Someday Funnies

That's What She Said

Wearing Audray

 

Jonathan Deves, brother of controversial anti-trans Liberal candidate Katherine Deves, partied in a pink bikini and a blonde wig through the streets of Sydney.

My Neighborhood

One thing leads to another on the Internet and I unintentionally came upon a website called Neighborhood Scout that provides “Custom Analytics to Invest, Appraise, or Finance Real Estate.” Naturally, I had to see what the website had to say about my neighborhood.

Most of what the report stated did not surprise me – stuff I already knew or suspected, but two items in the report surprised me.

According to the report, my neighborhood is “pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 9.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Polish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.”

Since I am of Polish descent, this surprised me and struck home. Even though I was born and raised in the USA, my first language was Polish. I did not learn English until my parents brought home a television.

The other item of interest was that my neighborhood “has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 98.3% of neighborhoods in the U.S.” 

There is a same sex couple living a few houses down the street from us (and we are on very friendly terms with them), but I was clueless that my neighborhood was competing with Provincetown! As a crossdresser, that fact makes me feel more comfortable about living where I live.

Wearing Shein

Libor Landa femulating in the 2003 Czech film Kameňák.
Click here to view this film on YouTube.

Remembering Tapestry

By Paula Gaikowski (paula.gaikowski@gmail.com)

One of the greatest strengths of Femulate is the sense of community it’s created. For many of us, it’s a daily gathering place where we can check in with one another, offer support and share our experiences. It’s a space where we can be vulnerable, share our struggles and celebrate our successes. Just like any neighborhood, we may have our disagreements, but we also have a deep sense of camaraderie and look out for one another.

Being part of this community is like being at home. It’s a feeling of comfort, acceptance, and belonging. I often start my day by checking the blog and it’s always reassuring to know that I’m part of a space where I can be my authentic self. This blog has created a haven for us, a place where we can be ourselves without fear of judgment or rejection. That’s what makes it so special.

Back in the 1970’s and 80’s, being a transgender felt incredibly isolating. One of the few ways I felt connected to others like me was through media. I remember writing an article for Femulate about the 80’s talk shows that featured transgender women and crossdressers. Seeing myself represented on television, albeit in a limited and sometimes stereotypical way, gave me the sense that I wasn’t alone.

To find more information and connect with others, I would sometimes visit an adult bookstore in Passaic, New Jersey. This derelict place with its peeling paint, flickering lights and seedy clientele, exuded a sense of decay and despair. This was all that was available. I would buy magazines that catered to “transvestites,” which would feature articles and pictures of persons who had transitioned or crossdressed. Although I may not have known much about these individuals, seeing their faces and reading about their experiences gave me hope and a sense of connection.

One magazine stood out from the others: Tapestry, published by the International Foundation for Gender Education in Waltham, Massachusetts. While it covered important topics like transgender rights and transitioning in the workplace, what truly resonated with me was the personal ads section in the back. Trans cross-dressers and transgender women would share brief stories about themselves, creating a sense of intimacy and vulnerability.

The profiles I discovered were striking – professional women, dressed to impress, with high heels, makeup, pantyhose and dresses. They were the epitome of 1980’s office attire. But what struck me most was that they were living their lives in secret, hiding their true identities behind a veil of femininity. They didn’t identify as fetishists or seeking hookups. They were simply trying to connect with others like themselves. I want to know more about these persons if anyone knows, recognizes or is one of these persons please share. [Stana was one of those persons. - Ed.]

Using the term “transvestite” was the norm at the time and I remember seeing it in print. These individuals were hiding their true selves, often behind post office boxes or pseudonyms, due to the overwhelming taboo surrounding transgender identities. But what was clear from these profiles was that I wasn’t alone. There were others across the country, living similar lives, struggling with similar feelings of isolation and longing for connection.

Tapestry magazine was a lifeline for me, providing a platform for these individuals to share their stories and find community. I would eagerly look forward to each new issue, feeling a sense of connection to these strangers who had become like neighbors to me. Little did I know, the Internet was on the horizon, about to disrupt the lives of these individuals and others like me, eventually giving rise to Femulate, a haven for transgender persons to find sisterhood and community.

Wearing Paige

Our Gang/Little Rascals ballet femulation

(Top) Spanky (George McFarland) and Alfalfa (Carl Switzer) in a 1937 Our Gang comedy titled Rushin’ Ballet.

(Bottom) Alfalfa (Bug Hall) and Spanky (Travis Tedford) in the 1994 film The Little Rascals.

(Click here to view both femulations on YouTube.)

A Christmas Karen and other femulations

A Christmas Karen is a 2022 film about a self-entitled “Karen,” who gets the full Dickens’ A Christmas Carol treatment.

The film is now playing on Amazon Prime. It was amusing, but I doubt that I would watch it again except to re-see the following things.

👠 Gary, the Ghost of Christmas Past, is dressed over-the-top wearing a white diaphanous trouser suit, strings of pearls, chunky high heel shoes, makeup, etc. – not your typical Dickens’ ghost ensemble.

👠 While Gary is revisiting Karen’s past, we find her as a teen yelling at a long-haired girl wearing Karen’s training bra. The “girl” is actually Karen’s gay brother and I had no idea “she” was a boy until he removed the wig. He passed well.

The average viewer would probably gloss over these things and forget about them. But being a hard-core femulator, I saw them and will remember them until they pry my miniskirt from my cold, dead hands.

I never forget the femulator events that cross my path. I can even recall the first femulation I ever encountered over 60 years ago: an Our Gang episode titled “Crazy House.” In that episode, a rich girl invites the gang to her elegant home for a party and all hell breaks loose. The girl wants to be a boy and convinces one of the male gang members to switch places with her and they crossdress in each other’s clothes. 

I will never forget seeing the boy in the little girl’s short dress and thinking that he looked just like a little girl with short hair.

Click here to view the film on YouTube. The crossdressing begins at the 15:15 minute:second mark.

Enjoy!

Wearing BCBGMAXAZRIA

Lena, 1959 vs. 2018

1 x 2

Hannah posted her 2024 Performance Review last week and enumerated her blog’s 2024 ranking according to Feedspot. Her blog did very well ranking 7th, 5th and 10th place in three categories listed below. 

My narcissist side, which is closely related to my feminine side, had to see how Feedspot ranked Femulate.org in 2024. Here are the results:

Femulate.org is ranked number 1 of the 45 Best Crossdressing Blogs and Websites in 2024.

Femulate.org is ranked number 1 of the 35 Best Trans Woman Blogs and Websites in 2024.

Femulate.org is ranked number 7 of the 70 Best Transgender Blogs and Websites in 2024.

Wow! 

And so it goes!

Wearing Shein

British professional femulator Terry Durham, circa 1974

Gloria sent me a newspaper clipping from 1978 about Terry Durham. According to the article from Reveille, Terry “reckons he has another six years in the business but there is one thing he will never leave behind – his 40-inch bosom.”

It seems that Terry took a course of hormones circa 1950 “and his shapely figure helped him become a top-line act in the clubs.”

Someday Funnies

Variations on a Theme

A few weeks ago, I found a random photo on the Internet and thought it was femulate-worthy. So I did my thing and the result is below.

A few days ago, I was resting after dealing with six inches of snow for two hours and wondered if I could duplicate the above image with AI. So I did my thing and the result is below.

And so it goes!

Wearing Shein

Lionel Jeffries femulating in the 1957 British film Blue Murder at St. Trinians.

Stana short

On Wednesday, Unknown commented, “It's always nice to be noticed by men, but when they start following you around, it becomes worrisome. I remember giving my high-heeled legs a break in Montreal sitting on a park bench. A guy walked by, then came by again and on his second look he commented, “Nice legs honey, we need more women wearing short skirts and heels.” I mumbled thank you and then became concerned if he came by again. I got up and left and yeah it was Stana short…”

I resemble that remark! LOL

Seems like I have a reputation for wearing short hemlines.

My excuse is that my skirt’s not too short – my legs are too long! 

There is actually some truth to my excuse. At my height, most skirts and dresses that fit me are going to have hemlines above the knee. Even midi dresses fall above my knees. 

But with my so-called shapely legs, is there anything wrong with that?

Personally, I think that my legs are ok, but other people have convinced me that they are more so. My legs have always received good grades. My mother often said I had beautiful legs (and that “you should have been a girl with legs like yours”). My wife and other genetic women have admitted that I have nicer legs than they do. Friends and strangers have praised my legs. A friend’s spouse even nicknamed me “Legs,” which is quite a coincidence because when she was an office girl, my mother was nicknamed “Leggy” in recognition of her shapely gams (like mother, like son). 

Who am I to argue? The consensus is that I have great legs, so they meet the qualification to be shown and height is not a cause for disqualification. 

But does my age disqualify me?

For starters, I don't look (or act) my age. Even in boy mode, I look younger than my age. In girl mode, with makeup and a wig piled on, I look even younger. But what’s age got to do with it?

I honestly think I look good in short skirts despite my age, real or apparent. Until I am convinced otherwise, my skirts will be short... Stana short.

While I was preparing today’s post, I was watching NBC’s The Today Show and noticed that host Savannah Guthrie was wearing a dress that was extremely Stana short! (Savannah is 52 years old and 5'10" tall.)

Brini Maxwell AKA Ben Sander 

Mistresses of Disguise

Wearing Bebe

Nikola Rokvic femulating Christina Aguileraon Serbian television’s Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Click here to view this femulation on YouTube.