Archive for category: Media Review

Media Review: Never Forget Them!

Cynthia S May 24, 2019 Media Review 1

Fallen Not Forgotten by Ray Boltz, released 1998 He stood beside his daddy And watched the soldiers marching by It was Veterans Day and he wondered Why there were tears in daddy’s eyes; Later they laid flowers Beside a monument of stone- He said, Son-My daddy went to fig...

Media Review: This is ME!

Cynthia S May 10, 2019 Media Review 2

“This Is Me” (from “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack, written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, released 2017) I’m not a stranger to the dark Hide away, they say ‘Cause we don’t want your broken parts I’ve learned to be ashamed of al...

Media Review: Virginia Woolf’s Orlando: A Biography

Michelle Liefde May 3, 2019 Media Review 5

Now that we have had articles about an overview of tv and movies, tv characters, inspirational song interpretations, and a movie review. It feels like a good time to write a review on a book. There is lots of fiction found online that is specifically geared towards our communitie...

Media Review: “Welcome To Marwen”, 2018, Movie Review

Dasia Anderl April 26, 2019 Media Review 6

This movie is based on a true story. Marwen is a fictitious town in Belgium. The setting is WWII and the war between the Axis and Allies is in full swing. Captain Hogie is the main character and seeming hero of the story. The movie opens and shows Captain Hogie going down in his ...

Media Review: Be who you ARE-not who the world THINKS you should be

Cynthia S April 19, 2019 Media Review 5

A good friend of mine from Crossdresser Heaven named Jennifer Ruby told me about a song that was inspirational to her. The song is Steve Azar’s “I Don’t Have To Be Me (‘Til Monday)” released in 2001. The lyrics are: I got me a brand new car waiting in the driveway...

Rebecca Root: Modern British Actress

Dasia Anderl April 5, 2019 Media Review 2

Rebecca Root Modern British Actress Born May 10th, 1969 Ms. Root was born in Woking, Surrey, England. As a young person she was very active in theatre. She performed with local drama groups in Oxfordshire and at the National Youth Theatre...

Let It Go!

Cynthia S March 15, 2019 Media Review 8

When I first heard the song “Let It GO” from the Disney movie Frozen, it struck me how well the lyrics describe the journey of exploration many of us are on with regards to how we express our feminine side. (After searching to be sure I had the words correct, I discovered I...

Corporal Klinger: A Man in a Dress

Jaime Parris March 5, 2019 Media Review 6

With the continuing battle over transgender people in the military; One famous crossdressing television character has been repeatedly memed by people debating the issue, Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger from Toledo, OH. I am not going to debate the issue of the transgender ban. I thin...

Welcome to the Media Review!

Michelle Liefde February 22, 2019 Media Review 27

Though many may not realize that crossdressing and transgender characters have been present for a very long time first in print and then in the visual mediums, film and television. We are to be found in the works of Virginia Wolfe, Shakespeare, Byron, Bronte, Twain, Tolkien in ...