TNUK - A digest

Introduction Back in 2004 I came across a regular online news digest for trans news called "TNUK". It being 2004 and me being me I printed off the reports (I may have been printing them off on an office printer at some workplace I was in) and I kept them festering in folders until I started creating this site. When I try Googling up "TNUK" I can't find any trace. What actually was it? And I can't remember why I stopped collecting the reports - did the enterprise fold? Now I find them of great interest. I have reports from just 7 months of news – and so much of transgender happened in that period. God knows, - what was a steady flow then would be a torrent now. Who could compile it? Or maybe somebody does. I believe in the world, the big perspective on our concerns and preoccupations – what can we know about ourselves without knowing about all this? The range of journalism in these articles is very wide, reflecting the various attitudes to trans around the world. The stories fascinate me. What happened to it all - was it archived? I still have the folders - far too much information to include in this site. Here anyway is a headline digest of 2004 - read and marvel at our innate diversity. And our wonderful ubiquity TNUK Listed 12.2.04 – Transsexuals in Kuala Lumpur Beginning in drag in Ann Arbor USA 13.2.04 – Indian Eunuchs and AIDS – Activism 12.2.04 Social work with Indian Hijra 13.2.04 China – “Man-turned-woman” gets ID card 14.2.04 Malaysia – A long personal journey to trans All-trans cast for the Vagina Monologues in Los Angeles 16.2.04 Philippines – Anti-discrimination Bill held up in Senate Canada’s oldest female impersonator at 80 20.2.04 Nepal – Human Rights, Sexual minorities and drags Australia – Male and female voice qualities 21.2.04 Cambodia’s King supports Gay Weddings 24.2.04 China – MTF permitted to enter Miss Universe for China 25.2.04 Thailand – Sex-change ops on the rise China – Miss Universe for China (as above) Florida USA – Miss Mardi Gras Drag competition Genoa – Trans prostitute helps to catch serial killer 26.2.04 Philippines – Pink Film Festival 27.2.04 Cambodia’s King – I am not gay Chinese competitor for Miss Universe disqualified Film-documentary about transgendered people in Hawaii 28.2.04 Trans at the Rio Carnival – BBC report 29.2.04 Discrimination takes its toll on Sioux Transsexual 2.3.04 Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs – info 1.3.04 India – Rates agreed for eunuchs celebrating births Milwaukee, USA – “Identity Crisis” – strange play on trans themes 2.3.04 University of Washington’s first Gender Bender Drag Competition 4.3.04 California – study of AIDS in the transgender community Victoria AU – debate on trans changing birth certificates NZ Trans MP Georgina Beyer quitting Parliament Pacific Business News – Legal claim to protect Hawaii trans from discrimination 5.3.04 Georgina Beyer on her parliamentary colleagues South Korean trans FTM on his life-story 7.3.04 A trans on Hollywood Boulevard 8.3.04 Indian eunuchs/hijras “defy norms to walk the ramp” Lili Chen on life after being rejected for Miss Universe Lily Chen/Chen Lili 10.3.04 “Osama” – independent Afghan film about girl who is dressed as a boy to survive 11.3.04 Indonesia show opens in Singapore with trans priest in the company and Robert Wilson producing 12.3.04 Hate crime increase in New York 20.3.04 Transsexual care Q&A 22.3.04 Ex-pat forum to discuss Gender Recognition Bill 23.3.04 “Jethro Tull star’s sex-change op” – David Palmer Mumbai – transgender troupe from Malaysia perform – World Social Forum 29.3.04 PR for book “Pinned Down By Pronouns” – identity stories and art 30.1.04 Sexuality Research Centre opens in San Francisco 3.2.04 Malaysia considering making transvestism legal Lambda literary awards – transgender/genderqueer nominations 4.2.04 Legalizing gay marriage in Taiwan 5.2.04 USA – “Hijacked by a drag queen” “My Husband Betty” – book, author and husband Massachsetts Supreme Court starts debate about gender and marriage 6.2.04 Bulgaria moving forward with minority rights 8.2.04 San Francisco – new pronouns, new terminology in gender and sexuality 9.2.04 Imad becomes Hiba in Syria – genetically originally female 11.2.04 Harisu, Korea’s first transgender singer and actress 28.12.03 Negative news re LGBTQ in Taiwan 1.5.04 “The gay movement offers insights and allies for the subversive transhumanist” 29.12.03 “Transgenders thwart AIDS education” – Navajo two-spirit people 9.1.04 The Lady Boys of Bangkok on Tour 8.1.04 Transgender cast for Vagina Monologues 16.1.04 Review – Sex Changes by Patrick Califia (updated) 15.1.04 Transgender Association campaigns against trans hate-crime in Chile 16.4.04 Gender and policy in Nepal 17.1.04 Rights and support for trans in prison in the USA 18.1.04 Xin Jing – Chinese dancer on life as a trans The etymology of “drag” Geneticist Steve Jones on the Y chromosome – also challenged 19.1.04 Mumbai India – Prima Donna trans dance troupe spreading the word 19.11.03 Sunday Telegraph article on the problems with commercial sex-change availability and self-diagnosis. 25.11.03 “a bloke having an extra girl thing” – Eddie Izzard in interview 27.11.03 Trans in vogue in China 29.11.03 Richard Goldstein and the rise of the Gay Right 1.12.03 Leading Bangkok sex-change surgeon on increased demand for surgery and hints at the possibility of installing reproductive systems Transvestites Night Out package at Stunners 3.12.03 Trans activist S Bear Bergman presents show at college 4.12.03 Actors (male) taking on drag in Bollywood 10.12.03 Men In Skirts – exhibition and reflections 11.12.03 Indonesia – Bugis priest with trans role and limited capability 14.12.03 Cross-dressing as a trend attempted by staff writer Drag now accepted but safe and unchallenging 16.12.03 Trans in South Korea – part of national self-development and liberalization – Lee Kyong Eun China – profile of trans dancer Jin Xing (including biography) Massachusetts – high school’s TBGL Awareness Day 18.12.03 New Zealand – Trans offers support to sex workers 20.12.03 Mild (?) humour re becoming and identifying as a woman 18.12.03 Ginger Coyote and Joe Jackson – trans rock n’ roll Undated Essay (Chuck Kleinhaus – from 1994?) on reading mass culture re the “cakewalk” and Madonna/vogue Undated “Gay Navajos find their place between traditional and Western culture” 25.10.03 Authors writing as their opposite gender – with selection of books Undated 03 The Guardian – Feature on eminent LGBTQ individuals with individual profiles 30.10.03 San Francisco – professor addresses student body about her transition 31.10.03 The Philippines – Masskara event to foster pride in depleted community Unidentified Male signs (derogatory) and notable sex-changes and Fact-Box 3.10.03 New York – Experimental dance (involving trans) – critiqued Undated Curve Magazine – Interview with transactivist Leslie Feinberg 4.11.03 Drag King workshop – academic prospectus and reading list 5.11.03 Thailand – the gender reassignment industry 6.11.03 San Francisco professor, trans Jennifer Boylan reads from her book “She’s Not There” 8.11.03 The real Cuba, including transvestite cabaret 7.11.03 ”Girls Will Be Girls” – satirical play with trans cast critiqued 9.11.03 New TV drama with gender-swap premise UK 3.11.03 Ethiopia – man living as a woman unlawfully arrested 10.11.03 Thailand – economics of sexual reassignment business outlined November 03 Local Press Coverage of Ethiopian arrest challenged, defended and challenged again Undated Christine Burns re search engines and information about “transsexual” 13.11.03 The new Gender Recognition Bill 21.3.04 Berlin – House-Museum of trans Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf, also a play about her. 22.3.04 Women’s History, Abolitionism, Dress Reform and Prejudice 23.3.04 Morphological Freedom as a Right Drug smuggler “avoids jail after gender conundrum” 24.3.04 Germany “Transvestites rescue Thai movies” – Boxer/Iron Pussy 23.3.04 Tamil Nadu – court rules on aravani’s (eunuch’s) right to vote 24.3.04 Cross-dressing in the USA 25.3.04 Bahrain – Woman petitions for new birth certificate after sex change Zanzibar – LGBT open-ness prompts new harsh penalty for gay sex 26.3.04 The “Beautiful Boxer” – Nong Tum “Dragging women down” - Kelly Kleiman critiques drag Transsexuals in Yucatan, Mexico, photographed by Alberto Ibanez National Transgender and Archive (donated) opens in Ann Arbor 27.3.04 “Is it Better to be Gay in the Philippines?” baklas = gays Based on the 2001 Census – a survey of Gay Britain 28.3.04 Singapore – kathoeys/ladyboys from Thailand vs local trans – sex-work, etc (Sam Winter) Psychometric testing – slight relevance to gender roles Becoming more trans with time – one journey 29.3.04 India – Jeeti Jataya Party trans candidates contest seats in elections (hijra’s?) Arizona – International Gay Rodeo Association – events involve drag contests 1.4.04 3rd Annual Q-Fest Film Festival. USA Terence Stamp (Priscilla) on new role with prosthetics India – film director Kalpana Lajmi/Lazmi features women’s issues including having a hermaphrodite child Politicians woo eunuchs 2.4.04 Taiwanese comedy film with gay characters and scenes 4.4.04 FTM director Morty Diamond and his transman porn “Trannyfags” USA – The new Arab female playwrights 15.3.04 Illini (?) – college drag show 16.3.04 Ludwig Trovato – FTM trans – charged with rape (France) 12.3.04 Call-out for material for Transgender Tapestry magazine 17.3.04 China – “transsexual gets marriage certificate” 5.4.04 In Love With Drag Queens – USA 6.4.04 Reprint of 23.3.04 4.4.04 Taiwan – trans charged with soliciting 8.4.04 India – Commercial Sex Workers present Charter for votes 11.4.04 San Francisco – the world’s first transgender chorus – and stoles Nia Vardalos – from Greek Wedding to Drag Adventure in film 10.4.04 Derby – man does drag-walk through town for charity and his girlfriend’s birthday 11.4.04 Boston – Mia Anderson’s Drag kings, Sluts and Goddesses 12.4.04 India – Ahmedabad – Hijra’s contest elections 14.4.04 Berlin – monthly party for gay Turkish community (involves trans) 13.4.04 India, Tamil Nadu – “Eunuchs demand third gender category” South Korea – Harisu will do adverts for Taiwanese sanitary towels Redmond, Washington – proposals for, and opposition to, openness in education re sexuality for pre-schoolers Petitioning for protection for transgenders in Southern Florida MTV show makes over male as Jennifer Lopez Canada – University Conference of Catholic Teachers workshop on sexual realities 14.4.04 MTV show makes over male as Jennifer Lopez (alternative account) 15.4.04 Thailand - “Beautiful Boxer” happy with life-outcome Thailand – “Beautiful Boxer” and actor who plays her Film “Transamerica” – star, cast previewed 16.4.04 France – coming out as trans at work – case-studies 15.4.04 MTV show makes over male as Jennifer Lopez (alternative account with critique) 17.4.04 “Connie and Carla” film reviewed 18.4.04 San Francisco – all-trans gospel choir (Alternative account) 20.4.04 India, Gujarat – eunuch standing in elections India – Ahmedabad – Hijra’s contest elections (alternative account) Zimbabwe – crossdresser infiltrates female bathing in University 22.4.04 The argument for transfeminism – Hanne Blank 22.4.04 Pakistan, Lahore – detailed account of young male sex-workers and eunuch culture Washington DC – interview with Kendra Kuliga about the drag-king scene and the truths of gender performance