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Acceptance and Rejection
At the 2015 Transgender Lives ConferenceThere are two conferences in the Spring that I try to attend and present at: True Colors Conference and Transgender Lives Conference.There was a call for...
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Photo Memories: My First Makeover
As I wrote here Monday, before they deteriorated, I scanned nearly 300 photos from the 1990s for preservation. I had not viewed most of the photos in years and they brought back a flood of memories...
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Tricia's Favorite Photo (of Tricia!)
Fulfillment of a Lifetime DreamTricia Riley, April 2013Tho’ I have no idea why, since my pre-teens, I have had a fascination with female period dress, especially formal long gowns with crinoline...
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June 1995 Photoshoot
As I wrote here Monday, before they deteriorated, I scanned nearly 300 photos from the 1990s for preservation. I had not viewed most of the photos in years and they brought back a flood of memories...
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DeviantArt Femulators
Here is a recent missive from Pontus:Hi there Stana,I have been watching your site for a couple of weeks.A couple of times you have done a few shout outs to femulators on deviantart (DA). As someone...
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Got Stamps
In addition to being an amateur radio operator, I am also a stamp collector or "philatelist" as they say around the Merriam-Webster.Stamps are like high heel shoes ― there are just too many for one...
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Moaning Lisa Smile
I watched the Grammy Awards Monday night primarily to see Eagles perform live one more time. Sans Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne sang lead on “Take It Easy.” That was the highlight of the show for me,...
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Femulate: The Word
Sira Siravitch Kamonworawut from "The Femulate Lifestyle"When I started this blog, I created the word "femulate" and used it as the name of the blog. The word caught on and I often see it used by...
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Have You Seen Your Brother, Baby, Standing in High Heels?
Commenting on the "Moaning Lisa Smile"post, Beverly wrote,I'm not sure, but I think the first use of a trans person in a music video was The B-52's "Love Shack." My trans-radar always went off when I...
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Weekend in Drag
For your weekend enjoyment, I proffer you a must-see music video: "Andrew In Drag" by The Magnetic Fields.Wearing JustFab.Hibiscus, an early-1970s crossdressing rock group
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I'm Batgirl
My favorite comic book superhero was Batman. Whereas the other superheroes had all the super powers, Batman had all the cool gadgets, a cool costume, headquartered in a cave and used the bat for his...
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Blue is for Boys
Everyday, I receive e-mail advertisements from various clothiers trying to convince me to buy their wares. Sometimes the e-mail ads entice me to visit a clothiers' website to see what they have to...
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Eureka: Drag!
In my late teens and early twenties, I would occasionally take the train into Manhattan and explore The City. During one of my explorations, I was taking in the huge display of magazines and newspapers...
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Makeup Matters
"Why Makeup Matters to Transgender People — and How the Internet Is Helping" is a very interesting article written by Rachel Lubitz, which was just posted on Style.Mic.“The relationship between makeup...
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Turning the Corner
My 65th birthday is just around the corner and I have been doing a lot of thinking about how I am going to live the rest of my life after that landmark birthday:As a frustrated woman because I will...
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Primary Femininity
Like Mother, Like SonI have been reading the old Drag magazines that are accessible at Internet Archive and the following article from a 1978 issue (volume 7, number 26) of the magazine fascinated...
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Those Pesky Torpedoes
It is never too late to be what you might have been.―George EliotI spent the weekend doing housework, grocery shopping, and income taxes, while thinking about what to do about the elephant in the...
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Girls' Day Out
Wearing Metrostyle.Audrius Janonis femulates Iruna Puzaraite on Lithuanian television's Muzikinė Kaukė.
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Thank you
I want to thank everyone who has commented and e-mailed me about the elephant in my room. Your input and support is greatly appreciated.It's hard enough trying to make a decision that will effect the...
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Femulating a Femulator
One thing led to another while searching for something or other on the Internet and I got caught up searching YouTube for femulations on the Your Face Sounds Familiar television show in all of its...
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