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I first began editing
the Tennessee Vals newsletter back in September of 1994. Our newsletter
had a long tradition of clipping transgender theme cartoons from the local
newspapers and magazines and reprinting them in our newsletter. I
felt the cartoons gave our publication a little something extra besides
the normal articles and columns.
I have always been a compulsive doodler and a big fan of the comic strips, comic books and animation. I thought since I was editing the newsletter, and had free reign of its content, I would start drawing my own cartoons. At first the cartoon strip had no name and it wasn't included in every monthly issue of the newsletter. I finally settled on the name TG Life (Transgendered Life) for lack of a better name. The subject of the cartoons were always something in the transworld that I found humorous. The cartoons have also lampooned popular culture with a crossgender theme. My cartoons were featured in the book Transcriptions 1996 published by the Gender Identity Clinic of Colorado. The were also the subject of an art show at The Center in Nashville in April of 1997. I've seen the cartoons reproduced in many TG group newsletters around the country. I have found a lot of humor in the transgendered community. You will see a lot the humor of these cartoons comes from actual experiences I've had or people I've known. Beginning in October of 1997, I began a recurring storyline, starring two crossdressers and their mistadventures in society. I was inspired by an Australian cartoon strip I saw about two gay men. I thought if that guy could do that many strips about two gay men and make it that funny, that I could easily do one about transgendered people. Honestly, my artwork probably isn't first rate, but most cartoonists aren't premier artists. Their skills lie in their ability to tell a story, or a joke. Since I began this strip, I've discovered that the art is important, but the script, joke or punchline is what really drives a cartoon. I hope you enjoy them as much as I like to draw them! Keep checking this web site for regular updates. Jennileigh Love |
1994
September 1994 (apologies to Gene Roddenberry) August
1995 (apologies to Mike Judge)
January
1996
January
1997
January
1998
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