Quote Originally Posted by Nikki50/50
Are we as men becoming more comfortable with our until recently un-nurtured feminine sides, as women become more proliferated among positions and responsibilities that men once held exclusive dominance and monopoly over?
It seems like that at first glance, but you have to somehow break out of this largely monocular vision of one’s own existence. I mean, I only know what I have seen and experienced during my own lifetime, so I can only comment on that with any degree of certainty. However, there has been a long history of crossdressing throughout the ages, and we are merely the latest version of this continual need to “break out” of our male prison garb. Seen in this context, I feel we are equal to, or slightly less experimental, than previous incarnations of the human race. It’s true that women are more prominent in areas that were once male-only, but, on closer inspection, I see the same gender divide in place, getting wider, not narrower, i.e. society at work...

Looking back, this has always been the case, and now, thanks to revisionist history, the role of women throughout history has gained a new appreciation. Unfortunately, men in touch with their feminine side are hardly ever revered, or even mentioned. To me, I keep thinking that there must have been crossdressers at all times, in all places, simply because it is a natural thing that springs forth in all sorts of environments and situations. This is the foundation we all stand on; even though outsiders cannot, or will not, recognize it. Regardless of the time or place, it seems to me that all men are not created equal, and some men prefer to step away from their expectations, doing something, during their relatively brief existence, that defines rather than confines. This has been going on for a long time, but it’s hard to see past the times we are living in...