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Pretty T Girls May 2014 the Magazine for the Most Beautiful Girls in the World 1 Pretty T Girls May 2014 The Magazine for the most beautiful girls in the world A publication of Pretty T Girls Yahoo group 2 Pretty T Girls May 2014 The Magazine for the most beautiful girls in the world A publication of Pretty T Girls Yahoo group 3 In This Issue Page Editorial by Barbara Jean 5 Busting Down The Closet Door Janice’s Story 6 The Importance of Transgenders Coming Out 7 The Truth About Beauty Product Dangers 9 Are You Committing These 5 Beauty NO-NO’s 14 Beauty Products You Don’t Need and Some You Do 15 A Short Note By: Barbara Marie 18 The Adventures of Judy Sometimes 19 The Exploits of Barbara Marie 20 Tasi’s Musings 23 Humor 28 Angels In the Centerfold 29 Mellissa’s Tips & Tricks 32 How To Wear A Full Skirt 37 Tasi’s Fashion News 40 Lucille Sorella—Are you too Old to Crossdress or Transition 44 Lucille Sorella—#1 Tip for Crossdressers and MtF TG’s 45 How To Stay Cool In Sweltering Summer Heat 48 Las Vegas David DeAlba Show 53 The Gossip Fence—Transgender In The News 54 Shop Till You Drop 66 Calendar 74 4 Our Freedoms Came At A High Price Memorial Day May 26th Let us Remember those who paid the Ultimate price for our Freedom 5 Ding-Dong the Witch is Dead An editorial by: Barbara Jean Well on March 19th Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church passed away. Most of us I think are thankful that he is gone, but I wonder what that means for the future of Westboro Baptist Church and for the LGBT community. Oh yeah, we all hated Mr. Phelps for what he said and did. But should we hate him or hate the things he said and did? Starting with the picketing of funerals of victims who had died the result of AIDS, he and his followers gained real notoriety when he picked the funeral of Matthew Sheppard, a young man who was badly beaten and then tied to a fence in freezing weather. He created a website that he named “Godhatesfags.com. He and his followers then turned to picketing the funerals of soldiers who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan. Repulsive action, yes, but yet this very action galvanized America. Not just the GLBT community, but the entire nation. ... He made religious hostility to homosexuality repulsive." It’s ironic too the effect that him and his followers had not just on the LGBT community, but on the na- tion as a whole. Many who were not part of the LGBT community would unite to keep him and his followers away from the funerals. A minister, a man of God is what Fred Phelps was suppose to be. But when we hate are we doing the work of God or the work of Satin? God is suppose to be about love, while Satin is about hate. One would expect there to be counter protest and pickets at his funeral, though in one report that I read they said there will be no funeral for him. Yet two days after his death his followers were protesting at the outside of a Lorde concert in Kansas City, Mo., over the weekend were met with an unusual counter protest. While they carried signs that read “God Hate Sluts” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers”, the counter protesters carried signs saying “Sorry For Your Loss” and "Live your life and be awesome.". We of the LGBT community in the past have have been demoralized, have seen hate and oppression, and yet we seem to have a better understanding of what is commanded in the bible, to forgive. Dr. Martin Luther King galvanized the black community and I think if he were alive today he would be fighting alongside the LGBT community. He would be proud of the way we respond to the hateful people like Mr. Phelps. As I write this I think of the song “We Shall Overcome”. Yes, love and peace shall overcome hate and hostility. 6 What is the future going to be like for Westboro Baptist Church and it’s members? A difficult one to answer. Perhaps the most vocal or most talked about was his daughter “Shirley Ropes Phelps, along with his daughter Margret Phelps, and yet by the rules of his church women cannot hold positions of leadership. Organizations like Westboro are seeking their fifteen minutes of fame. Perhaps in ignoring them, for them to find no news about them and no counter protest, to deny them their fifteen minutes of fame is the best way too see them die. One of the signs held by the counter protesters said “Live Your Life and Be Awesome”. Cis or trans, good advice for all of us I think. Busting Down The Closet Door My First time Out In Public Janice In Oct 2002 my wife was a member of a lodge that was putting on a Murder Mystery Dinner to raise money for a Children's charity. One of the parts called for a Transvestite Opera Singer. Apparently they were unable to find a man to do the part and Candy, my wife, volunteered me knowing that I would do just about anything for a gag. At the time, my wife was not accepting of my cross-dressing, which was done ONLY at home and ONLY at night and ONLY on rare occasions and NEVER more than lingerie. Anyway, I had to prepare an outfit and shopped several thrift stores, in drab, and found a below knee dress of nearly all white lace and satin. It wasn't a wedding dress but was very pretty. I added a wide brim hat, wig, heels, and underthings. The SA asked me who the dress was for & I told her the story about the charity event which she bought. I was able to try the dress on, but not before first pur- chasing a pair of panty hose, which the SA said I would have to wear to try on anything for sanitary reasons. Lucky me. Two days prior to the event I managed to track down a wonderful lady to do my make-up for me but she wanted me to meet her already dressed. My wife recommended I not wear the lace dress for the first make-up meet so I wore a black short dress with long sleeves and 4"heels. Turned out the Make-up artist was a theatrical / Movie artist who actually did all the make-up for the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Cool. She had her studio in her home and she didn't come cheap at $250 per hour. She complimented on my dress, my figure and legs and my small hands. She told me I would make a very pretty girl. Even though I had previously explained this was only for charity, I was in heaven. While doing my make-up she plucked my eyebrows into a pretty thin feminine line and commented that I had lips that any genetic girl would die for. Afterwards, I just drove around about an hour before going home. Candy urged me to remove everything completely immediately. Bummer. 7 On the day of the event, I went to Candy's manicurist and had porcelain nails put on and painted, a pedicure and nail red nail color of course and then went home to change into my dress (costume) and then off the Make-up artist for another transformation. She was so pleasant to me that I'm sure she knew the truth that, at that time I hadn't yet fully accepted. The Murder Mystery Dinner went off spectacular and we raised lots of money for the charity. Afterwards I was busy answering questions about who did my make-up, my nails, where did I get my dress and heels, etc. etc., it was really wonderful. My wife's boss was there with his wife and his wife loved my dress so much I offered it to her and she accepted. After cleaning it I gave it away reluctantly wanting to keep it. -- This event was my first time out publically, but unfortunately, most of the 80 to a 100 people there knew me as Fred and wouldn't have believed I was anything other than masculine even if I had told them otherwise, which I didn't. -- I still remember this event fondly in my heart, but it still brings tears to my eyes remembering the wonderful feeling of being a woman but now being able to share it. Luvs - Janice Importance of Transgenders Coming Out: Why Visibility is Necessary By: Deja Nicole Greenlaw*/TRT Columnist– (reprinted from TG Forum) My name is Deja Nicole Greenlaw and, in the spirit of Harvey Milk, I’m here to recruit you! I am asking you, no, I am imploring you, all of my transgender brothers and sisters, to come out of the closet and to show your friends, your relatives and your coworkers that you are transgender. Yes, come out! We are part of this world. We add value to society. There’s nothing wrong with us! We need to show the people whom we know that we are transgender and that we are a vibrant part of society. There’s nothing to fear from us. Many transgender people live in the closet. Staying in the closet does no good for our cause. Staying in the closet does not pave the way for us in society and it keeps doors shut for the young and future transgenders.
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