Way to Go Buenos Aires!

American's can call the rest of the world the 3rd world, however, in the 6 years I spent in Buenos Aires, all I saw was a friendly people, a beautiful cosmopolitan city, and  a lack of the trans/homophobia that I see in the States.

And Argentina has once again taken the lead in progressive thinking by their most recent announcement by the Security Ministry, stated it "is allowing transsexual members of federal police and security forces to be recognized under the gender that they’ve adopted." AP goes on to say in their article that the new ministry resolution also lets transsexuals wear the uniforms and use the facilities matching their adopted gender. The order affects members of the federal, naval and airport police and the gendarmerie.

It just goes to show how far things have come in the last decade.  

There have been so many changes that I think we sometimes become a bit jaded and don't recognize all that has been achieved.  In the 1960s you could be arrested for simply being cross-dressed in public! 

A New Look

Yes, that's right girlies, you can have a new look for free! Well, sort of; you can do a virtual makeover to try on different looks and see what looks good on you before you go out and buy that blonde wig or blue eye shadow.  Find your face type, or upload your photo, then dress up that face to see what looks good.   There are several sites to choose from.  


Taaz, a new Beta site, Daily Makeover, Mary Kay, and iVillage for women.  


Please come back and let us know which you liked best.  

Oscar de la Renta

He always loves to design soft and feminine.  And I love the gloves look!

Do you have a favorite? 

Do Kids Know Who They are?

I have long believed that we know better as kids who we are then we do as adults; before the world contorts our understanding with their own views of who we should be.

There have been countless accounts that have come to light in the past 10 years or so, of kids refusing to accept the labels be put upon them by the adult world.

Recently, another account has surfaced with a speech impaired kid that has insisted -- against the resistance of everyone around her, that she is, in fact a she -- despite being born with male biology.

As a kid, it seems that their nature self-identification is likely more true than any later in life.  Read the story in the link to follow and let me know what you think/

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/health/transgender-kids/index.html

After 7 Years

So after coming out in 2000, my exploration evolved into a female life, and I found myself living 24/7 as Brianna and easing into transition.  Then in 2003 I reversed course.  Its been 7 years since that day in Buenos Aires when I came to understand a life long conflict.

In August I was asked by a friend to help promote an event in New York.  I did.  Then I was asked to attend the Wedding Expo as her bridesmaid --as Brianna.  I did (see me in the Burgundy dress above).

It was a strange yet familiar feeling to step back into "her" shoes.  I'll follow up with more about that in future posts.  

Fashion Week and Emmy Style

Pulse gave the nod of best dressed to Kate Winslet, who wore a V-neck, cap-sleeve, scarlet-colored gown by Elie Saab. I so dig her; she always struck me as a very down-to-earth person, and a very real beauty; not some Hollywood sculpted representation of a woman.  


The Red Carpet saw a lot of the starlets decked out in Scarlet, blues, champagne and pinks.  New York Fashion Week had a wide array of brights and prints, but also heavily influenced by the 1970s, and to a lesser degree, the '20s.  


What's your favorite fashion era? 


Is your fashion wardrobe influenced by the fashion trends? 

Its About Time

Project Empowerment, a program run by the District of Columbia's Department of Employment Services, has enrolled its first full class of transgender individuals, marking the District's first publicly funded effort to specifically train and find full-time employment for transgender residents.
The program, which began Sept. 12 for current enrollees, involves three weeks of pre-employment training, where the students take classes and seminars to learn skills such as interview techniques and résumé writing, says Jeffrey Richardson, director of the Mayor's Office of GLBT Affairs.  The article is posted here:

http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=6582

We need more avenues of opportunity to help keep our young sisters off the streets.