Recent Entries

• Murder, Lies and Ladies Clothes......

  by Julie Hawkwood December 9, 2014
  British businessman Shrien Dewani has left South Africa after a judge cleared him of arranging the murder of his wife on their honeymoon.   Speaking about Mr Dewani's admission, Mrs Dewani’s Uncle said the accused had secret relationships with gay men in the months before his marriage, ...
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• The Misery of being 'Trans'....

  by Julie Hawkwood October 7, 2014
  I’m not very sociable. In fact I’m quite anti-social, miserable, very often depressed. I think its part of me being ‘trans’.   Being trans makes me miserable. Being trans makes being sociable hard for me. I very often feel guilty, feel nervous. I worry that in ‘n...
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• Blending and Feminine Sexuality

  by Julie Hawkwood July 31, 2014
  They say that to pass, we should blend in. I often observe real women of my age (stop it!) and what they look like, what they wear. Truth is, there is no single stereotype to copy. Women, thank the goddess, do not blend into each other. BUT there is a certain stereotype out there I can aspire too. S...
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• Curse of the Ghostly White Powdery Face!!!

  by Julie Hawkwood July 28, 2014
  After a long days tranny spotting in Manchester, I have noticed something that makes trannies stand out so much..... dry white powdery faces with big pores. Now, I'm not being rude and I've been there and am there a lot myself. Men have BIG pores, so we sweat more and make more oil on ...
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• Whats in a name?

  by Julie Hawkwood July 3, 2014
  I came across this and got quite excitable!   http://www.puffswithpolish.com   An LGBT cleaning company, employing LGB and Trans? Whats not to like? Lets employ our own! Then I thought about the name: 'Puffs with Polish'. Thats funny, tongue in cheek, approachable, even... cool? Puff...
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• Sparkle Tips?

  by Julie Hawkwood July 2, 2014
  ((As ALWAYS with my posts on Transtastic, please don't take any offence. It's said with a smile and a sense of fun!)) Here is my collected experience transferred into tips for Sparkle Weekend! Right now with a week to go, you should be moisturising..... EVERYTHING!!! Moisturise NOW! Moisturising kee...
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• My Top Tips for Sparkle Weekend!!!!

  by Julie Hawkwood June 18, 2013
  ((As ALWAYS with my posts on Transtastic, please don't take any offence. It's said with a smile and a sense of fun!))   Here is my collected experience transferred into tips for Sparkle Weekend!   Right now with weeks to go, you should be moisturising..... EVERYTHING!!! Moisturise NOW!...
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• Who put the 'Transgender' in LGBT? WE DO! Or...... we don't?

  by Julie Hawkwood June 16, 2013
  Following Bebe Brums Blog about the lack of voice for the transgendered in the LGBT World, I couldn't help but write this.....   At risk of being provocative, its difficult for the transgendered to have a voice in the LGBT Community when 95% of the 'transgendered' community are in it for sex ...
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• A Flat Pack, Self Assembly, Instant...... Woman?

  by Julie Hawkwood May 15, 2013
  I was looking for something in my car 'glove compartment' today. In amongst the usual car instruction manual and phone charger was...... a box of large 'King Edward' Cigars. I've kept a box of cigars in my car for many years and the idea behind it is that come the fateful day when I'm fired from my ...
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• Passing with Confidence in Public.....

  by Julie Hawkwood March 23, 2013
  I was intrigued recently by a BBC Horizon Show where they investigated accidents during surgical operations by looking at other industries and jobs. For example, how could medical safety learn from airline safety? how can techniques used to make sure firefighters make the right life or death decisio...
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• The Aging Trans......

  by Julie Hawkwood March 10, 2013
  I’ve been partying in a frock in Manchester for over twenty years, ‘man and boy’ - so to speak. In my younger days, the outfits were tiny, sometimes an outrageous, viscious tuck and a leotard, very often sticking to the real Manchester girls ‘two items of clothing rule’ - a minidress and panties. No...
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• Denier

  by Julie Hawkwood February 23, 2013
  Defined as 'the number of seconds it takes to ladder (snag) a pair of tights (pantyhose). For example: a fine thin '5 denier' snags in 5 seconds, '20 denier' in 20 seconds......
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