Crossdressing in public

[Billie Jo]

How do you feel when you go out in public cross dressed I would like some opinions on this I hope I'm not stepping on no toes:brolleyes:

[Jean Ann S]

Happy

Jean Ann

[Karren H]

Same as I feel when I'm not crossdressing.... Normal... Natural... But prettier...

[TNRobin]

If you're referring to the first time, I was a bit apprehensive, but at the same time it felt natural, so I went with it. I did spend a good bit of time at first looking around to see how many and who was staring at me, but no one did, so I took it as a compliment and went on from there.

[sissystephanie]

I feel very much like Karren when I go out dressed enfemme! But there is a major difference. I do not wear a wig or any makeup, except for maybe a little lipstick when I do go out. And I go out dressed enfemme almost every day!! In other words, I am a man wearing womens clothing, from the skin out. People look at me, and sometimes even talk to me! But in the last 6 years I have not had one single negative comment made to me. Not to say they haven't been made, but not so I could hear them. I think most people don't care what you wear, as long as you are decent and not obnoxious!!

[Kaz]

When I have gone out dressed, it has been as scary as hell and also the most liberating experience ever! I have virtually no opportunites to go out from home (it happened once and is a strong memory), so it has always been when staying away or "en route". What I find really difficult to confront is walking through a not very busy hotel reception. OK when out as long as I don't have to talk to anyone or get looked at!

[lari]

Once I settle down I feel just like me but way more comfortable. The hard part is going back to that ugly other me when the outing is over

[Fab Karen]

Kinda like Karren, I feel like me, but prettier.

[Joanne Curl]

I love it. At first I'm nervous but I soon realize most people don't care. And if they do, it's their problem. When I'm out I feel pretty and feminine.

[Charise52]

For me it feels Natural... now all I wear are jeans and tops, jeans and sweaters, and shorts and tops... even my closest friends are ok with it... I did wear a skirt and sweater set downtown to the theatre, and no one noticed... yet i did not look around to see who was looking... I set my attitude that I was a woman... another time I wore a skirt and sleveless top and went shopping and got my nails done... it felt divine... the women clerks were very nice... a couple of the men clerks recoiled in fear... yet I took command of the situation and everything was ok... it is all about attitude... I paid my storage room rent, and the guy never reacted at all... it was a divine day... the whole day out in a skirt... even went to lunch...

[bobbie c]

ok ..first post and a great question. first time out,2 weeks ago and at a large casino with my beautiful wife.got off the elevator from the garage and saw about 50 people walking towards me..to catch the elevators...thought i'd have a heart attack....felt very good after i caught my breath...not the best place to start!....going to a friendly club this weekend...perhaps a better idea...haha

[Rogina B]

Perfectly normal...I am happy in my own skin!

[DebsUK]

It feels fantastic. Just fantastic. I can remember the first time and the last time (which for me was a year ago now :(, but I've got some time to take off from work soon :)) and lots of times in between. There's the nerves then the exhilaration and the feeling of freedom. Aaargh! I need to get out again

[StephanieT]

Pretty, oh so pretty. And I love every minute of it.

[StaceyJane]

I love going out crossdressed. It feels right for me.

[Joan_CD]

I agree... Normal!

[Sally24]

I feel special............and pretty. Lol Actually it can be hard to describe. I feel an excitement and exhilaration like when you see something beautiful and new. I feel joy and I smile very easily. lt's like when you finally get to a place that you worked very hard for, and you want time to slow down so you can savor every moment. I try to take some of that feeling with me into my drab times.

[Cindygirl65]

At first I felt nervous thinking if anyone was looking at me. Then as I went out I felt more confident and comfortable.

[Angiemead12]

i feel excited, happy and sexy!

[Cynthia Anne]

I was scared to death the first few times I went out years ago, but now its a nice feeling and I,m so happy I went ahead and done it that first few times!

[TNRobin]

Pretty, oh so pretty. And I love every minute of it.

So pretty, oh so pretty, so pretty and witty and wise...lalalala. LOL, sorry, I couldn't resist!

[Christy_M]

Scared...it might subside into general anxiety but so afraid someone will shout out "hey, look at that dude in a dress." it has only been the last few months that I have really gone out so I am hoping that will get better. I did have a great outing with a large number of local gurus that I really felt comfortable. I plan to go out with them more often. Strength in numbers, I guess. Going out with my friends I have met recently is a blast but I would bet they would agree that I am fairly nervous until I throw back a couple of drinks.

[Rachel Morley]

The first few times I felt scared and vulnerable, but nowadays it just feels awesome! It's feels exciting, exhilarating, liberating with a general overall glow of happiness :)

[LitaKelley]

First time out, I was absolutely TERRIFIED, however, at the same time, I was excited and thrilled.. 2nd time I felt better, and well, I reached a point where it's normal and right.. I truly feel better, more comfortable and somewhat more calm. less likely to have an irate outburst.. Definitely happier..

[Cheryl T]

I feel like me...
I love going out. I feel relaxed, natural, comfortable. All of this is something that was a long time coming, but now that it's arrived I hope it never leaves.

[NathalieX66]

I always feel terrified if something is not right. (are my hips too small or big? Are my shoulders too broad?) I'm so picky about blending in, and yet wearing something fashionable and hip that expresses "me". I just want to be like every other woman, so I dress for the occasion, but still try to dress fun.

Other than that, I have a blast. It's such an awesome feeling when I can be someplace in a dress in public, and not have people pay much attention. If I do get noticed, then I made their day more interesting. My psychological wall for being out in the open public is completely knocked down. It took me about one year of going out to be able to read people enough that I feel really comfortable. Try standing in line at a movie theatre with lots of teenagers, or a shopping mall escalator loaded with holiday shoppers, or a supermarket check-out line in front of "Larry the Cable Guy" types. .....been there, done that....when's the next time?

[Billie Jean]

Exhilerated. Thats the one word I'd use to describe it for me. I've only been out shopping once and was dressed for a work funtion once. I got lot of compliments at work and no one said anything when I was shopping. They didn't act as if they noticed me. Billie Jean

[AlanaBCD]

It feels good. I would like to add I feel powerful in my own way. I feel like I am on top of the world.

[Pythos]

I love how it feels to be out and about in the styles I love to wear. I love how a skirt feels as I walk outside my house. The gentle tug of leggings on one's legs feels mentally so much nicer than when closed up in the house.

I do get nervous around certain groups of people, however tonight I went out with my GG (yea, she I think will soon have the last G, replaced by an F), and she and I were both wearing the AA zipper sided leggings. LOL...we matched, as far as legwear was concerned. Actually our outfits were the gloomy black, the staple of Goths outside of the clubs :). We got some looks from other people, but I did not care cause I was with her, and she with me.

But to go out fully enfem? I do not have that knowledge, but I do have knowledge of how it feels to be out in something normally associated with the opposite sex. It feels great, and liberating mostly, and other times it gets to be worrying.

[dominique]

I just love going out dressed no other feeling can compare with it. The feeling of the air round your tight shod legs is wonderful ahhhhh pleasure.

[BOBBI G.]

Like I belong, as I'm a part of this world.

Bobbi

[April]

Same as I feel when I'm not crossdressing.... Normal... Natural... But prettier...

Kinda like Karren, I feel like me, but prettier.
So the only reason both of you crossdress is to look prettier?

[Nicole Erin]

Just normal for me. I don't really fit the "CD" category, but yeah you get to a point where it is no big deal.

[erickka]

I'm like everyone else... I feel like I always do, yet prettier ( and younger too. )

[Nikki A.]

In the beginning nervous, now it just feel natural (although it does take longer LOL). Around the house when I'm alone I wear a skirt or something fem and sometimes on my late night dog walks I don't even bother taking it off.

[Emily Ann Brown]

How do you feel out in public as a guy???? I feel nothing...it is who I am.

Em

[t-girlxsophie]

fan Bloody Tastic,The first few times of course the nerves were always there in force but my confidence improved by stages,so much that the last cpl of times,once with TG friends and the other with my wife it was the most natural,special and happy time,I ventured into places i never would have thought of going dressed before.I smile a lot more now and just feel so glam and feminine

:hugs:Sophie

[Debra Russell]

Going out is like a breath of fresh air. I always try to present as classy and well groomed -- never had a problem but talking is either, just do it or a little apprehensive as I have a very hard voice to alter, more like having a cold or something

[BillieJoEllen]

I don't get a chance very often to go out but when I do its very exciting. Although its not really against the law I would probably get arrested for CDing because I don't look very nice.

[Lorileah]

more relaxed and comfortable, like a princess sometimes. Recently cold but hey I am the one wearing skirts in the winter. I like others here don't really think much about it until it is over with because it is me and I am her and you are we and we are all together. It just is

[Sandy Banks]

I keep looking for mirrors to see if that's really me................................................ ...........................:heehee:

[SuzanneBender]

How do I feel. Well it depends on how much I like the feel of my shoes.

I love it. I lived my whole life denying who I really was. Its nice to be out authentically n the world and realize that you are just another human moving about in the world. Nothing beats these little perfect moments of being.

[MargaretJ]

I have not been out in public for a while, but there is a bit of nervous excitement to begin with, but that quickly fades. Then it is just the joy of being out, dressed en femme, and in heels. Hope I can get out again soon, I really miss it.

[Terricd48]

Once I settle down I feel just like me but way more comfortable. The hard part is going back to that ugly other me when the outing is over




I feel the same way as your when I'm dressed fem.

Terri

[Teri Ray]

I feel excited feminine and scared as hell. All in all I love it

[Cheryl James]

I feel nervous, but I, also, feel great. The nerves are because I do fear public ridicule. The great is because I am dressed the way I feel about myself and "to heck with you" if it bothers you.

[JohnH]

I just throw on a house dress and go for a walk around the neighborhood - no big deal.

Johanna

[Megan70]

I was just out today in fact for 4 hours, my usual time limit. Went to Payless shoes, got reacquainted with managers and bought a pair of shoes with their help. I've been going out dressed for over 50 years.
My biggest kick , funniest memory was a couple of times crashing a wedding reception at a Hyatt hotel ballroom.! Even sat at one of the tables and had wedding cake and a free cocktail from the open bar.
Did it also at a hotel party room for a corporate Christmas Party. On both occasions had no hesitancy to use the ladies room to go pee and touch up makeup and wig while standing next to several beautifully decked out ladies in cocktail dresses.
What a Hoot!
GO OUT...........>YOU LOVE IT!

[Tanya C]

I absolutely love going out. I especially enjoy interacting with people I encounter at various places. And I've been delghted to find how accepting most people seem to be and how easy it is to interact with people while out as Tanya.
I admit that the first few times were a little nerve-racking, but it didn't take long for the anxiety diminished and enable me to enjoy the experience even more.
I doubt that I'll ever grow tired of being out dressed as a woman.

[Maria 60]

My first few times just driving around in the country and getting out of the car on quit streets and walking around, i couldn't believe the different feelings of the sun and wind, cold and warm against the pantyhose and the wind up the skirt. It was amazing that always indoors you would never believe how everything feels so different against your body outside. It's to bad i can't feel this feeling more often.

[nakigirl67]

Once i started venturing out, the thrill was so great that private dressing just doesn't do it for me anymore

[Melissa Rose]

I'm out in the mainstream on a frequent basis. It feels comfortable and natural to me so I don't even think about it. I was nervous the first few times, but I got over it quickly much to my surprise.

[Megan70]

Once i started venturing out, the thrill was so great that private dressing just doesn't do it for me anymore
I feel exactly the same way, and have for over 20 years. Dressing up completely femme around the house and wasting time looking in the mirror is an absolute non-experience for me.... dull!. It has to be out in public for several hours completely dressed en femme or not bother at all. Thats where the true joy of crossdressing comes for me.

[faltenrock]

I feel prettier, being myself, beautiful, happy, excited, relaxed and so on

[Janet Bern]

The first time I was really nervous about going out enfemme. I usually go to malls during the week and lunch. It gets easier and easier as you realize that noone really looks at you.
I am 6'2 and can go anyplace. I was dressed the other day in Albany and VT. Went to shops, Maidenform shop. Orvis. Supermarket and even went to a restaurant for my dinner and used
the ladies room before leaving. My voice needs a bit more work but noone had a probelm. My advice is be comfortable, act like a lady and blend in.

[Natalie Wood]

Wow, to go out dressed. I cannot even comprehend what that must be like. I suppose I am still in the early stages of acceptance. My wife knows and that changed our world for the best. Baby steps I suppose. Maybe someday. Reading all of these posts is inspiring for me. Thank you to all who share on this forum!

[Megan70]

Wow, to go out dressed. I cannot even comprehend what that must be like. I suppose I am still in the early stages of acceptance. My wife knows and that changed our world for the best. Baby steps I suppose. Maybe someday. Reading all of these posts is inspiring for me. Thank you to all who share on this forum!Wait til you maybe someday go out in public dressed with your wife. "One Small step for man ... One Giant Leap for CD-kind"

[Lorileah]

For those here who are concerned about going out. In a city type area, just act like you know what you are doing. Be confident and act like you would any other time. My best advice I ever got when I was just starting out is "Everyone has and agenda and unless you interfere with their agenda in some fashion, they won't even notice you." Relax, 90% of every thing you worry about never happens :)

[msniki48]

apprehensive and self concious...those are the feelings i have:eek:...i'm working on them... i went to the mall last month, and tried to concentrate on all the positives,:daydreaming: i plan on going to a support meeting tonight and the pre-meeting at the Raven in new hope. like any girl , i suppose, i am critical of my appearance as i have gained weight and grown older.:sad: Vanity? Still trying to fly under the radar at my age???? [ which is impossible]:doh::doh: i don't know the answer yet...but i'm working on it.:o I am desperately trying to press the GO button on the keystone conference....i can't imagine 3 to 4 days of me time.:battingeyelashes:

I still seem to be my own worst enemy

[Nicole Brown]

I feel normal and happy. When I first began going out many years ago, it was scary and nerve racking. Over the year it has become a normal part of my life and today I am more comfortable being out as Nicole than any other way. Confidence, that is the key aspect of going out successfully and enjoying yourself. If you are unsure of yourself it will show and you will tend to draw attention to yourself, so learn to be confident in yourself.

I cannot speak for anyone else, but when I go out I just want to blend in and be accepted as any other woman would be. My greatest joys come from those wonderful moments when I am talking to someone and being accepted and treated as any other woman would be.

[Shelly Preston]

It feels Natural

I have noticed it can be relaxing too as I dont rush about like a mad person

I think learing to slow down helps unless there is a sale on LOL

The best comment I ever heard was when a woman spoke to me in a pub

" Its nice to see you out being yourself "

[carhill2mn]

I love being out in public and being treated as a lady!

[Stephanie47]

Oh, how I wish I was five foot seven! At six foot and 200 pounds I am terrified. I'm terrified some idiot, male or female, will start screaming or yelling 'pervert", etc. I can only get up the nerve to take car trips at night or walk at night when it is raining. I love those umbrellas. Otherwise, when I am dressed in the privacy of my home or secluded backyard, I do not even think about the clothing I am wearing. Cross-dressing can be a really relaxing time and so natural. I think I would be totally at ease in a group environment of other cross-dressers and supporting wives or girlfriends.

[NicoleScott]

I keep looking for mirrors to see if that's really me................................................ ...........................:heehee:

That window shopping I pretend to be doing is actually my constantly looking at my reflection to make sure everything is OK. Going out en femme is always scary but always exciting.

[joyce483]

just drove back from florida to northern indiana wearing short shorts, pantyhose, bra with forms and had no problem. all gas stations are selfserve and the drive thru resturants are fun, when you can hear the teanaged girls laughing about you!!