is completely uninhabitable. Since yesterday was our first 60 degree day since November, sometimes I agree with them. This has been an unusual spring for us. Last week was supposed to be the MN T-Girls monthly outing, but a very powerful blizzard caused … Continue reading MN T-Girls Uprising
KTTC, the NBC affiliate in Rochester, MN recently had a story featuring Mallory Heath, a transwoman who facilitates the Southern Minnesota Transgender Support group, a trans advocacy organization in southern Minnesota. I like what Mallory has to say about how some some people may know more trans people than they think: "We're here and that … Continue reading Southern Minnesota Transgender Support
Last night was the monthly MN T-Girls outing and we were invited to a preview of an upcoming documentary 'The Queens'. The showing was held at Lush, a fabulous LGBTQ nightclub in Northeast Minneapolis. According to the documentary's website, The Queens takes viewers out of the politics and onto the stage with an exclusive look … Continue reading T-Girls and Queens
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