From The Journal: The University of Illinois Springfield kicks off another string of inclusive events celebrating diversity, widespread community support and equality for all. UIS’ second-ever-hosted Trans Visibility Week is co-sponsored by the UIS Women’s Center, Organization of Latin American Students, and Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority, Inc. ...and this Sunday is the Transgender Day … Continue reading Trans Visibility Week
Now that's a fun title, isn't it? When we first start to come out to others, so begins a deluge of feelings, experiences, emotions, desires and dreams. We are no longer holding back our other selves, the years of secrets and loneliness. We are free. Well, more free than we were before. Of course, after … Continue reading Destroy Your Enemies, Not Your Allies
Corrie Dubay is a makeup artist extraordinaire and owner of Femme Makeovers, an amazing transformation studio in Minneapolis. She is a friend and hero to girls everywhere. She is beyond talented and I am lucky to have worked with on photo shoots in the past. Corrie has a newsletter that she sends out with helpful … Continue reading Demystifying Highlighting and Contouring
If you are reading this, there is a really good chance you could, and do, identify as transgender. I define that term rather broadly so whether you are on hormones, living full-time or just wearing a cute pair of panties or have pink toenails there's a really strong likelihood you fit within that definition. Based … Continue reading Be Worth It
The world is a more beautiful place thanks to Corrie Dubay. Although the world has many talented makeup artists, I can't imagine anyone better than Ms. Dubay. Corrie is the owner and makeup magician of Femme Makeovers, a makeup and transformation studio wedged comfortably between Minneapolis and Saint Paul. I have had the honor of … Continue reading Transformation… Transformed!
Many conversations our community has begin with the word "why". Why can't we wear what we want? Why doesn't society try harder to understand us? Why aren't we accepted as the gender we present as? Why are we treated so differently? I think we all dream and strive for a world where no one thinks … Continue reading I Am Not a Burden
All throughout my life I have been unintentionally and subtly reminded how different I was. Not different in a bad way, just different. I remember being in high school and the guys in my class would talk about seeing a girl's cleavage because of a dress she wore to the homecoming dance. I just wanted … Continue reading Crossing the Line
PFLAG’s mission is uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies. PFLAG is committed to advancing equality through its mission of support, education, and advocacy. PFLAG has 400 chapters and 200,000 supporters crossing multiple generations of American families in major urban centers, small cities, and rural areas … Continue reading PFLAG Events for March
Theater Latte Da will be performing Hedwig and the Angry Inch this spring! It runs from March 27th until May 5th at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. From the press release: (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Theater Latté Da announces the cast for John Cameron Mitchell’s genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing sensation Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Winner of 2014 … Continue reading Hedwig and the Angry Inch
I am at a point in my life where I rarely feel the need to tell others about who I am or how I identify. I've told a few friends and family members and I don't think anyone else needs to know. However, I am also at a point where if I were..."caught" I would … Continue reading Sharing the Secret
Hannah McKnight 