Cody Fern - Bold Statement

Cody Fern - Gender Fluid

IMBd; Hailing from rural Western Australia, Cody made his auspicious stage debut as the lead in the National Theatre's production of 'War Horse'. He played David Madson on the Emmy and Golden Globe winning Limited Series: 'American Crime Story, The Assassination of Gianni Versace', Michael Langdon (The Antichrist) and Xavier Plympton in the Ryan Murphy anthology series 'American Horror Story' and Duncan Shepherd in the globally acclaimed series 'House of Cards'.

Cody is being held up as somebody whose style choices don't revolve around upholding gender-based norms. Cody has frequently worn eye make up on the red carpet, as well as non-traditional suits. Cody's Golden Globes red carpet look, for example, saw the star don a sheer shouldered top and a light smokey eye.

From Refinery29:  Cody Fern... - The Rise Of Queer Fashion At The Golden Globes

These stars may not have asked to carry the torch for their entire communities, but upon accepting their global recognition, they took it anyway. Sure, a woman wearing a men's suit or a man wearing heels on the red carpet may seem like not much, but those moments are more than just one-offs for people who want to try the same thing and may risk their own safety in doing so. It's not all that serious, of course, but these moments do prove that red carpet fashion is more than just self-promotion. It's visibility, too.
From Cody Fern wearing Maison Martin Margiela heels, to Troye Sivan in a flamboyant Calvin Klein By Appointment suit, the transgender actresses of Pose, and more, we rounded up our favorite nods to queer style from the Golden Globes — including those who may not consider themselves members of the queer community but said no to tradition anyway.

Sandy Thomas Books - eBay

One of My Favorites 

Most of us have seen/read transgender fiction.  It provides intellectual stimulation and makes us all wonder, "What would it be like if...".  Fantasies abound on being coerced to become a woman or to be changed ever so slowly into a new persona. Long before the internet and downloading books, I happened upon the Sandy Thomas paperback novellas.  

Transgender fiction has a rich history going back to the 1921 French story, "Frederique".  

I believe our modern founding god-mother, Virginia Prince, wrote/published several short stories, however it was Sandy Thomas Publishing that took it to market in a big way. Here is a little information from the Debbie Ballard's site on Sandy Thomas and the genre:

Sandy Thomas

Sandy is a writer of transgender fiction that focuses on cross-dressing and "late awakenings".  Most of the stories use gentle versions of forced feminization, Often the young male victim is tricked, loses a bet, or seduced into the initial dressing up, and gradually gets in touch with the girl he has been trying so hard to hide.

Often, the subject of transformation is reluctant, struggles with himself and his coach, but ultimately finds happiness as a woman.  These stories are erotic, but not overly explicit in terms of sexually explicit language.

Forced feminization is a common fantasy for transgender women as well as cisgender women.  Cisgender women often find they have a desire to feminize a man, especially someone who tries to act too masculine.  Ironically, a transgender woman living in stealth is often too easy.

The give-away in these stories is that the objections have nothing to do with not wanting to be feminine, but rather with their fear of being recognized, being ridiculed, or not being able to "pass".  This is often a give-away.

Sandy has written or published over 200 books... 

The illustrations are always spot on
and add to the story 

I had a very dear transgender friend who wintered in Palm Beach. We would talk, and occasionally do things together when he was not involved in world politics at a massively important level. He was a good friend and I miss him greatly. 

A good and influential man that made every effort to leave the planet in a better way than he found it. We can only wish that be said of all of us.  

He was very ill his last six months and took the wise course of cleaning out his collection of wigs, ball gowns, lingerie, and shoes. (Side note: Do you have a plan?) Many gowns were exquisitely beautiful, like my friend. He had a large collection of transgender fiction writing and felt it unwise to dispose of these in Palm Beach, due to his prominence. 

One day, near the end, we loaded my SUV from front to back with Michelle's treasures. I could feel the sadness in her heart as we were loading. Much went to Goodwill, many magazines were tossed and I kept the paperback novellas until now.

My Auction 

It is time to let someone else enjoy these. I have a large lot of "Sandy Thomas" and other publisher's books on eBay. There are 94 books. I plan on having a spreadsheet of titles and book numbers available. Use the contact section above or "Contact Page";  I will send the complete list.

I would love for one of my blog readers to have this complete lot. Something to read while at home! Note: The eBay buyer will remain anonymous.

Here is the eBay listing: 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264698842021