I've seen a few possible CDers out in public (that is to say not at a CD event) over the years, but tonight I actually saw two. And boy were they different.
The first was 50/50. She appeared to be wearing eye shadow, mascara and possibly eye liner, but no other make-up. She was wearing an elbow length top that appeared to be covering modest breasts. She had a long, "high" pony tail that appeared to be natural and she had a handbag slung over her chair. On the other hand, she had kind of a squarish face with a distincively men's hairline, and her forearms were very hairy. She was dining with a male date, or at least it so appeared from the way they were sharing food. That was very cute.
The other CDer was all girl. In fact, the only tell was that she was exceptionally tall for a GG and her hair was kind of "wiggy" and she kept pushing it out of her face. I don't think she would have been read at 10 paces. She was having dinner with a GG.
I congratulate both of them for going out as themselves.
The first girl was at my wife's 6 (or actually 5). I was hoping that my wife would see her so we could have an honest conversation about my going out. I would have been able to tell her that I presented more as the second girl than the first. I'm not sure she would be happy knowing how feminine I could look, but I think she would be happy knowing that I didn't stick out either because she is always worried about my safety en femme. It may also been a good segue into my wearing of make-up, wigs and forms, which is still the elephant in the room.
Just because my wife didn't say anything doesn't mean she didn't see anything. I might be brave enough to violate DADT tomorrow.
