There will be a meeting of Renaissance of South Eastern PA on Saturday September 18, at the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, 2164 Mt. Zion Road, York, Pennsylvania. Doors open at 8:00 PM and the meeting will begin at 8:30 PM. Please enter at the back of the building. Our guest for the meeting will be Alexis Lake MSW.
Please bring something to share for refreshments.
This meeting will be an important one for everyone to attend. Alexis Lake Has returned for her second session of Structured Transgender Conversation's .... to provide a Transgender forum for all of those interested in participating. Alexis is a licensed Social Worker Transwoman with an office in Malvern, PA and another office in Lancaster County at Lititz. Her contact informatiuonis below for those interested incontacting her.
Alexis Lake, MSS, LSW
717-575-3757
100 Highlands Drive Suite 301C
Lititz, PA 17543
E-mail ... alaketherapy@gmail.com
There will be a meeting of Renaissance of South Eastern PA on Friday, October 8, 2010 at the Vision of Hope MCC Church, 130 East Main St. , Mountville, PA. The doors open at 8:00 PM – meeting at 8:30 PM. Please enter at the back.
From our President,
Ellen Davidson
Ellen’s Corner:
HI Everybody,
The Mission Statement of the National Renaissance Education Association is as follows: Renaissance Education Association is a non-profit, non-political, educational and social support organization founded and designed to educate and support persons regarding transgender issues, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or gender identity without prejudice.
Our group, ROSE is part of this National organization. At present there are 6 chapters nationwide with plans for more. The National Director, Katie Wanabee has developed a new website and there will be a newsletter called Trans-actions. More information including resources is available at www.Ren.org.
I found a couple of interesting websites you may like to check out. One is a huge collection of transgender fiction stories. Fictionmania has many stories, unfortunately some are x-rated, but we can ignore those. www.Fictionmania.com the other is called Crossdresser Heaven www.crossdresserheaven.com
I was out in Harrisburg the other night recently, with several CD friends. We had a great time and no problems interacting with the public at several very popular watering holes on 2nd street in Restaurant Row. A lot of the gg girls were very appreciative of us and enjoyed our company. This prompted me to reflect on how far we have come in TG acceptance in the past few years. It seems we used to be invisible but now we have become more visible in the community without any serious ramifications.
Recently PennDot has agreed to permit changing the gender marker on driver’s licenses for transgendered persons. Providing they can prove they live fulltime in the chosen gender. This is a huge accomplishment and a credit to those who made it happen.
Ten to fifteen years ago it seems many crossdressers were still in the closet and afraid to venture out into the public except at Halloween. Through the efforts of many we seem to have become more accepted. And as long as we are behaving properly, we are not breaking any laws and can do pretty much as we please. Many of us go shopping freely and eat at popular restaurants. In Harrisburg it is not unusual on a Saturday evening to see 15 to 20 t-girls having dinner together at one of the restaurants on 2nd st.
I for one, welcome the opportunity to go out. It seems that those of us who do go out in public make it easier for those who want to go out for the first time. Hence for many of us we have gone from being invisible to visible and I think this is a good thing.
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I hope to see you at the meetings:
Ellen Davidson
President – Renaissance of South East PA
Just my Thoughts
by
Michelle Lynn GreyFeather
CEO / Founder
One of the things I personally like that we have created as a part of ROSE is the Help and Support Programs for Crossdresser's and Transsexual's to become, act and look like who they are on the outside to match who they really are on their inside. These programs are for both Trans Ladies and Gentleman. Although many say that looks do not matter when you are dressed being who you truly are in public I have to disagree to a point ..... unless of course you don't really mind being pointed at and ridiculed behind your back or even to your face and made to feel like a jerk or a fool, even embarrassed. To me looking and acting like who you are on the inside in public whether it be in a gay establishment or in a straight establishment can determine whether your day being your true inner self will be a happy comfortable and enjoying experience or a miserable, ruined depressing day..
When I did Female Illusion shows I was not happy or felt Feminine unless I really looked the part. This meant taking several hours to get ready, make up, wigs costumes, shoes, boots, under garments etc all had to be as feminine as possible and make me feel sexy and like a female. The more I felt feminine the better I performed on stage as a woman and was accepted as a female entertainer even though everyone knew I was only a Female Illusionist. But, when you go back to the motel room and stop by a store still in costume and everyone treats you like a lady saying miss, ma am etc... it makes you really feel great and feminine.
One day before a show at the motel I was staying at I had to go out to my van dressed fully feminine and get some thing's and on the way back into the room a couple of guys stopped me and ask me what my name was and if I needed some help, they also said they thought they knew me from somewhere ... of course this was the oldest trick in the book to pick up a girl .... I shrugged and causally said no thank you in a low squeaky voice and continued on my way to the room ... It was really a nice pleasant feeling being treated and accepted as a lady and also wanted as one.
The thing is ... if you do not look like the person you really are inside none of this can happen. There is no better or greater feeling when you are dressed being who you truly are then being accepted and treated as a woman. I have seen many crossdressers and Transsexuals who do not come close to looking like who they truly are inside when they are dressed out on the town and it seemed that some were also very unhappy and depressed when they were in public gay establishments. They were very secluded, in a corner of their own seeming very lonely, heads lowered so not to see their face. Some were dressed very fancy and stood out like a sore thumb only to be pointed at and talked about behind their back and some of the things I heard were very depressing because they were pointed at the Transgender community as a whole because of the way some look in public. Perhaps some of these individuals really did not care how they look when they are dressed or what others thought and that could be very possible but at the same time it also makes the ones who do care what they look and act like look bad to many others.
There is a rule of thumb that many of us live by which I think is a great rule and that is dress your age to a degree and blend in dressed as a normal female would dress on a regular day in her life and on any special occassion. Many make the mistake to dress to sexy when they go out wearing short short skirts, tight fitting blouses and dresses and 6 inch heels that do not create a feminine image in any way only condemning themselves to being read as a guy in female clothing and this also makes it uncomfortable for those who dress as a normal girl who would not attract any attention except when being with someone who does not care what they look like ...
Now I know that there are some who do not really know how to dress like a true female would and they need lessons on how to achieve the female look and image. We all needed lessons at some point in our Transgender journey. In fact some of us may have fitted into the category of not caring how we looked not on purpose but for the lack of know how. This is one of the reasons why ROSE started these programs. We all want to feel like we belong and be accepted as the women we are when we are dressed and mostly for the TS women who live their life full time as the women they truly are. Knowing how to walk, talk, move your arms, sit, facial expressions, mannerisms, body movement, hair (wig) styles, how to dress and wear the clothes, shoes, the whole nine yards of what it takes to be a woman in a public place or in a crowd means being happy and enjoying who you are when you are dressed verses being read and embarrested with the possiblity of harassment.
Our programs include what we like to think is most everything possible to help anyone become more feminine. We have a program from a female (that is a GG) who put together a program which helps in many many ways to become more feminine in your character in all aspects of being a girl in the sense of the word.
The following is one of the introduction's to what was donated to ROSE to help our members and some others become more feminine and more like a GG ... http://www.steppingoutsecrets.com/pdf/sos-female-body-language-secrets.pdf and http://www.steppingoutsecrets.com/prelaunch.html ....We also have several other programs donated to ROSE which are related which makes these programs just about complete in learning about how to become feminine and female ... We have the complete set of Stepping out from the developer herself and let me tell you it is a very informative program and an excellent source of how to become female.
I love helping Trans girls to become more GG then TG ....
Well these were my thoughts for the day, don't mind my blabbering on, sometimes I get carried away by the moment and subject at hand .
Remember, this month Alexis Lake is back for her second session of Structured Transgender Conversation's. Last time she was at our meetings for the first session there were many subjects discussed and much learned which helped many there with issues ... this next session should prove to be even more interesting and helpful to many.
Alexis will be at the York ROSE meeting this coming Saturday, September 18, 2010. A meeting everyone should try to make. There aren't many professional Transgender counselors who would donate their valuable time to help Transgender people who want to know and learn ....
Next month our York Meeting will be held one week later then usual. Octobers York Meeting will be held Saturday, October 23, 2010 due to the Church were we meet having a wedding reception the week end we usually meet. We agreed to meet a week later for them .... they are wonderful people ....
For those who have not been to our York meeting location it is a very wonderful location, very private, very spacious and a warm wecoming setting.
Later everyone,
Michelle Lynn GreyFeather
Dianna’s Den
Perspectives, Perception and Polarity
A possible discourse in insanity or a million and one ways to make your brain fart!
By Dianna
When Ellen asked me to write an article for the upcoming newsletter I readily agreed. Then she said, write on something that you said you recently wanted to write about. Ok fine, except at my age I had already forgotten what I wanted to write about. So I said something about maybe I can get ideas at the Mountville meeting.
I was half right. Ellen came over to me during the meeting and said, I know what you can write about. After conferring with her about the subject, I readily agreed to write the article, although I did tell her that I might not know just what the heck I was saying!
This is a matter of Perspective and Perceive & Perception and Polarity. An online dictionary defines two of the terms as the following: “A point of view.” There is a lot more of course but some of that pertains to art and other things, but it can be boiled down to “A point of view.” Perceive is basically defined as “To recognize, discern, envision or understand.”
Perception: A simplified definition would be that it is your take on things. Well how does this play into Transgenderism you might ask? This next bit comes directly from Wikipeda.og, and I felt was just too good to attempt my own writing of it, so here it is.
“The processes of perception routinely alter what humans see. When people view something with a preconceived concept about it, they tend to take those concepts and see them whether or not they are there. This problem stems from the fact that humans are unable to understand new information, without the inherent bias of their previous knowledge. A person’s knowledge creates his or her reality as much as the truth, because the human mind can only contemplate that to which it has been exposed. When objects are viewed without understanding, the mind will try to reach for something that it already recognizes, in order to process what it is viewing. That which most closely relates to the unfamiliar from our past experiences, makes up what we see when we look at things that we don’t comprehend.
Here is one sample that I can give you. For hundreds of years every race, every culture had a different take on the moon; some thought they saw turtles, faces, a man, Jack & Jill, a snake, a whole host of other things. There was even an old wives tale that said the moon was made of green cheese and this tale persisted into my early childhood, until the Astronauts landed on the moon! That is when we found out that everyone’s perceptions were wrong! There was no man, nor turtle, nor snake, and the moon was not made of green cheese.
To be sure, jack and Jill sure didn’t go up that dang ole hill! And they weren’t about to fetch a pail of water because it either didn’t exist or it was frozen.
And how does that relate to Transgenderism you may once again ask?
Well I will tell you. Ellen asked me if I have ever had any experiences when I was a male where I was mistaken for a female not just because of my look but maybe something about me. Well besides my entire life! I get it a lot at work; in fact I got it just awhile ago from a customer. A group of individuals came across my way as I was sitting at my work station; the one bozo casually looked at me and said “Good Night Lady.” Now there are different ways to take that. Some of you may see that as a supreme compliment, especially if you are transitioning and that is fine, I do understand that.
Even cross dressed that is a compliment and I myself have gotten that. But what if you are not dressed that way nor acting that way, it can come across as highly offensive because usually it is made as a derogatory comment so that the sayer feels superior in some way.
Sadly it is not limited to straight males, I will tell you that. Some people of course perceive that if you have longer hair than the average male than they are perceiving you as female.
Well I don’t buy that brand of bull! This is 2010, the 60’s happened, well they happened when I was a lot younger. And more to that is I once had very short hair due to a job assignment and a lot of old people kept confusing me with being a butch lesbian! So I can’t win. In my case, I can’t begin to count the number of times that I have been mistaken for a female, no matter what I wear. Now the odd ball part comes in, when I am dressed I either pass or they go, “that’s a guy!” Now WTF? I can’t win either. You say I look female, so I in fact dress and act the part and for some reason you’re now screaming “That’s a guy!”
Then there is also the times being out with other transgendered people, only to be read because they don’t pass or care to. They even question the genetic women that are with the transgendered person, remember guilty by association.
We live in a society that says anything feminine is seen as deranged and mentally looney and inferior, and it’s even worse if that is said about a guy. When it is said about a guy it is said in such a way as if you were Adolph Hitler, Charles Manson, and a child molester all rolled into one!
It doesn’t help when many straight women today seem to be the worst walking stereotypes you’ll ever meet and in fact seem to enjoy acting deranged and looney.
Personally myself, I don’t like perceptions or perspectives (except in the art world) simply because they are often wrong.
But this doesn’t excuse the fact that something causes all of these people to say to Ellen and I (and some of you I am sure) to mistake us for females even when we’re dressed as males. So what are they picking up on? Are we doing something wrong? Basically I make mine situational, which means I know how to turn off and on the whole male thing, but do we inheritantly possess something that people subconsciously pick up on that screams female?
Bear in mind that people are like other animals; we can sense things and yes sometimes be wrong about it.
Many people fervently believe that gender and sex are either the same thing or and this is almost worse, that if you are of the female sex than guess what? You also have to have a female gender, even if you’re a lesbian and they’ll tell you to get over it that’s just the way it goes. This type of thinking was big in the metaphysical communities and I have seen many problems arise from this position. It’s like the old school yard thing, everybody go “Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl” and anything else is unacceptable. This is dualistic and not necessarily how it goes.
In dualism, you have examples like hot & cold for temperature, hate & love, male & female, ect. Much like Yin & yang without there ever being anything in-between, but if you are transgendered, even gay, lesbian or bisexual, then you should know this to be hogwash! Anyway there is no inbetween.
I must apologize for mentioning the Yin-Yang because it would appear that this is yet another thing that we Westerners have a mixed up mind about. The yin and yang symbol in actuality has very little to do with Western dualism; instead it represents the philosophy of balance, where two opposites co-exist in harmony and are able to transmute into each other.
You see, there is Polarity in which temperature is temperature period; speed is speed period, emotion is another example. There is a sliding scale with hot as one extreme and cold as another but it is all temperature, and then everything else in-between. So it goes with Sex and also with Gender. Most of the GBLT community is in-between. But it is all Sex and Gender, not just male or female or straight or gay.
Most people in the metaphysical community don’t even know how Polarity operates, but I’d wager that a lot of us in the GBLT community do because we’ve all had to suddenly “act straight” for one reason or another and there seems to be a lot of variations on gender in our communities.
But what do you do when someone says about your child, “they’re acting gay” or “why does she want to be a cowboy, girls can’t be cowboys!” What do you do or think when someone calls you out (often these are people that are not transgendered themselves) and tells you that you are acting female when you are dressed and supposedly acting as a male, or vice versa.
How do you feel? Do you analyze the behavior at a later date and make a mental note to be more careful? Wonder why they said it? Or just ignore it and say oh what the heck; who cares?
For me, I have to wonder why they said it and was their perception wrong, or was I doing or acting in such a way that I was not even aware of it. Back in the day (this shows my age) we were incredibly self conscious about it, we had to be, many of us had no choice and this includes the entire GBLT community. Because guess what? Even if they had no clue, if someone called you out, then in everyone’s eyes you were that thing, it just didn’t matter, why else would someone say such a thing, yes that is just how stupid the general populace is.
Well I can think of a couple dozen reasons, but then I am smarter than the average bear. Most people aren’t and could care less today and might even say, okay why is this bitch writing this dumb article.
Well besides the fact that Ellen asked me to: perception, it’s all about perception and what people may be picking up. It’s not so much if their right or wrong as it is, are we ourselves doing something subconsciously that they may be picking up. Some of it I think is still culture and the expectations as to what a man and a woman are, I am speaking Gender wise.
Does how we see someone alter our perception of them, right or wrong? You bet it does and this is an important element in the transgender issue. So many people have gotten hurt on many levels by wrong perceptions or even if the perception is accurate, it is just another way to keep you down and vilify you.
Are we projecting on a subconscious level that sends out a vibe to others to say, hey that person is not a stereotypical straight man or woman so they must be gay. Now I am not saying you should change anything just be aware of things because the one thing that I have not brought up (probably because I just remembered it) is this, the further along you go in this lifestyle (and I don’t just mean transitioning TS’s either) the more you may acquire (not always intentionally) characteristics of the Gender you are portraying and these may carry through to the rest of your life.
I recall a friend of Ellen’s once saying, that maybe the first time you go out, you are a guy in a dress but after that you start becoming your own person, with your own likes, dislikes, hobbies, ect. I have found this to be true, and in my own opinion the more transgendered you are the more this will shine through, even when you are not dressed.
Believe me I remember a few times at work where I had to tell myself, you are not her right now so don’t do that! Luckily I was always by myself and able to adjust my polarity which is very Alchemical by the way as is being transgendered.
I don’t know if I made sense or helped anyone, but this is the end of my article. See you next time for more fun and brain farts.
Dianna
Tools of the Trade for Crossdressers
By: Jamie Young
Every job has its tools. Things can get complicated in a kitchen without the right pots and pans. The same is true for applying makeup. Cosmetic companies love to give away brush sets as free gifts and stores are filled with brush sets in every shape and size, "Just in time for Christmas." And like much of what we buy at the cosmetics counter, they end up in a drawer, never to come out of their pretty packaging, usually because we have no idea what to do with them. What I found to be the problem with most brush sets, is that, even if they are good quality, many of the brushes serve no useful purpose. Below, I've listed the four brushes and other tools you absolutely need and a few others that are nice to have.
Makeup application begins with concealer, foundation, and powder. Unless you are using a mineral powder foundation, the concealer and foundation can be applied with your finger-not your hand. Use the middle or ring finger to gently smooth on concealer or foundation. The index finger pulls too much on the skin.
Sponge applicators are okay, but they tend to absorb more foundation than you need. Dampen the sponge first to eliminate that problem. Sponges also breed bacteria, so either use a new sponge with each application, or wash it with soap and water after each
use.
Foundation brushes are nice for smoothing out foundation and concealer around the eyes. For the full face, they can be time consuming. Foundation brushes are flat with a curved top and wedged bristles.
For applying powder, big, fluffy brushes are fun, but they can waste product. I recommend a cosmetic foam pad. Press pad lightly into powder, tap off excess, and then press powder onto face. I usually start under the eyes to keep concealer from creasing, and then work my way around the face until powder disappears. Use that big, fluffy brush to dust away any excess. The pads are large enough to use a different half and/or side with each application. Once both sides have been used, wash with soap and water. They last for ages, but it doesn't hurt to toss them out after six months.
Most of us think of blush brushes as smaller versions of a powder brush. Like a powder brush, I find they waste too much product and you end up with apple cheeks. The brush I use is a larger, fluffier version of the foundation brush. Instead of rubbing the top of the
brush into your blush, place the side of the brush on the blush palate and give it a little wiggle. The wedged bristles pick up just enough blush. With a light touch, brush over the cheekbone in a comma stroke from the corner of the eyes towards the nose.
For a more dramatic look, use the same technique layering color on. It is easier to add color than trying to take it off. In case, you do apply too much, no worries. Simply take your big, fluffy powder brush and make large circles over the blush. This will soften the
color and eliminate any lines of demarcation.
Next, the eyes. Find a small version of the foundation brush-flat, with curved top and wedged bristles. With this brush, apply a light-colored shadow from the lashes all the way up to the brow. Next find a small round brush that is cut in such a way that the top comes to a point. That point should fit into the eye crease. Apply a darker shade in the crease. (I'll have a whole article on eye makeup at a later date.)
Must haves: powder pad, powder brush, blush brush, and two eye shadow brushes. Also needed in your makeup bag: cotton pads (100% cotton), Q-tips, sponge applicators (usually come with eye shadows), and an oil-free eye makeup remover. NEVER use Vaseline or baby oil on eyes.
Nice to haves: foundation brush, brow brush or comb, eyelash curler (if you have the patience), and a small angled brush for detail work around the eyes. I rarely, if ever use a lip brush, but they are useful for dabbing on a touch of gloss.
From The ROSE Board
Watch for these upcoming meeting Programs
Make up application and tricks to glamour
Wig Styling and maintenance
How to portray a female or male in public
Movie Night, showing a top rated first run movie
Transgender therapist / counselor speaker
Religion and Transgenderism and crossdressing
Police Speaker and helping police to understand crossdressers and transsexuals
Group Transgender discussion, pointers on not being read ....
Style, how to dress, what to wear and how to wear it for both Trans male and trans female
Clothing Exchange, bring your old clothes that don't fit and trade with others
Holiday dinner
Other very special guest speakers on various subjects on Transgender
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T Girl Make Over Services
After discussing T Girl make overs with Wayne after the meeting program he agreed to become our very own Special Make Over Service for Rose .... and ..... The Transgender Community. Wayne, better known as Roxi, can give you a complete make over and you will come away looking like a Beauty Queen. Wayne has given make overs and applied make up for Gender women, Female Illusionist and T Girls locally and as far away as New York. He is a professional make up artist in the Local area and also has agreed to keep the cost low and work with T Girls who want to have make overs. So, if you ever wanted to have a complete make over here's is your chance to become that Beauty Queen you always wanted to be. If you think you cannot be made over to look like that Beauty Queen you always wanted to be and have your doubts take a look at the Before and After pictures of those in New York who are members of FemmFever who had make overs done by their T girl make over service. I am sure you will find that no matter what you look like as a boy your girly look will be glamous. http://www.femmefever.com/before.html ....... contact for Roxi (Wayne) is below........ Roxi's T-Girl Make Over Services .... 717- 691- 3179
The Rose Board has discussed having a movie night a couple times a year as a meeting program of which I think is a great idea myself. So ... as of now our schedule for our May meeting will be a movie night. We will have a Large Screen TV , at least a 50 inch viewing screen to view the movie which will be either a Projection or Plazma TV. This way it will feel like your in a movie theater and no one will be straining their eyes to see the movie. So bring your popcorn or enjoy our snacks and of course enjoy the movie. We will announce the title of the movie near the end of April. It will be Transgender Related and will be an interesting movie, guaranteed....... ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Submit an Article to the ROSE Newsletter
If anyone would like to submit an article in our newsletter please feel free to contact us at anytime. Our newsletter goes out to over 200 members of the Transgender Community, mostly T-Girls but there are several T-Men and others on the list also. Just send your article to .. RoseBoard_of_Directors@Renaissancesep.org ... and we will review it and enter it into our next newsletter. Our community mailing list is private and no one can see anyones e-mail address at any time. All communications are send out to the TG Community in bulk mailings. Your article will be read by over 200 T-Girls and Men in the Local TG Community as well as millions over the internet. You can place your articles in our newsletter free.___________________________________________________________________________________________
Advertise in the ROSE Newsletter or Web site
If anyone would like to advertise in our newsletter or our Web Site @ www.RenaissanceSEP.org ...please feel free to contact us and we will discuss our low fee for advertising in the ROSE Newsletter. This offer is open to Individuals, Businesses and others ...... Please contact us about advertising by sending us an e-mail to RoseBoard_of_Directors@Renaissancesep.org ..... and we will get back to you as so as possible .. When advertising in our Web Site and / or our Newsletter your ad will get out to over 200 T-Girls and Men as well as other in the local TG Community as well as get out to millions on the Internet. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Classified Section of the ROSE Newsletter
Do you have something to sell, wigs, clothing, shoes, misc, Have a service you can perform, Looking for something,
Real Estate for Rent, Handy girl/man services for hire, need help doing something, need help at your business
We are thinking of starting a classified section of our ROSE Newsletter. If anyone would like to place a classified ad in our newsletter please feel free to contact us at RoseBoard_of_Directors@Renaissancesep.org .... classified ads from individuals are free to place. No businesses will be able to place ads in the classified section without a small fee. When placing a classified Ad in our Web Site and / or our Newsletter your ad will get out to over 200 T-Girls and Men as well as other in the local TG Community as well as get out to millions on the Internet. Oriental Fashions of China, USA
Chinese Dresses for sale,
$10.00 discount to T-Girls and their Spouses ......... Web Site: ... http://www.orientalfashionsofchinausa.com/
Check out the Web Site then contact me direct for the discount and to order ... sales@orientalfashionsofchinausa.com
Transgender Cartoon of the Month
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Renaissanceof South Eastern Pennsylvania
Web Site of the Month .... http://www.lauras-playground.com/
Recommended links to Transgender Web Sites
Neptune's Lounge
208 North Street
Harrisburg, Pa
Phone: 717-233-0581
HOURS
Every Day- 5 PM - 2 AM
Brownstone Lounge
412 Foster Street
Harrisburg, Pa.
Phone: 717-234-7009
HOURS:
M-F 11AM - 2AM,
Sunday-5PM - 2AM
The Red Star Saloon
11 South 10th Street
Reading, Pa.
Phone: 610-375-4116
HOURS
Wed - Sat 9PM - 2 AM
Altlands Ranch
8505 Orchard Road
Spring Grove, Pa.
Phone: 717-225-4479
HOURS
Fri - Sat. 8PM - 2AM
Web Site: www.AltlandsRanch.com
Deer Park Lodge
21614 National Pikw
Boonsboro, MD
Phone: 301-797-7672
HOURS
Thurs - Sat. 7PM - 2AM
Sun 7PM - 12 AM
65 miles South West of York, Pa.
Web Site: http://www.thedeerparklodge.com
Club XS
36 West 11th Avenue
York, PA 17404
Phone: 717-846-6969.
Open: 7 days a week
Hours: 4pm - 2am Happy Hour: 5-7pm ...
Web Site: http://www.clubxsyork.com/
Stallions Entertainment Complex
706 N 3rd St,
Harrisburg, PA
Phone: (717) 232-3060
Web Site: http://www.stallionsclub.com/
Club Z,
321 Pine St.,
Williamsport, PA 17701
Phone: (570) 322-6900
Web Site: http://www.clubzbar.com/
Liquid 891
891 Eisenhower Blvd
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Phone: 717.939.3590
Hours, Thurs. 5 - Mid night, Friday, 5 - 2 AM
Sat 5- 2 AM, Sun 11AM - Mid night
After work, Happy Hours, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Web Site: http://www.liquid891.com/
Pride Festival of
Central Pa.
Sat-July26, 2008
Harrisburg, Pa.
Riverfront Park
Local Entertainment Information
Places to Go, Things to do
in 2010
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Club Hippo
1 West Eager Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Open 7 Days a Week
Hippo Events Days
Wed, thurs, Fri, Sat
Phone: 410 - 547-0069
Hippotron Events Line
Phone: 410 - 576-0018
Hormone Therapy
Lorraine Bock
Nightingale Health and Wellness Services
Web Site: http://www.centralpahealth.com/
Harrisburg, PA
2801 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 920-9579 + PH
(717) 920-9531 + FAX
Carlisle
1422 Trindle Road
Carlisle, PA 17015
(717) 249-6175 + PH
Transgender Counseling
Kim Rosenberg
Rosenberg Psychological Practice
1008 Cobblestone Ln
Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: (717) 569-1800 Kim Tierney Rosenberg, M.S.aCHT
Web Site: http://www.kimrosenberg.com/
Michele Angello, Ph.D.
Core Initiatives, LLC
987 Old Eagle School Road,
Suite 719 • Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610-917-8561
Web Site: http://www.yourrelationshipdocs.com/ Michele Angello, Ph.D.
Alexis Lake, MSS, LSW
100 Highlands Drive, Suite 301C
Lititz, PA 17543 (717) – 575-3757
Alexis Lake, MSS, LSW
412 East King Street
Malvern , PA 19355 (717) – 575-3757 Alexis Lake, MSS, LSW
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There is a new therapist for the Transgender community in the
Lancaster area. Alexis Lake, MSS LSW is new to the area but not to the transgender community. She is a post op MtF, having transitioned
3 years ago. She has an office in Malvern, PA and recently opened
another office in Lititz. She wants to help answer any questions
you may have regarding gender identity and make the road to
transition for those so inclined less rocky.
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Renaissance of South Eastern PA
ROSE
September, 2010
The ROSE Newsletter
Online Version
Edited by – Ellen Davidson – CeeDee578@aol.com
Published September 14, 2010
Now serving the Transgendner Community
with 2 Locations
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Article:
Passing As A Woman In Our Modern Times
By: Jamie Young
Hello ,
In modern times the endeavor of trying to pass is most often practiced by cross-dressers and transsexuals. Because most performers, drag queens, and drag kings are often open about their natal sex and are not actually trying to appear to be the opposite gender, they are not typically referred to as passing, even though
some may be able to do so. Similarly, while many cross-dressers who venture out into public areas do try to pass, unlike transsexuals, they do not (usually) undergo any permanent physical alterations or
attempt to live full-time as their adopted sex in order to make passing easier.
Conversely, almost all transsexuals will attempt to live and work as their preferred gender and be fully accepted as that gender rather than their natal sex. Therefore, passing is not just an option but is seen as a necessity by many. The majority who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery or who are past the transition stage do not usually refer to themselves as passing, since they now consider themselves to actually be that gender.
Those who are completely accepted after transition often choose not to disclose their natal sex and instead live in stealth.
Transgender people who do not describe themselves as either cross dressers, transvestites, or transsexuals may have different attitudes towards passing. For example, they might not try to pass at all, they may send consciously mixed signals, or they might be able to pass but do not hide the fact that they are transgender.
Personal views on passing and the desire or need to pass are independent of whether an individual has had medical treatment or has legally changed their gender.
In the transgender community, those that cannot pass may sometimes view those that pass with jealousy. Because of this, there may be a tendency for some of those who pass to avoid those that are easily read. There is the perception among many that when one person is read, anyone with that person will be assumed to be transgender by association. This is one reason why people living in stealth rarely if ever associate with other transgender people.
It should be noted that the use of the term "passing" regarding sexual orientation denotes "hiding" one's identity, where use among gender-variant people (as noted above) signals acceptance and concordance with one's internal sense of or desired gender identity. However, for this reason, and because transgender persons
who come to live full-time in their desired gender/sex identity often recognize their previous attempts to conceal their identity and be accepted in socially-accepted and designated roles as the real artifice they constructed and protected, some have begun to instead call their previous gender-normative and concealing
behaviours as "passing".
Warmest regards,
Jamie Young
Article:
Subj: What Is "Passing"?
By: Jamie Young
Dear ,
Passing, in regard to gender identity, refers to a person's ability to be accepted or regarded as a member of the sex or gender with which they identify, or with which they physically present. Typically, passing involves a mixture of physical gender cues (for example, hair style or clothing) as well as certain behavioral attributes that tend to be culturally associated with a particular gender. Irrespective of a person's presentation, many experienced
crossdressers assert that confidence is far more important for passing than the physical aspects of appearance.
Persons seeking to pass as the opposite gender to their natal sex will, by necessity, seek to hide or disguise features that are specific or more common in their natal sex while emphasising or artificially creating features that are indicative of the gender that they seek to present.
PASSING AS FEMALE
For natal males passing as female, this will typically involve wearing of a wig or styling their hair in a manner usually specific to females, removing or disguising facial hair and wearing makeup to make their face appear female, altering their body to resemble that of a female, wearing female clothing and accessories, speaking
in a voice that fits their presentation and adopting 'female' mannerisms. Alterations to make the face and body appear female fall into two categories: temporary items that are applied or worn, and surgical alterations.
TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF BODY PROPORTIONS
A variety of materials and methods are used to alter the apparent body proportions to create the illusion of a female body shape.
Some form of breast prostheses are usually used. If the clothing being worn will reveal the breast cleavage, some type of cleavage enhancement technique is also used.
Various methods are used to create a female waist-hip ratio, by either reducing the waist size and/or enlarging the hips and buttocks. A garment such as a corset, BodyBriefer or control brief is often used to reduce the apparent waist size and/or to flatten the stomach area. Hip and buttock padding is sometimes used to
enlarge the apparent size of the hips and buttocks.
PERMANENT ALTERATION OF BODY PROPORTIONS
Cosmetic surgery procedures that are often used by transsexual persons living permanently as females include breast augmentation, liposuction and Buttock augmentation. The use of female hormones also alters the body, including changing the distribution of body fat.
Warmest regards,
Jamie Young
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