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- From: an330@anon.penet.fi (Dawn)
- Newsgroups: alt.transgendered
- Subject: Bio...
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.000611.2318@fuug.fi>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 23:59:21 GMT
- Sender: anon@fuug.fi (The Anon Administrator)
- Organization: Anonymous contact service
- Lines: 88
- X-Anonymously-To: alt.transgendered
-
- Hi, all.
-
- Well, I've been on CDFORUM for a while, and it asks for a biography.
- Here's my biography and some random thoughts for alt.transgendered.
-
- I'm married, 26 years old, an electrical engineer. I live in Canada.
-
- I first cross-dressed at the age of 6 when some cousins were staying
- temporarily at our house. A male cousin and I decided to try on
- the female cousin's clothes just for kicks. I had no idea why I liked
- it, but I did! My cousin wasn't so enthusiastic, so we dropped the game.
-
- As a child, I often fantasized about wearing girls' clothes, especially
- dresses and (for some reason) one-piece swimsuits. But I didn't actually
- do anything about it.
-
- At 13, I found an old training bra that had belonged to my sister. I
- squirreled it away in my room. Gradually, bras and panties began
- "disappearing" from my mom and ending up hidden in my stash. This
- continued with periodic bouts of purging until I was 19.
-
- At 19, I lived away from home in another city for the first time. I
- steeled myself and bought my first piece of women's clothing: A silky
- teddy. I've always been partial to teddies ever since then. As the
- years passed, I became bolder and moved on to outer wear - I bought a skirt,
- blouse and a dress. No more raiding my mom's closet. One day, I was
- feeling very low, and I confessed to my mom what I'd been up to. She was
- quite shocked and upset at first. Later on, she treated it almost as a
- joke. I could never tell my dad - he would never accept it. The funny
- thing is that after I told my mom, she would ask advice as to how she
- looked! Previously, I had been the typical male "fashion philistine", but
- now she asked my opinion.
-
- Then I met my future wife. I kept things secret, but when it seemed that
- our relationship was becoming serious, I revealed myself to her. I could
- never enter a marriage hiding something like that.
-
- She was shocked. Incredulous. But luckily she didn't freak or leave me.
- As it turned out, she became quite curious and has helped me tremendously.
- She has given me tips on dressing, and gone with me to buy clothes, so I
- now have a fully-equipped women's wardrobe. And because my wife is a real
- bargain hunter, it came fairly cheaply!
-
- My wife has since lost most of her enthusiasm for my cross-dressing. She
- doesn't mind if I dress up around the house, but it's a real turn-off for
- her sexually. I guess that's a fair compromise. She still helps me shop,
- though.
-
- As for my feelings - I definitely enjoy being a man, and have no desire
- to have SRS. As with others, I would enjoy being able to change back
- and forth as in a SF world. I'm not attracted to men, although when
- I'm dressed, I do get a bit curious.
-
- My name is a problem. I chose "Dawn" at random, but I don't feel like
- a "Dawn." Choosing another name seems a bit like having a split
- personality, and I can only think of myself as myself. But, for
- anonymity, I chose "Dawn."
-
- I have never been out cross-dressed in public, although I would eventually
- like to try it. I think I have a fair chance of passing - although I'm
- very hairy, I'm short and slim, and find it easier to get women's clothes
- that fit me than men's! I don't think my wife would go for a public outing,
- though. The closest I've come to it is a late-night walk with my wife while
- I was wearing women's jeans (padded) and a bra with "breasts." However,
- living in Canada means wearing thick coats, so probably no-one could tell
- what I had on under my coat.
-
- I'm realy happy to have discovered alt.transgendered and cdforum. I feel
- that I have some company and I'm not some wierd pervert (or at least, not
- the only wierd pervert! :-)) I also think it's important to have a sense
- of humour, and I often joke with my wife about cross-dressing, or make fun
- of my appearance while dressed. I can't get involved with the intricate
- debates about terminology -- "sex" vs "gender"; "TV" vs "TS -- as far as
- I'm concerned, if what you do makes you happy and hurts no-one, don't try
- to label it.
-
- Well, sorry for the long and indulgent article. But I hope that others who
- may have self-doubt or self-loathing understand my point: Be happy, even
- if it's wierd. Better to be happy and different than conformist and
- miserable.
-
- Regards to all,
-
- Dawn.
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