Ariel Nicholson is US Vogue’s First Trans Model
Model Ariel Nicholson has made history as the first transgender person to be featured on the cover of U.S. Vogue. The LGBTQ rights advocate is one of eight models gracing the cover of the fashion magazine's "Generation America"-themed September issue, which celebrates models that challenge industry norms. Nicholson, 20, shared
Breaking News
source: NOH8 Dr. Rachel Levine has been confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Health becoming the first openly trans, Senate-confirmed federal official in U.S. history. Congratulations, Dr. Levine! To learn more, check out this article at NPR.
International Pronouns Day
Happy International Pronouns Day, friends! For those who are unfamiliar, the event takes place every third Wednesday in October with the intention of making sharing, learning, and respecting pronouns as commonplace. As a fair bit of disclosure, I’m 37 years old and the practice of asking/sharing pronouns is something I
Korra Del Rio Featured in Groundbreaking ‘TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly’ Academic Journal
CYBERSPACE - Award-winning performer Korra Del Rio is featured in the latest issue of TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, the leading non-medical academic journal of trans studies published by Duke University Press. She appears both as the issue’s cover model and as a co-author to an article highlighting her experience as
Disclosure – Now Streaming on Netflix
In Disclosure, executive producer Laverne Cox features candid interviews with trans public figures to discuss how Hollywood has hurt and uplifted the trans community. Have you watched this yet? What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below to discuss.
Interview with The Voice Stylist
In celebration of Pride Month, we are currently doing a special giveaway with The Voice Stylist and Gather and Grow OC. TAIF will be giving away two free courses from The Voice Stylist: The Self-Directed Voice Feminization Program and a 5-Session Voice Feminization Course with Tina. We'll be picking two winners
Support During Uncertain Times
Hey friends, As we head into June after months of quarantine, understandably many of us are feeling the stress of the collective trauma the world is experiencing, the loneliness of isolation, and the anxiety of loneliness. June is traditionally LGBT Pride Month. Some people have scolded the LGBT community about
Wendy Williams Raising Money for Beloved LGBT Bar in Tennessee
COOKEVILLE, TN - Adult industry legend Wendy Williams raising money for the livelihood of Cookeville’s LGBT historic landmark, Temptation Bar. “One of the great things about my long career in the industry was having the savings to open my LGBT bar three years ago,” says Williams. “It’s scary not knowing
Domino Presley Featured in Mainstream Photography Project as Disney Princess
ATLANTA, GA - Multi-award winning adult performer and Grooby brand ambassador, Domino Presley, was recently featured in photographer Vanessa Munsch’s “Happily Ever After” project as Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ “‘Beauty and The Beast’ was one of my favorite movies when I was a child,” said Presley. “Belle always
Ivy aka Nyobi Khan – Murdered in Philadelphia May 19th 2019
Reference: http://www.epgn.com/news/breaking-news/14675-transwoman-shot-to-death-in-north-philadelphia-on-sunday Michelle Washington, who performed under Ivy, and Nyobi Khan was shot to death in Philadelphia on Sunday May 19th. There have yet to be arrests. I’d met Ivy personally, she was active from 1999-2008 as an adult performer and model, and highly sought after appearing in Grooby websites
Cashmere – Murdered in Texas, aged 22.
Sadly, we saw the news this morning that Black-Tgirls model, Cashmere had been shot and murdered in Dallas, on Saturday. [NEWS LINK]You may have seen viral video last month where Cashmere was brutally beaten by a group of men. It's not yet known if this incident is related to her
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018
The 20th November is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. A day singled out to memorialize trans people who have died or been murdered as a result of transphobia and hate crimes. As friends, allies and co-workers in the trans adult industry, we've seen the results of these abhorrent crimes first
[ManyVids] Trans Talk with Kristen Kraves
Our friends over at ManyVids just released a new interview with our favorite TMILF, Kristen Kraves! Be sure to read the entire interview at the link below! [button link="https://www.manyvids.com/Article/3858/Trans-Talk-Kristen-Kraves/" color="default" size="large" target="_self" title="" gradient_colors="," gradient_hover_colors="," border_width="1px" border_color="" text_color="" shadow="yes" animation_type="0" animation_direction="down" animation_speed="0.1"]Read Trans Talk with Kristen Kraves[/button]
Dating and Sex After Trauma Webinar on May 22
Reclaim your right to pleasure in your body and connection in your relationships. Adult industry mental health professional Traci Medeiros-Bagan will be presenting a webinar on May 22nd on "Dating and Sex After Trauma" at Everyday Feminism. “In touch with the erotic, I become less willing to accept powerlessness, or
Being transgender in today’s America
Looking back at 2017 it’s difficult to see it as anything but a disastrous year for the transgender community, and to feel a great deal of trepidation about what 2018 has in store for us. As a community we certainly faced many challenges last year and it’s easy to get
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2017
Today we pause to remember and honor those in the trans community who were killed this past year due to anti-transgender violence and bigotry. In 2017, there have been 25 documented cases of transgender people killed around the world. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (also known as TDoR) was started back
Historic election wins for transgender candidates.
Yesterday proved to be a historic day for the transgender community as five openly transgender candidates won elections in Virginia, Minnesota, California, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania, winning seats on school boards, on city councils, and in a state house. Voter turnout was strong and the nation sent a clear and
The legacy of Hugh Hefner and Playboy
We all recognize Hugh Hefner with his trademark silk smoking jacket and pipe, always accompanied by beautiful Playboy bunnies draped over each arm. He became the persona of Playboy, both the magazine and the lifestyle, living at his infamous Playboy Mansion with outrageous parties and socializing with the rich and
Mass-shootings and the dehumanizing of America
It’s difficult to comprehend the horror of Sunday night’s tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas where 59 people were killed and 527 were injured. But what makes this tragedy even more heartbreaking is the way America has reacted to it, because it clearly shows that we as a nation have
Family
There are various definitions of the word family; most often it refers to a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household related to one another by blood or marriage. There are other definitions as well, such as a group of people united in criminal activity, like