Today was, well, it still is for a few more hours, The International Transgender Day of Visibility. I was happy to be able to spend the day being out and, well, visible. AND FABULOUS. I was invited by Theater Latte Da to a performance of Hedwig and The Angry Inch. I had always wanted to … Continue reading Kylie and Hannah and the Angry Inch
We all get to the point where we are tired of walking (or strutting) around our living rooms. We love the sound of our heels on our floors but long to hear them click on the sidewalk and in the mall. We want to see our reflection in one of those big mirrors that department … Continue reading Just a Small Town T-Girl, Living in a Lonely World
I have written quite a bit about relationships and our gender identity. I have always and will always say that we need to be honest and open about who we are before the relationship is serious. Some of us, for various reasons, weren't able to do that. For some of us, we were in denial. … Continue reading Marriage and the T-Girl
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
Hannah McKnight 