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"Crossdresser" is a term that implies practice; it is something you do. Hence, I also prefer "transgendered", since it describes something you are on the inside.

I am not my clothes, but I come...

Lori, that was brilliant; describes my purse pretty well. But then, if you use it, the detritus will come... (To paraphrase Field of Dreams.)

Just wanted to agree with most folks here, thigh size is the key. My wife can no longer cross her legs like this either. I have always preferred to sit this way. And, by the way, I do not think...

In addition to all those questions, she might want to know about your extensive online profile...

For me, this was fortunately not a problem, but I could see how that would feed into the feeling...

Good one, can't believe I missed that!

Consider it done!

In both seriousness and jest, you will note that I assiduously avoided any attempt at a "definition" of such terms. I merely "spell out" the acronyms.

I don't own enough asbestos camis to protect...

Not to pick nits with anyone, but what I was trying to do here was document abbreviations that appear somewhat regularly on this site and others, rather than creating new ones.

I was trying...

There actually are existing social studies to this effect. I wish I could remember the names...

Suffice it to say that you are on the right track.

(I hope everyone is sufficiently impressed...

Having repeatedly seen the question “What does the acronym “XYZ” mean?”, I put together those that came to my mind or that I saw trolling the boards. I think it would be great if people contribute...

Sorry Stephanie, but generations of female scientists would beg to differ with you.

Barbara McClintock obviously cared deeply about why things work, hence her ground-breaking work on cytogenetics...

Things never to ask a woman (which could be a long list):
1. Are you pregnant?
2. Are you a transsexual?
3. How old are you?

Similarly...

Things never to as a man (which could also be a...

I have to agree. I read Ze's description in the original post and basically said OMG, I had no idea places still did crap like this!

Even my conservative small college in Virginia did not go in...

Just a quick thought for you...

If women dress irrespective of cultural norms and proscriptions, why does this site exist?

You don't need to answer, I just ask you to think, since some folks...

IT Architect / Strategist
Sociologist of Technology
Graduate Student
Musician (Performer & Composer with actual published CDs... coincidence?)
Husband / Wife (depends on the day / mood)
...

This is a much shorter version of my response to this thread. I was aware of it when I wrote mine and did not intend to denigrate the ever-insightful Ze by posting such a long rant. I just wanted...

There are so many complicated answers to this question that one-line responses make me vacillate between irritation and uncontrollable laughter.

There are two basic points I will make in this...

Yet another Halloween post... I had posted about Washington DC's annual High Heel Race on 17th Street, NW. Years ago (about five of them), this was my first opportunity to dress how I felt. Every...

Sorry Katie B, while it is a nice notion, not all bars are drag-friendly, even on Halloween. I went to high school in rural America and have spent a good deal of business travel in "the provinces";...

Similarly, my wife and I were out for ice cream at a local shop and I had a compliment on my nails. The main difference is that mine were a fantastic purple color called "Flair" and I was in a...

I laughed out loud to see the response to my boring blah, blah, blah about threading and identities posted to a different part of the tree.

Made my day Ze.

You seem to be living joyfully...

Having made it a formal research project of mine to study group and personal identities, I spend a lot of time looking at online fora. In some fora, it is a very important part of the culture for...

Reine wrote to agree with an earlier post about "fairness" in justice...



This is right on the money. The law (even when "accurately" applied) has nothing whatsoever to do with "fairness". ...

While I tended to agree with your points overall, I was struck by two of them...



Have you looked at the stats lately? Or perhaps the status of U.S. legislation to change the situation?
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On any number of levels, Sherri's analysis is brilliant and right on the mark. Let me point out some of my favorite bits:



Amen. Importantly, these two people know each other and are forced...

Stacy-Marie hits the nail on the head (i.e., gets the point correct) in her paraphrasing of the wiki definition of "sissy":



Think this through people, the man who addressed Dana intended to...