Recent Entries

• Truth and Lies - Lance Armstrong and a Tranny Dilemma...

  by Julie Hawkwood January 21, 2013
  Watching Lance Armstrong in his cleverly, cunningly staged interview this week with Oprah made me so angry. In my mind, the man is an arrogant bully. Bullying team mates to cheat as well, bullying those who threatened to speak out. A Manchester-based masseuse tried to blow the whistle on Armstrong. ...
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• The Audible Trans.....

  by Julie Hawkwood January 13, 2013
  Last night I posted an observation. That's all it was. It praised the quality and ability of those that present on Transtastic Radio. it also went on to put a thought-provoking question - or so I thought. I have since deleted it as it was perceived as criticism and I was threatened. I am now going t...
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• Depressed? It just Xmas!

  by Julie Hawkwood December 22, 2012
  Being a tranny can be depressing, the highs and lows never-ending. I always find Xmas time the most difficult time of all. It's a very glamorous time. The shops are full of party frocks, make-up is all the more dramatic. Real girls go for it, dressing up and having fun. Xmas is also about fami...
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• Keeping it in the family......

  by Julie Hawkwood June 1, 2012
  ((As always.... this is probably quite self-indulgent, for which I apologise, but I get to the point eventually))   It was SOOOO nice to meet everyone who attended the Ooop North Drab Drink. It was also great that some WAGs (wives and girlfriends) came along too. It was a lovely atmosphere, a...
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• Rule No.1: There is ALWAYS an ASSHOLE!

  by Julie Hawkwood May 15, 2012
  Ok, stay with me on this one, I’ll get there eventually! AND forgive the vulgar words but they are needed for effect!   I am blessed and very lucky. I have a full head of long blonde hair. HOWEVER, it has not always been long and not always blonde. Its a recent development. I WORRY abou...
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• TRAN SPOTTING.....

  by Julie Hawkwood May 7, 2012
  I always get giddy when I see a trans at the Trafford Centre. Its near where I live, easy parking, always warm and dry. I spend too much time there. Trannies are appearing there more and more and we’ve discussed it many times in Transtastic.   Well, today I saw a trans of LEGEND! I have been told ...
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• Nervous? You will be.......

  by Julie Hawkwood March 10, 2012
  ((Stay with me on this! There is a tranny point... at some stage!!!))   I have a job that involves training people. Twenty years ago when I started my career, talking in public was my biggest fear. Even talking to a small group would mean weeks of sleepless nights, days of preparation and ner...
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• TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

  by Julie Hawkwood November 20, 2011
  I was deeply privileged to attend today’s vigil in Manchester and read out some of the names of transpeople who have been murdered for nothing more than being who they are.   The names of 650 people were read out. This is only a few percent of the transdead. Many dead are not reported a...
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• Is 'passing' really a possibility?

  by Julie Hawkwood November 17, 2011
  I had a VERY weird, almost transcendental trans experience the other week.   I don't think I pass at all. I don’t think I’ve ever passed. I remember once, many years ago, being shouted at from a guy about ten stories up in a tower block in Salford. He shouted ‘Tranneeeeeeee&...
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• DRAG QUEENS....... Holding us all back???

  by Julie Hawkwood October 23, 2011
  Never been one to avoid controversy SO here goes.....   I'm suddenly questioning Drag Queens..... Why? Well I keep being told to support drag queens, drag queens are 'us', drag queens are loud and proud and blaze a trail for us. The recent documentary 'Teenage Drag Queen' seemed to meet with ...
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• When the trans wheels come off....

  by Julie Hawkwood September 24, 2011
  Blog When the trans wheels come off!  Last month, my sisters in the Manchester Concord buried one of their own - a tgirl who had taken her own life. Some websites in the USA put transexual suicide rates as high as 50 percent, although this is disputed. I met an old tranny friend a few weeks ago. It ...
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