Her Story: What It's Like to Date for Trans Women

[stephaniec]

Her Story: What It's Like to Date for Trans Women

http://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2016/1/19/her-story-what-its-date-trans-women

The Advocate/By Chris Godfrey January 19 2016 7:00 AM EST

"The success of shows such as Orange Is the New Black, Sense8, and Transparent mark a new era for trans representation on television, while Eddie Redmayne's performance as Einar Wegener in The Danish Girl is already being touted as Oscar-worthy. But while these have been praised for treating the story arcs of trans characters with accuracy and sensitivity, they remain infrequent successes. Across the media, the trans community remains hugely underrepresented."

[Paige]

A very interesting article about http://herstoryshow.com/

This Webseries Sets A New Standard For Media Made By LGBT People

After months of buzz, the webseries Her Story will finally premiere next week on YouTube. The show was written by queer people, produced by queer people, directed by queer people, and it stars queer people playing queer characters. And the best part is: it does all of these things well.....

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/01/15/3739680/her-story-transgender-web-series/

[Jessie Ann]

A few of the ladies from this site were at the West Coast Premier of this show a couple weeks ago. Additionally, some helped out financially. It really is a great show.

[Paige]

I've watched 4 episodes so far and quite like it.  I hope it continues.

Paige

[OCAnne]

Hello everyone I attended the West Coast Premiere with a CIS friend.  She has witnessed first hand my struggle finding romance in the Big City.  Both of us found the series did a nice job of presenting the good and the ugly of dating for transwomen.  Although it's really much uglier out there for #GirlsLikeUs.  But hey we need stories with happy endings too!

[Kellam]

Being an aromantic asexual I am not to prone to watching dating/sex/romance themed shows or movies. But I just watched all six episodes of Her Story and am an instant fan. Netflix or someone needs to pick this up and produce full length episodes. I remember a show called the L Word that all the lesbians I know were mad into. This could morph into something like that. I love Jen Richards...so cool.

[Dee Marshall]

I misread that as aromatic asexual. :S I loved "The " L" Word" although I didn't see all the seasons. I binged watched "HerStory" this morning and loved it. I hope it gets picked up by something I have access to. LOGO would be a good choice.

[Kellam]

I misread that as aromatic asexual. :S I loved "The " L" Word" although I didn't see all the seasons. I binged watched "HerStory" this morning and loved it. I hope it gets picked up by something I have access to. LOGO would be a good choice.

I binge watched it at one AM!

...autocorrect is always trying to make me aromatic and well, I supose I do smell lovely!

[Laura_7]

Hello everyone I attended the West Coast Premiere with a CIS friend.  She has witnessed first hand my struggle finding romance in the Big City.  Both of us found the series did a nice job of presenting the good and the ugly of dating for transwomen.  Although it's really much uglier out there for #GirlsLikeUs.  But hey we need stories with happy endings too!

imo:
-don't explain right away. Wait some time, see if you have things in common, if you can go along with each other.
Let each other be seen as person, who you are. Show some humour and tease them a bit 
-if you explain, don't make a big deal of it. You might explain you are woman, that hormones are decisive for the body and your boobies are the real deal. The brain is biologically that of a woman.
- you might say you are a person like everyone else.
-try to have fun together ... no big deal 

Just keep on ... you will succeed eventually


*hugs*

[Jessie Ann]

Me too....I got to meet a lot of the cast and behind the scenes people here in LA.  I really hope they can get a production deal because it is a very well done show and it tells a story that we need to get out.

Great picture of you at the event Anne, you must know a great photographer.......

I love Jen Richards...so cool.