TG vs CD Simple poll

[Erica Marie]

I know there is a very wide spectrum of people here. Some of us feel as if we were born into the wrong body, some of us feel comfortable in both male and female form and some of us just enjoy wearing girls cloths.

I was wondering if we can take a simple poll. Do you fit more into the tg spectrum or the cd spectrum. No explanations just a response of TG or CD

My response: TG

[heellover]

Defiantly the CDing spectrum.

[~Joanne~]

My response: CD spectrum

[Connief]

CD spectrum

[KayleeTaylor]

Leaning more towards the TG spectrum now :)

[MarciManseau]

Totally TG, maybe even TS.

[chelyann]

TG side of life

[kendel]

CD spectrum

[Diana Bain]

Tg.....!

[Julie95]

Tg for me.

[biggirlsarah]

Definitely Tg for me.

[May(be)]

If I'm being honest here, TG

[lisagurl]

crossdresser

[Stephanie Morgan]

CD spectrum

[rachael ann]

I would have to say TG for me.

[audreyinalbany]

cd spectrum here

[Jenniferathome]

Just a boring cross dresser here.

[mikiSJ]

Transgender! What is a crossdresser?

[Madilyn A.]

TG here.

[dana digs sweaters]

CD for Me :battingeyelashes:

[GaleWarning]

CD - not the musical variety

[Pandys]

more CD (for now)

[prettytoes]

CD spectrum here

[Karen kc]

plain ole CD

[sweetshauna]

Simply CD.

[Rhonda Darling]

CD since childhood.

[steeve]

cd for me atm

[MichelleA]

I am definitely a 1000% cd....but I feel I am also TG....how do I answer this poll ? CD/TG ? ok that's what I am .....a cd who is also a tg

[Diane Douglas]

CD end of the spectrum

[CarlaWestin]

CD spectrum and gender-queer tangent traveler.

[RachelRICD]

CD although live mostly as TG

[Carlene]

Clearly TG

[wanabe-Leona]

CD first then wondering about if I might be leaning to Tg

[JuliaC]

probably more towards TG

[Jilmac]

Although I will refer to TG as an umbrella term to identify that I am part of the LGBT spectrum, I prefer to call myself CD.

[Darla Jean]

CD here...have thought of TG, but realize it is more a passing fancy than the real thing...I'm definitely a guy...

[Prissy Linda]

I am most certainly in the TG spectrum.

[JessMe]

Definitely TG... though non-transitional, so I CD.

[NicoleScott]

It would help if you defined CD and TG for the purposes of your poll. Without, results are pretty meaningless. Having low expectations that everybody knows what I mean, I'm a CD, and by definition TG.

[GretchenJ]

Probably more towards TG

[rachaelsloane]

CDish category

[Jacqui Summers]

I'm a lumberjack.

Just like my dear pa-pa! ;)

[Stephanie47]

Just a plain vanilla recreational cross dresser

[Beverley Sims]

I may have been born into the wrong body, but I thought " What the heck" and just got on with it.
I will settle for CD.

[Daenna Paz]

It's a bit of a sliding scale for many, no? Years ago - CD; now rapidly sliding toward TG :D

[Michelle789]

I think OP was thinking of CD and TG as different things, as opposed to the umbrella term where TG includes CD.

By either definition, I'm TG.

[Stephanie Sometimes]

When I CD, I feel TG, so you decide.

[RenneB]

Too many shades of grey between categories.... but okay I'll pick one... CG... I mean TD.... see I told you I could figure it out... okay TG...

Renne....

[Jessica S]

CD spectrum

[Kiwi Primrose]

CD for as long as I can remember

[Mona]

TG who CDs.

[Erica Marie]

It would help if you defined CD and TG for the purposes of your poll. Without, results are pretty meaningless. Having low expectations that everybody knows what I mean, I'm a CD, and by definition TG.

To try and keep the poll simple and not get to involved with trying to have everyone explain I didnt have a better way of picking what end of the spectrum to pick from.

I guess when I refer to cd, I imply a male, who feels male, enjoys being male and is happy to go back to his male self when the skirt comes off. Tg is a very broad term, but I would refer to anyone who has issues with their gender. Hope that helps a little bit?

[irene9999]

CD mostly

[wendy360]

Just a plain old everyday cross dresser

[Michelle51]

Genderqueer; therefore, TG

[tiffanynjcd24]

crossdresser

[Megan b]

I'm on the CD side of the spectrum.

[Lucy_Bella]

Most everyone here is a Cder,,I cd but not for G.I. issues..

[Janet Doe]

Very early on, I would say TG, for now I am settled in the CD. But if push came to shove, I could easily TG .. if that makes sense ?

[Monica2013]

Long time CD, moving towards TG,
Monica

[Jannis]

I am tg for years and working on full time gender switch.

[Robbin_Sinclair]

TG.

I wrote that but an error came up that my message is too short.

How's this TG now because you need TG or CD. Plain ole gay who wants to feel like a woman is somewhere out there too...at the end of the rainbow?

:hugs: all. Robbin

[Dani0948]

CD for me

[Desirae]

I don't make a distinction between CD and TG. To me, CD is under the TG umbrella, along with TV (which I distinguish from CD) and TS. And then all of the varying degrees in between. I know a lot of people have adopted the term transgender to mean those having GID and not merely a "fetishistic" tendancy toward clothing normally assigned to the opposite gender . I know that's not how it was originally presented. I think we're all TG, and then, also, in a more specific subgroup under that umbrella.

[Stephanie Michelle]

I am in the CD side

[Rabecca]

CD spectrum

[Steph_CD_62]

I am definitely on the CD spectrum.

[phoebe61]

TG verging on TS

[Tracii G]

TG but one who CD's to pacify the TG side.

[Daryl]

CD for me.

[Ina Girdle]

CD for me.

[Adrienna]

:)Def. CD...just need a better wardrobe!!!! LOL!:D

[Jaylyn]

I would definitely say just a CD, that enjoys playing in femininity. Think it's the physical stimulus of dressing as I enjoy manhood activities way to much. Dirty rotten shame men and women's clothes weren't the same and all clothing was like what I love wearing, including heels to makeup.

[Robynts]

Sliding up and down the continuum, one day CD the next day TS. Kinda like musical chairs. When the music stops I'll sit down and find out what kinda seat I am sitting in.

[AllieSF]

I don't make a distinction between CD and TG. To me, CD is under the TG umbrella, along with TV (which I distinguish from CD) and TS. And then all of the varying degrees in between. I know a lot of people have adopted the term transgender to mean those having GID and not merely a "fetishistic" tendancy toward clothing normally assigned to the opposite gender . I know that's not how it was originally presented. I think we're all TG, and then, also, in a more specific subgroup under that umbrella.

Yes, that is me a CD under the TG umbrella. The question is simple while the answer is complex when not everyone agrees with the terminology used and the individual meaning behind it. Throw in the country where you live and the terminology even gets more confusing, then add our own personal reasons for accepting or not accepting the terminology someone else uses, then you get true confusion and strong differences in opinions.

[vallerie lacy]

CD for Me

[gautier_nikolai]

CDing side

[Roli F]

definitely hetro and CD

[barbie54s]

:)TG here!

[Laura28]

I would have to say CD

[Rachael Leigh]

Me, for sure CD

[Rachael Leigh]

I see you clarified the definition and sometimes I do get a little confused so based on some answers I guess I lean TG just because I do at times feel mixed gendered. I mean I am a guy love my guy self but there are times I just prefer being and acting girly. I love women too and so not sure how that fits all of this

[Erica Marie]

It seems as id aome know for sure they are just plain and simple cds. Tg still is a confusing term. Feeling girly at times, enjoying cloths and dressing up would probably belong in the cd spectrum. For those of us who feel we could be female no matter what we cloths we have on, it is what we feel inside I believe leans more towards the tg spectrum.

[tifftg]

CD with curiosity about how far I really want to go.

[gillathome]

CD for me.

[PaulaQ]

TG - transitioning TS in point of fact.

[elenabillingsley]

CD and oh so happy. There is no pleasure comparable to being pretty and girly. Elena

[suchacutie]

Since I really need both of my gendered selves, I guess that puts me on the TG side of your spectrum.

[katssun]

CD spectrum.

[marshalynn]

TG for me

[Penny2325]

TG here!

[Terri Andrews]

TG, for me

[Denise Johnson]

CD for me

[wilt575]

I know there is a very wide spectrum of people here. Some of us feel as if we were born into the wrong body, some of us feel comfortable in both male and female form and some of us just enjoy wearing girls cloths.

I was wondering if we can take a simple poll. Do you fit more into the tg spectrum or the cd spectrum. No explanations just a response of TG or CD

My response: TGDon't know, where I would fit in, I was born genetic male and had "C" cup breast implants to be fem, but kept every thing below intact just in case. I do tuck love my fem body shape and appearence, have natural lower body fem curves, no padding needed there. Kind of half an half. Really never tried define myself, is there a in between or blended spectrum I would fit? Top girl bottom guy.

[krissy]

C D for me

[SashaJade]

Just a CD

[Lady Catherine]

TG for me.

[stacycoral]

more tg nowdays,

[rocval2001]

Feeling more and more like TG everyday

[aussie cd]

tg but sadly it seems just a dream

[Jessica giovanna]

Bi sexual that crossdresses....I guess that works....lol

[Candice Mae]

TG and TS.

[iGenny]

CD spectrum

[joanna4]

My response: CD

[PretzelGirl]

First, anyone using the word "just"....stop! There is no "just" to you. That word is used for diminishing. You can say you just have two dollars on you but don't use just in reference to yourself or another person. We are each special and just infers a comparison.

By your definition, I am TG. By mine, I am TG. :D

[Sarah Doepner]

The best I can figure is I'm a crossdresser. I really don't worry about gender issues much except for the clothing and presentation limitations we face. When the TG term first became part of the conversation I adopted it, but it probably isn't appropriate for my place in this world.

[Rogina B]

My identity is very important to me.We are by my definition,all TG's. My identity is some form of TS. However,for the very male CDers..My question is.WHY DO YOU NEED A FEMININE NAME OR IDENTITY IF IT IS ONLY "the thrill of the clothes" ??? Makes no sense to me.

[weyburn]

Just a good ole CD

[ClaudineD]

Somewhere between TG and TS actually......steady hormone program....but surgery not on horizon...yet

[Valarie]

I identify as gender-fluid so I would say more TG now than CD.

[Amanda M]

CD with transgender empathy - and for RoginaB, it's not just the thrill of the clothes. I like my feminine name because it's simply part of the complex package that is me!

[gonegirl]

This CD forum has the following sticky that lists Trans-related definitions as established by WPATH. Cross dressing falls under the Transgender umbrella. Transsexuals are often categorized as being Transgender in society (out of convenience) but you will be hard pressed to find a TS who agrees with that. We are women or men (gender) who were born with our bodies being of the opposite (wrong) sex. It's a medical condition, not a gender condition.


Crossdressing (transvestism): Wearing clothing and adopting a gender role presentation that, in a given culture, is more typical of the other sex.

Transgender: Adjective to describe a diverse group of individuals who cross or transcend culturally defined categories of gender. The gender identity of transgender people differs to varying degrees from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Transsexual: Adjective (often applied by the medical profession) to describe individuals who seek to change or who have changed their primary and/or secondary sex characteristics through femininizing or masculinizing medical interventions (hormones and/or surgery), typically accompanied by a permanent change in gender role.

[Yvonne York]

I'm a crossdresser, plain and simple

[ringedjohn]

CD and hetero.

[Janice An]

CD now. In another life TG.

[Traceyjo]

I'm a happy CD

[prene]

CD some times, TG most others

[Michelle123]

Throughout my younger yrs., I would say I was Typically CD. Bus as I get older, I am leaning more and more to the TG side.

[sarahspinkdress]

TG I suppose.

[Erica Marie]

Still seems to be a little confusion. I know I wanted to keep this simple but there seems to be no real good definition of cd and tg amongst our group. I know by all rights cd falls under tg and then there would be ts. But I know many of us do not fall under the ts spectrum because we will never be able to physically change our gender to female, weather it be by hormones or by surgery.
What I was hoping by this poll was to see who falls into the cd spectrum, for example feeling totally male, prefer to be male, but like to dress in female cloths from time to time. For the tg end I was hoping to refer to the members here who feel they are more female than male, those of us who prefer to be gender fluid, andgynous or live more time in female form. I know we will never have a clear cut line, but for all purposes here I would like to see a result of one or the other.

[Christina Kay]

tg and at ease with it

[Kate's at home]

Essentially and functionally a CD. Yet, how can anyone here who CD's looking for that "inner girl" not also experience varying shades of TG as well?

Kate

[samanthasolo]

More towards TG!

[karenfry]

Leaning TG

[Judith96a]

Labels can be contentious, especially if you feel that the label that others have assigned to you doesn't 'fit'. In my case 'CD' fits well enough.

And to answer Rogina, in my case it feels incongruous to dress like a women and answer to 'Bob' - hence 'Judith'

[barbaraclothes]

would have to say cd.

[daviolin]

I blend feminine clothes with my guy clothes, everyday. When I'm home, full bore fem. I guess I'm just your typical garden variety CD. Daviolin

[Cyndie]

CD for me.

[Jamie Christopher]

Site requires a response with a minimum of 8 characters: TG

[Vicky Peters]

I am a CD.

[Jennifer in CO]

well, since I've already been to the other side once...TG

[LICDJenny]

Definitely CD spectrum.

[StephanieCD21]

Undoubtedly TG and loving it.

[BrendaJane]

With as many female traits that I have (both physically & mentally), I'd say definitely TG. TG for Life!

[JenniferR771]

CD here and trying to look as cute as I can.

[suzy1]

The whole world and its mother seem to be replying to this one so I had better reply too……TG, and loving it :)

[BillieJoEllen]

TS for sure

[Wezzcott]

I am a hetero crossdresser, and I LOVE IT!

[AllieSF]

Still seems to be a little confusion. I know I wanted to keep this simple but there seems to be no real good definition of cd and tg amongst our group. I know by all rights cd falls under tg and then there would be ts. But I know many of us do not fall under the ts spectrum because we will never be able to physically change our gender to female, weather it be by hormones or by surgery.
What I was hoping by this poll was to see who falls into the cd spectrum, for example feeling totally male, prefer to be male, but like to dress in female cloths from time to time. For the tg end I was hoping to refer to the members here who feel they are more female than male, those of us who prefer to be gender fluid, andgynous or live more time in female form. I know we will never have a clear cut line, but for all purposes here I would like to see a result of one or the other.

Erica in one statement you say that you understand that CD falls under TG, then later it appears that you want to redefine the umbrella TG terminology to be used for those people who feel more female. It seems to me that you are introducing the confusion. It also appears that you want to redefine TG to a more specific term. So, depending on how people accept the umbrella use of TG, the answers in this poll have little meaning. A better question would just to leave out the TG and CD and ask if one just likes to dress or does one identify as a female inside? On this site the members will never be in total agreement. Some here will never accept that TG is the umbrella for all of us. I think part of that reason may be that if they just like to wear clothes they don't want any inference that they may also want to be female, and where Crossdresser has no "trans" in the spelling of the word and Transgender" and "Transsexual" do, they may think that those two words are for the people further down the road or near each other at the same end of the spectrum.

[Taylor186]

I"m a CD under(within) the TG umbrella(spectrum), as I understand those terms. I have no inclination towards the TS side.

[Gillian Gigs]

A guy who loves the clothes...CD

[Jocelyn Quivers]

Sinking deeper and deeper into the TG side of things.....:eek:

[cdtraveler]

CD spectrum

[cdterri]

just a cd who loves the clothing

[Nadine Spirit]

Wow, yeah, it is tough to answer this with so many of us disagreeing with the definitions.

How about a CD under the TG spectrum who will never go towards the TS route.

[Alice B]

I'm a CD

[Kristina_nolagirl]

CD4me ...

[karanne]

TG. I want to get RID of them!

[MsMandy]

CD here.

[FeliciaCDSNJ]

TG here.

[Tina_gm]

I would say TG. I feel that I have a femininity that crosses beyond that which is typical of GM's. CDing is what I do which helps to connect me to the femininity I feel. I believe that I am dual gendered, I believe I am about 50-50 when it comes to gender identity.

[Krystalina]

CD Spectrum

[Cynthia Anne]

TG to TS!

[Jennifer Marie P.]

TG here and always

[pinklilly211]

I'm just a guy that REALLY LIKES to cd. Wish I knew the answer to the ? Lilly

[Charlotte Haynes]

CD..Although 'Transvestic Fetishist' is what I'd like put on my gravestone..

[Dawn Gurl]

CD spectrum, no question. I love the clothes, but, I also love and enjoy my fem self.

[reb.femme]

TD or CG for me :heehee: ........but more CD I would definitely say!

Rebecca

[Elisa Lace]

CDing... and just occasionally too...

[franlee]

CD spectrum without a dought.

[NV Susan]

TG for me....

[Annaliese]

TG spertrum

[PamelaGirl]

I am a TG.

[sheilagirl]

While there's not a whole lot about so-called manhood that I admire and I'm not certainly not attracted to it sexually AND I much prefer women's clothing, shoes and hair to most men's designations, I still love having a penis and romancing a woman. So, I'd have to say I fall into the Compact Dicks category.

[KristyE]

Here ggoes, TG, BI, CD, lmnop OMG!?! it,s all too much. ME.
Love Kristy

[drushin703]

just a run-of-the-mill cd.

[Bria]

Plain CD for me, Bria

[linda's angel]

cd here.

[Susan.]

Probably just a CD

[Marcy]

CD and hetero and happily married, but my brain feels wired to be female and if I were a lot younger I'd probably be TS.

[Alexis.j]

On the TG side of the fence here.

[Jeninus]

Within the spectrum, on the TG side (assuming for purposes of this poll that there is a CD vs. TG side, which there isn't) - struggled with GID all my life - fortunately have managed to live successfully as a married male. If I were much younger and hadn't met my wife, would likely transition. You have to play the cards life dealt you. I feel more relaxed and complete when en femme.

[Jeri Ann]

When I was very young, maybe 4, I got on my knees and prayed for God to make me a girl. Not because I liked girl clothes or wanted to look a certain way, but because I wasn't a girl, needed to be a girl and should have been a girl. Fifty nine years later I still feel that way, so it's definitely TG.

[Dawna Ellen Bays]

CD, without a doubt...

[Ressie]

Crossdressing (transvestism): Wearing clothing and adopting a gender role presentation that, in a given culture, is more typical of the other sex.

Transgender: Adjective to describe a diverse group of individuals who cross or transcend culturally defined categories of gender. The gender identity of transgender people differs to varying degrees from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Transsexual: Adjective (often applied by the medical profession) to describe individuals who seek to change or who have changed their primary and/or secondary sex characteristics through femininizing or masculinizing medical interventions (hormones and/or surgery), typically accompanied by a permanent change in gender role.

CD here, but I think I'm too deep in the closet to know what I really am even as I approach my senior years. I had a desire to be a female as a teen but accepted myself as a male. This thread shows why polls shouldn't be taken seriously IMO. If the question were asked differently, some answers would be changed.

[ellieparsons]

I would have to say more CD than TG right now in my life.

[kathrynt21]

TG for this girl. That's right, a girl! Haha.

[BeckyW]

Definitely TG. The girl doesn't get put away just because the dress does.

[cindybabe]

C.D. Spectrum for me

[melanie206]

TG, gender fluid. Now who's going to tally the results of the poll?

[Billiejosehine]

My response: TG

[il.dso]

Extreme end of CD spectrum.
I suppose.

[moniquej]

CD here, although I'm not 100% sure about it.

[Taylor186]

If the question were asked differently, some answers would be changed.

So true. And it depends on how old you are too. Every TS I have met and talked to (six) thought they were only a CD early in their journey.

[Lainie]

CD every day, but definitely a part-time girl.

[melissalynn]

CD would describe me

[Sometimes Steffi]

CD Spectrum

[Rogina B]

Again,to comment on those defiant CD's...Cross dressing is part of the TG spectrum. Ten years ago,I was a professional dressing assistant at a "Crossdresser's Boutique" outside of Boston. I put many "Jim's,Frank's and Bob's" in bras and panties so they could experience their first "transgasm"..They didn't need us to call them "Sandra" to enjoy the look and fel of the feminine trappings..So,despite your protests,I invite you all to come under the TG umbrella and share space..

[Lucy_Bella]

Again,to comment on those defiant CD's...Cross dressing is part of the TG spectrum. ..So,despite your protests,I invite you all to come under the TG umbrella and share space..

I've found that the TG spectrum is under the cross-dressing umbrella unless you're T.S. ..I'll be more than happy to visit your spectrum but I will never be TG.. Not being petty over words but they really do have some meaning no protest here..:)

[Rogina B]

Lucy,You have it backwards perhaps by mistake...CDing is part of the TG spectrum as is TS on the other end.

[Lucy_Bella]

Lucy,You have it backwards perhaps by mistake...CDing is part of the TG spectrum as is TS on the other end.

As long as you say so..But no I am not a T.G. and I do not fall under that spectrum..

[Erica Marie]

TG, gender fluid. Now who's going to tally the results of the poll?

Melanie when all the girls here finally ring in, I do plan to post the results. No matter what that ends up being.

[LoriFlores]

TG/TS :o

[paulaprimo]

TG for me...... :)

[naye]

CD, although sometimes I wonder if maybe I kind of tg

[ShelbyDawn]

CD with some VERY STRONG TG inclinations every now and then...
Ask me again tomorrow... :)

[mbmeen12]

Do you fit more into the tg spectrum or the cd spectrum?
CD spectrum but slide to tg, can you say quibble?

[SamanthaJ]

I doesn't look like you will get any clear answers on this Erica. There are as many shades of CD/TG/TS here as you could wish for.
I admitted to myself some time ago that I cross dress because deep down there is a part of me that wants to be a woman...even if its just for a while.

So you can put a tick in the CD column but i think you might just need a few more on your spreadsheet.

Sam

[Jackie F]

CD spectrum!!

[emilamb]

Closer to the CD side than the TG side.

[Wildaboutheels]

UMCD

Unique Male Cross Dresser.

Which at the same time makes me BOTH the same as AND different than all other CDers.

[thisgal16]

Definitely on the cd spectrum

[Katey888]

CD only for me... but I believe this question has many more layers of complexity than is evident with just a one-dimensional measure. And how many times have I asked myself that question...
If I'm being very male (bear with me... :battingeyelashes:) I'd say I'm just turning back to Elizabethan times when the male was the peacock and slashed silk doublet and hose was as testosterone-laden as you could get - but perhaps that's just a degree of denial. One for the therapist's couch, perhaps...

[Jordan]

I would have to say the here

[Lexi Moralas]

Just a part time CD here

[Justine Dawn]

Most definitely TG.

[Desiree2bababe]

Cd probably as I tend to lean to drag spectrum

[Devin C]

CD here. I love to dress.

[Siobhan_Cross]

CD just starting out

[JustMee]

Part time CD for me

[sl-Stephanie]

I would say CD

[Melissa_59]

TG for me.

[laciewhite]

CD. I think psychologist refer to people like me as 'Transvestic Fetishists' these days.

[MsCheri]

Hate labels but after years of introspection - TG for sure.

[Patty]

Simply CD.

[Tess]

CD with TG tendencies.

[NathalieX66]

I'm all about the gender spectrum. I'm more interested in the "experience" than the actual clothing.

I don't have a problem with being labeled as TG. the word is,.....say it, T R A N S G E N D E R

But I still have to show up to work in my guy clothes.:sad:

[MarcyRex]

Tg-->cd--->tg

[Erica Marie]

I REALLY appreciate the response to my poll. Ill give it a few more days for anyone who wants to leave their response and then Ill do my best to tabulate some kind if results.

[Laura28]

CD for me

[Mary Jane]

CD for me

[LetsBrianna]

CD for now! :)

[mariehart]

TG who'd like to have the courage to be TS but who used to think they were CD but started as a TV when that was the accepted term!!!!!

The worst of it is that I barely CD anymore, less need for it once you realise who you are and that it's not about how you look but how you feel.

[Lacey New]

Just plain old CD for me. A man in panties

[DonnaT]

Tg..............

[Rita C.]

TG full time

[Tamara Croft]

You know this poll is pointless right?

TG - transgender - an umbrella term for transsexual; transvestite or cross-dresser; genderqueer; androgyne; bigender etc...

So everyone here is TG, stop posting threads like this, they are very annoying to say the least.