Let me start by stating what I have in previous posts and then tell you about my outing last night:
I am a 6'2" 225lb man with a lithe yet muscular build having spent 20 years as a pro ballet dancer. I am bald with a beard that is rapidly turning white. I love wearing skirts, especially mini skirts since I have the legs for them, and panties. Up top I stick to men's shirts, t-shirts and accessories. I am straight, married for 25 years with 4 kids and out as a cross dresser to my family and community. I could not pass for female even if I wanted to. I just like to wear pretty things and to feel "pretty".
Last night, a gay friend of mine asked me to go to a gay bar with him instead of the bar we normally go to. I had no problem with this as we had been there many times together when we were roommates. Let me say that even though straight, I love to dance and don't care if it is a man or woman who I am dancing with. Anyway, I was dancing with my friend an was verbally accosted by an absolutely beautiful TG lady who was apparently offended that I was obviously a man and felt that it was wrong for me to come to "their" bar in a skirt when it "obvious" to everyone there that I am a man and not a "true" cross dresser. I was in a black leather mini with male loafers, a white turtleneck, black sports coat and pantyhose. Am I doing something wrong or am I wrong to expect to be accepted in this type of establishment? I am confused. The insinuation was that I was either in a skirt as a joke or something. I had never met her before so she did not know that this is just how I dress about town and in my business. She was not calmed down one bit when my friend tried to explain me to her.
I must say that rather than ruin everyone's night, I left and took a cab home (my friend drove last night). I don't feel I was or am in the wrong here. I must say that as I left the look on her face was priceless when I looked into her eyes and told her that it was a shame that such a beautiful lady was such an ugly person.