Possibility of being recognized from the PHOTOS we POST crossdressed on the INTERNET

[Hali]

Hi all i know there might be a post similar to this previously but i really want to know how you GIRLS feel about the chances of beign recognised by our SO or close family friends or even co-workers from the pictures we post on the internet crossdressed.

[Lisa Golightly]

Oh, I am how I am in the photos so I'm looking forward to the 'cooooooooeeee Lisa!' in the supermarket... Don't think it will happen though... I seem to intimidate people for some reason. :(

[Brianna Lovely]

Well, I only post on this forum and if someone I know sees my pics, so be it.

In my every day and social life, the same people who see me in drab, today, may see me semi-fem or fully dressed, tomorrow, since I go out, the way I feel, at the moment.

I guess, if you're "out there", you can't be "outed", giggle.

[Lindahexi]

I used to worry about it until I realised the odds were infinitesimal! Firstly what would the SO and/or friends be doing looking on a CD site, secondly my own wife didn't recognise me when I used a pic of myself as wallpaper, she just said 'who's that?' when I replied thats me, she said 'looks nothing like you' and walked away.

[TxKimberly]

Hi all i know there might be a post similar to this previously but i really want to know how you GIRLS feel about the chances of beign recognised by our SO or close family friends or even co-workers from the pictures we post on the internet crossdressed.

Nah, I have no worries there! My boy and girl modes look anothing alike.
Kim

[Karren H]

Well depends on how much your fem self looks like your non-fem self and how many of your acquaintences hit your page. I have over a thousand photos out there and 425,000 hits on my 360 page so if someone recognized me they haven't told me about it..

Karren

[Kate Simmons]

It would be kind of a "Catch-22" ,no? "I saw a picture of you dressed like a woman on the Internet."---"Oh, really? What were you doing on that site?":happy:

[SherriePall]

If they did recognize me and her as the same, I'd have to reply the same as Salandra.

[Girlieboy]

Well, a lifetime ago I was on a poster outside a club for three whole years - and not one person recognised me - so I don't think you need worry too much.:sigh:

[erickka]

I'm with Salandra and Sherrie.... Need I say more?

[Staci G]

I have to agree with those that say "If you saw my picture then what were you doing on the CD site?" If it were my wife I would hope she were looking for information on CDing..

[Emily Ann Brown]

I have had friends look at a photo and say "REALLY? THAT"S YOU?"

Is one reason my name is not a derivitive of my birth name....so there isn't a sudden "Steve....Stephie......Steve......Stephie....HMMMMM ?" if they did stumble on a pic.


Emily Ann

[stacie]

My wife already knows, Plus why would anyone in my family or even friends be on a site like this unless they were transgender them selfs. Once a coworker had a picture of me and I let her show a few other coworkers the picture, not one of them had any clue who it was and a few of them said I was pretty hot. So don't let fears of what could happen scare you.

[Carroll]

Make a note that non-members can not view the picture section of the forum. They can, however see the m>f and the f>m sections. So if it is a concern to you, dont post pics in anyother section but photos

[hjt101]

But if you google your nickname, does it come up? This site came up near the top when I looked up mine.

[Tiffy]

Yeah but who would know your nick name? If someone is looking at pics of crossdressers then maybe it is because they are one. I figure if they are looking at CD sites there must be a reason.


Tiffy

[Priscilla Ann]

I am not worried today about someone recognizing me. I think I might worry about it tomorrow if I can find the time. I must say I have seen male and female pictures of Karren Hutton and if somehow the two could stand side by side I wouldn't know they were the same person.

[Eva Diva]

Public TV did a documentary on the porn business a few years ago. In one scene, a young woman arrives to do her first porn video. The guy in charge told her "You should assume that if you do this, your uncle Joe, your high school math teacher, and the mail man will see this. If that bothers you, then don't do it." Once you post a pic, "members section" or not, it can take on a life of its own. Someone reposts a series of CD/TG pics to Usenet, or puts up a "Tranny" web site with pics lifted from forums like this one, and it's off to the races.
And as far as asking Tom at work "what were you doing at that site?"... what difference does it make? - you've been outed.

In other words, I think that the issue is a very real one, and unless you just don't care, you shouldn't just wander into that "pink fog" and forget that you are taking a chance on outing yourself when you post a pic here or anywhere. Personally, I'm not too concerned about it. I'm not married, and I have no kids. I have a Yahoo site, but not Myspace. My Yahoo pics can only be seen by "Friends". I post pics here, but I take them down after the comments stop coming in. So I limit the opportunity for someone to start passing my pics on to others, and that satisfies my risk tolerance level.

[Sheri 4242]

I don't post my picture here, mainly b/c I am fairly well-known all over the state -- and so not posting is a protection for my family (b/c I could really care less on a personal level). That said:

1.) When en femme I have never been recognized as my en drab self. Example: for two years -- on Halloween (not simultanious years) -- our next door neighbor didn't recognize me as me.

It was really humorous! One year she (the neighbor) actually thought I looked like a relative of my wife!!! She still talks about how she thought that she saw a resemblance to my wife and thus assumed I was a sister or cousin of my wife. Another Halloween, she AND her husband thought I was a family friend, seeing no resmblance.

2.) On the off-chance that I did post and was subsequently recognized, I would (like has already been said here), seriously have to question why the person was on this site. Not a likely sceanrio (to be on here and be studious about photos) if not for a reason that they would want kept quiet themselves.

3.) Same reasoning, different scenario: my wife and I were talking about going to Southern Comfort (or other like event), and in the course of discussing it, the subject came up about "what if" we ran into somebody we knew. We immediately dismissed our concerns b/c we realized that if we ran into someone we knew at such an event, it would probably be 99.999% that they were there for the same reason.

4.) My en femme name has no "sounds nearly alike" association with my male name. I know a number of people have close name associaions and it is, therefore, common (Ron=Rhonda; Glen=Glenda, etc.). But my birth name is not even close to my en femme name -- this isn't it, but it is sort of like Alice=George.

Since I sometimes drive on the highway en femme, my wife has always said that if we got stopped, she'd chime in that I had lost a bet.

[Jocelyn Quivers]

I have a very real fear of also being recognised, for now that's why I don't show any pictures of my face. Jocelyn

[Minerva Morgan]

I would agree that the possibility exists; but then what are they doing looking at pictures of crossdressers? Non-typically, I have no pictures of myself while dressed for the fear that someone will find them. This is why none are posted here. The problem also exists on how to take pictures. My camera is an old film-type, and I really do not want them developed by a stranger.
On the other hand, I really would like a couple of images displayed so that people can lie to me about how beautiful I am; and if the lies are really convincing, I might even believe them.
I have heard stories of CD's who left photos inadvertently about the house which were found by their SO's. They were immediately asked, "Who is this women and are you having an affair with her?" Talk about mixed feelings for the SO when they get an explanation.

Love

Minerva

[UASIANGAL]

I had this same topic as I posted a photo in the Photo Forum and started my 360 site! First, I posted a very small photo that you can't make out my face. Then after reading the comments, I thought, I would be hard to recognise or who would be looking for me? On 360, I keep it my Girl persona and live just in virtural space. We all enjoy CDing and now we can enjoy sharing. Do take precautions though if your computer can be accessed by others or if you are online at work (I don't suggest you surf at work). Computers have memories, company's can install spywear....etc etc. If you are safe, you won't be paranoid. And...the best advice I got on the forum is "Don't post anything" if you want zero risk.

Last note: Don't see much GG / FtM posting pics, wonder Y?

[SANDRA MICHELLE]

I have not posted any pictures anywhere but it's not for fear of being outed since I secretly think that would be ok. It's really because I have limited knowledge of how to do it and no real time to learn how to do it. There are other things more important like shopping.

[susie evans]

if it happens so be it maby they can give me some tips on makeup or another place to shopp :heehee:

susie

[ErikaLeigh]

I just recently posted my pic, and updated my avatar. If somebody recognises me, so be it. My wife knows now, and she was the only one I was worried about. But seriuosly, if they are reading this site, they are either TG, or TG curious. So they probably wont say anything anyway.

[crusadergirl]

I'm not worried about it. I don't think anybody can tell who i am when i'm dressed enfemme unless they know me really well. Most of my friends say i look really different enfemme from guy mode. I don't know why someone would want to tell others what i do anyways.

[Gina_darling]

To see photos we have posted here one must be a member, so to be recognised by someone is them admitting they too are a sister! I am now going out dressed so run the risk of bumping into someone i know. However the transformation is quite something so I doubt they'd know it was me even if they did suspect I was a crossdresser! :heehee:

[janedoe311]

Because unfortunately it is not me,(did I say that!).

But if my SO read my posts she would figure it out.:thumbsdn:

She knows of my "problem" but not to this extent. So it would be a problem if she found out.

I would like all the posts to be private.

Do a search on your name and see what comes up. Many of your posts here!

[marie354]

Your avatar is visible to everyone, member or not. So if you don't want to be seen, don't post a picture of you for your avatar.
I don't think that it matters a whole lot, as most people viewing expect to see cross-dressers on a cross-dressing site.

I worried about it for about 5 minutes, and said what the hell... Anyone that would recognize me either already knows or is a member here.

My x-SO did tell me that anyone that hadn't met me en-homme, wouldn't know except maybe for my voice, that I wasn't a woman.

And... If you Google your user-name, it will come up. But how many people know your feminine name?

:hugs: ~~ Sandy ~~ :hugs:

[Alice Torn]

I have gotten a bit bold, as to show one of my latest pics, on the pic forum, with out my wig. I look like a lady, with short hair, I hope. I guess I am not too worried abou being outed, but, I am a litttle, depending on who sees it, and outs me.

[MsJanessa]

Don't give it a second thought---I've been doing it for years, both here and in other sites and nobody would ever recognize Me----I suspect that most of the other ladies on the site are the same----this is particularly true if you don't give the name of your home town.

[MJ]

every body i know , knows about me so i am OK with it . and if they come to this site well we will have a good talk about why are you here and lets see you en femme pictures :D

[BrendainTampa]

but i don't ever post or send my "non brenda" photos with brenda photos...

i get asked alot to send them to people...

that side is my real secret...

brenda

[Eva Diva]

To see photos we have posted here one must be a member, so to be recognised by someone is them admitting they too are a sister!


Just to be clear: Anyone can post 10 times and become a member. Once you post here, anyone can copy your pictures and repost them. And then anyone who sees them can copy them and repost them again. And if anyone who knows you sees your pics, they can anonymously email them to others - they don't have to admit to anything.

If you don't care who sees you, then none of that matters. But don't be naive - once you put something on the internet, it's going to be seen by many people. I've seen collections of hundreds of CD pics in Flickr albums. It is entirely possible that the guy who sits beside you at work is into "*******" porn, and could end up browsing such albums. It may not be likely, but state lotteries work because people bet on longer shots than that. I'm cool with my exposure, but I"m an old hermit. If I was younger, I seriously doubt I'd be so bold.

[Kerrie Sifton]

I think there may come a time when someone may recognize you somewhere via pictures or web trails. My current pictures as kerrie look nothing like my other pictures, however i did leave clues the other day sending mail from yahoo to others and to forums. What I did not know until the mail was returned was that my full name was on the email along with Kerries. So someone somwhere knows. Time will tell. But too I am aware and prepared if it does. Actually it might be quite nice to let it all out.
Now keep smiling and taking great photos...

[nishababe]

I go along with ''Eva Diva'' in saying that it is possible to get recognised ,for example did you know that Karen hutton and Teresa Amina have an unoficial fan club of women who are fans of this site where I work at near london in the UK ?
I was walking by the offices where I work a couple of months ago and I heard some of the women talking about a great site callled ''Crossdressers .com '' and how good the letters were .Of course the most popular was ''Karen Hutton'' the girls loved her looks and style and also Teresa Amina amongst others was spoken off as a very interesting and witty writer .
The women found the site very interesting ,entertaining and informative .
I was worried that they may pick up my letters and recognise me by what I had written although I only have an Aviator ,so dont think that we are in a little club with only a few other c/d viewing the photos and what is written ,
there is a world wide audience out there !!

Love Nishababe :heehee:

[Sam-antha]

A picture can and will go places that you would perhaps not like to be seen in. But if you do not know then what the hell.
I think that outing is more likely on your PC, pic or not/ at work or not. But then that is your own problem.
All in all the chances are slim, so very very slim that they do not exist.
~Samm
PS Nishababe.. I am jealous of those two being known in london.. no mention of me..... boo boo hooooo hic
~S~

[Kate Simmons]

Unofficial fan clubs? Damn Nisha, that was no one's intention, we're just trying to be ourselves here. Still, that's kind of amazing to me that some here are admired like that. Strange to say the least, no?:happy:

[joperinal]

I don't look like Jo. And second: I was walking at my new school. Then two other students where "Awing" me. When I walked by I could here one say to the other:"Wow he looks like xxxxx" . So even if someone I know would get this picture I can blame someone else on this world that look like me.

[Teresa Amina]

did you know that Karen hutton and Teresa Amina have an unoficial fan club

Ooooooh! A fan club! Actually Nisha told me of this a few months ago, lots of fun to be recognised by people I'm unlikely to ever meet :D

[mylitta]

A picture can and will go places that you would perhaps not like to be seen in. But if you do not know then what the hell.
I think that outing is more likely on your PC, pic or not/ at work or not. But then that is your own problem.
~S~

Not that slim, depending where you work. Someone not a million miles from me (well in the next room, acually) got his computer hacked into at work, along with a few others that were networked at the time. Personal stuff, including photos were published on a website and emails sent to everyone in his address book. That's how I found out- nice, eh? And others had affairs and other personal stuff exposed. And the daft thing is, he used to work in IT and he told me were they worked they could monitor everything that went on on everyone's computer, and could call up every screen if they wanted too. So he should have known better. So if you use a PC at work, be aware that nothing on there is private

[Sally24]

At some point you've got to decide what your comfort level is for pictures. I find that more and more I am not concerned. As I get better at this, I look less and less like my drab self. I do resemble some female relatives. I enjoy the feedback much more than I am concerned about being recognized. My wife and daughter now know so there are only a few family members to be concerned about. My friends......well, I would hope that the good ones would get over it....but I'm in no hurry to tell them on purpose. Just got tired of hiding so much. I go out in public alot, not nearby thou. Just decide what you're comfortable with and go for it!

[nishababe]

Sorry Sam-antha that you are not as well known as ''Karrren Hutton'' back in uk ,but to quote the song from ''Gypsy'' which I think Rosalind Russell sang
''You ever got it or you aint '' well Karen sure has that Star quality both sides of the Pond !!

To you, Salandra and everyone else though ,you are all entertainers in the wonderfull and witty tales you tell !!:heehee:

Love from ''Nisha the Babe'' xx:hugs:

[SandyR]

The Male and The Female look nothing alike (except the eyes...). I just started posting in December, and just began to expand on Yahoo. I really don't worry about it. I stress more when family comes over and I think "did I get it all put away...."

Hugs.

SandyR

[Tasha Meredith]

I'm kind of in Lindahexi's position. At one of my athletics forums someone circulated a rather unflattering photo of a CD "half-dressed." It was no one I knew but it shows these things can turn up in the most unlikely places. Then there's web vigilantism. But I'm starting to relax a little.

[Tina Dixon]

I'm living on the edge, I post them on myspace site also, but when in fem I dont look at all like my male look.

[Sallee]

Chances, slim and none unfortunately. NonCD's would probably grow bored with the site quickly If they didn't they are probably looking to post. If the queston arose when in drab that a photo of me was seen on "oh horrors'" a cross dressing site after the shock of the statement I may deny it or maybe ask if I look good. :tongueout

[Karren H]

Now that amazes me.... I'm actually taken back a bit too... Knew there were others out there looking in but not consistantly... I thought the 425,000 views of my 360 site was the same wierd guy... Clicking over and over and over.. Hehe

Actuall scares me somewhat that this semi-secret life could get out of control.... Or maybe I just need to start charging membership dues... Firm up my retirement account a bit!! Lol

Well Nisha if you see your friends tell them I said hi!!!

:D

life keeps getting stranger and stranger....

Love Karren

[Kate Simmons]

I wonder if Karren knows she was a cover girl for a T-girl magazine in March 2006? Just some snooping I did.:heehee:

[Kate Simmons]

Gee Nisha, you've got my spider sense tingling and I thought Peter Parker was popular. Think I'd make out better as She-Hulk though. At least she has a sense of style. All The Hulk ever wears is ripped pants and a two word vocabulary:"Hulk smash!":rolleyes:

[Nyana]

Okay...how can i say....

Today with internet we can have acces of alots of stuff, if you are affraid that someone might find a pic of you and tell everyone you know about it, well please first don't use your credit card on internet (chance are alots higher that you got probleme with that) And never read the book called : Big Brother watch you!

Otherwise you will be a full time paranoid!

There a time in life you need to take some decision and learn the risk of.
Posting a pic on internet it not really not a big deal.
For the pic to end in bad hand it need first to be found and second found by someone that know you.

THere 7 000 000 000 poeple on earth it said that almost 33% have access to internet so that 2 333 333 333 person that can see you pictures.
How many of them know you enough to reconize you?
20, maybe 30?

Don't be too much affraid.

Now the other way that you might be reconized, it if you picture have the "little something special" about it that make it going all around the world on all forum of any kind (Like Star Wars Kid for an exemple) if that HAPPEN!! Well you have the oppurtinity to have you 15 minute of glory! Enjoy it, cause 15 is short! (Read William Hung at American Idol that sold 1 million copy of his crappy CD cause of internet)

THe last point: IF YOU USE you computer at your officer for other thing that job, I HOPE you boss will find it...sorry but i do run a buiness and i hate that my employe do personnal stuff on computer i pay for working and on the time i pay them to work also!


For the end of that, enjoy life, there more chance that you got hit twice by thunder in a row then being seen on internet crossdressing by someone that know you enough to reconize you!

:)
Nyana
That was my 2 cents :P

[KELLYANN]

for me, was concerned when i first joined the forum. soon after, i decided, why not!! my avatar is a bit murky anyway. (working on that) my attitude has changed. i've come out to 2 good friends. even showed them some pics. they did not reconize KELLY. i'm fine with that, and even with family, if they should know. I'M VERY PROUD to be who i am!! but, as always my sisters, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE good as well as evil lurks on this spider WEB. :bunny: :GE: :hugs: KELLY

[Rachel Morley]

If you post pictures embedded in your thread and it happens to be in the main forum, (I do this all the time) then anyone can see them even visitors. Do I care? ... no. :D My and Marla's picture is all over the Internet and whilst Marla could be recognized as she is not "in disguise" I very much doubt anyone ever recognize me as I look so different in girl mode. Even Marla's sister when she first saw a pic of me en femme said "is that really *******? ....gosh he looks so different!" So there's a chance that I will be outed by association because of my wife (same goes for being out in public en femme together) but statistically the odds are so small that I refuse to let it impact my enjoyment of being a t-girl. :happy:

So to answer your question: "how do I feel about being recognized?" I don't worry about it. I'll cross that bridge when (and if) it ever comes. :happy:

[Khriss]

..I'd Agree with Rachel (aka Angel) ..no angst here ..realy..though I'll cross that fence ..or jump it..when it beomes a restriction !? ...like the Old Cowgirl dreams... open range..is the best ?:eek: :D xx"K"

[Hali]

Gurls i dont know what to say concerning your comments and contributions this issue has been bugging me, because recently one of ma friends was asking me about a FILM ACTRESS he said that we look alike that we even talk the same way that he likes her because she is so pretty thats why i got scared thinking may be he wants to start some presidence that may be he saw me crossdressed or something, thanx gurls LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU ALL this FORUM is so warm, so girly so sweet so soothing,thanx.

[Paulacder]

Do you know anyone that has ben recognised, and problems have happened because of it. There are a lot of " What If's "........What if your aunt had
B_ _ _ S ? Then she would be your uncle. Get my point. :mad:

[Sherlyn]

I kinda get a kick outta this ..its the internet ppl ...nothing is safe you take chances ...if someone was curious enough about you and wanted to check you out and they thought you we're on this site all they have to do is join and snag a few pics of you specially if you type about your job and where you live etc ......be wary

[Karren H]

I wonder if Karren knows she was a cover girl for a T-girl magazine in March 2006? Just some snooping I did.:heehee:

Yes I do know... Horid photos too.. And who wrote that bio?? Hehe. Need to talk to my agent.... Again!! Lol

Karren

[sami1952]

I really don't worry about it,mainly because ,what are thry doing looking at cd's to begin with anyway.how would they explain what they were doing on those website .

[Sherlyn]

another note on google searches if you use 1 name ..say Sherlyn ..there are so many out there but if you have a first and last name ...google nails it

[Lovely Rita]

If any of my friends recognize me I would simply say "Aha!"

"What are you doing admiring crossdressers?" or better yet "so you are one too!"

Who else would be on these sites?

lol

[Nadine]

So what if someone recognises me! I am a Cd because I feel more comfortable in women's clothing. I always wear women's jeans, slacks or shirts and a bra when I go out, so I have no fear of being recognised on the internet.

[mandycoxx]

I don't think my SO would ever be on a site like this but I still always worry a little in the back of my mind.:2c:

[cindychan]

Well everyone I've shown myself to as Cindy says we look nothing alike. I'm not worried, but it would be interesting if I were discovered.

[NatieBe]

Did I hear someone ask for a pose.... is that a camara????? Get my best side Plz!!!!!:heehee:

[Deidra Cowen]

I've shown up out at the clubs where the Tgirls go in boy mode and no one knew who the heck I was till I told them...well except for Bryon the owner of the stage door. But anyway I think the odds are very long that someone I know looking at my pics on the net would connect them with my guy side.

[Carin's Wife GG]

I googled the other and sure enough I showed up all over the place. I AM well known both in my community and in cyberspace. I have been posting on message boards for years with that one other handle. It would be VERY easy for this information to be found and used in a nasty way to out Carin and myself on terms other than our own. I would not want that to happen for our kids or our other loved ones.

I am not emabarrassed to be here and certainly not of Carin and our relationship. This is the first time I have had concerns ever on the net. Hence the name change.


Louise.

[Eva Diva]

I started posting to Usenet in the late '90s, and I've been a regular on many Web-based forums over the last several years. Every so often I've changed my nick to keep my cyber-selves separate. So I've always chosen to keep my privacy while on the net. Some people make a big deal of using their own names online - "I have nothing to hide" - but I just choose to limit the ability of people to trace me on the net. I've read many articles about people Googling old boyfriends, prospective employees, etc., and checking out their past, and I don't much like the thought. In this case, I put my pictures up - somewhat altered, hopefully :D - but I don't talk about job, hobbies, etc. When you Google my real name, you have to go very far before you get any legit hits, and those are very thin in information. My only read concern would be in someone coming on to the site, vacuuming up every pic in sight, and putting them up on a Crossdresser's Gallery type site. That has certainly happened before with many categories of pics - check out the "Girls Kissing" sites. That's why I delete my pics on this site after they stop getting comments. No sense leaving evidence lying around for some knucklehead to steal.
All that being said, there really aren't a lot of people I care about, and it is highly unlikely that the "inner circle" would ever be exposed to the pics I post. Still, that leaves some friends I've known over the years whom I would really rather not have to answer to if they came up with Eva pics somehow.

[Sherlyn]

Take this thread for example ...lots of you have links to photo's and or videos and you do not have to be a member to see this thread ...

[katia]

Hi Girls :hugs:
True you don't have to be a member to see this thread, but unless you have your suspicions about someone and were looking for them would you take any notice of the other pics.
I think most of the girls look great and I doubt very much if I would recognise any of them without their makeup
I have changed my pics so you can't see my face ,this isn't incase someone recognises me ,it's because i am still not that good at putting on my makeup:( but when i have got the hang of it or if i have a makeover i would be more than happy to post it on here :heehee:

[Carin's Wife GG]

I started posting to Usenet in the late '90s, and I've been a regular on many Web-based forums over the last several years. Every so often I've changed my nick to keep my cyber-selves separate. So I've always chosen to keep my privacy while on the net. Some people make a big deal of using their own names online - "I have nothing to hide" - but I just choose to limit the ability of people to trace me on the net. I've read many articles about people Googling old boyfriends, prospective employees, etc., and checking out their past, and I don't much like the thought. In this case, I put my pictures up - somewhat altered, hopefully :D - but I don't talk about job, hobbies, etc. When you Google my real name, you have to go very far before you get any legit hits, and those are very thin in information. My only read concern would be in someone coming on to the site, vacuuming up every pic in sight, and putting them up on a Crossdresser's Gallery type site. That has certainly happened before with many categories of pics - check out the "Girls Kissing" sites. That's why I delete my pics on this site after they stop getting comments. No sense leaving evidence lying around for some knucklehead to steal.
All that being said, there really aren't a lot of people I care about, and it is highly unlikely that the "inner circle" would ever be exposed to the pics I post. Still, that leaves some friends I've known over the years whom I would really rather not have to answer to if they came up with Eva pics somehow.

I am not so conceited to think the world is out there looking for me, however I had some twinges of discofort after reading this thread and decided a change was in order. Letting go the other username was HARD though.



Louise.

[Robyn2006]

It's why I don't post any of my pictures, even my avatar... just happy to not worry about such a possible outing. Crazy, I know... Christ, I hardly can recognize or even remember "me" when I'm on my weekend (correct!) side of the gender fence. Just looked in the mirror to verify this and, yes... Good Lord, already... my mother wouldn't know me! Happy to remain in my private world, thank you very much. It's a world I love so and thrive in, in my way...:blushing:

xxxooo,
Robyn

[Eva Diva]

It's why I don't post any of my pictures, even my avatar...


Robyn



You mean that's not you? Damn! :D

[cordelia]

hmmm

for me i think it was always less worry that i was going to be found out by relatives, since most of my family is computer illiterate, and more abt wanting to look my best before i let the world see... narcissistic huh... i'm mostly over that now that i have my look kinda worked out.


just my .02

[Krystenw]

For your information.
Just do a search of your username on Yahoo. You will find every post there that you have posted here.

[JacquiUKTV]

I just typed my user-name into a couple of search-engines; one of them came up with CD.com....my posts were available to view. The other offered my profile in a chat-room I often use. I was "tracked" via "Yahoo search". No pic. posted, but everything else I'd put in was viewable. In a public chatroom this might include (as many do) e-mail addies etc.

So, sisters, watch what you give away.....If I could do this, the "looney-tunes" brigade can also.:love: Jacqui.

[Carin's Wife GG]

I just typed my user-name into a couple of search-engines; one of them came up with CD.com....my posts were available to view. The other offered my profile in a chat-room I often use. I was "tracked" via "Yahoo search". No pic. posted, but everything else I'd put in was viewable. In a public chatroom this might include (as many do) e-mail addies etc.

So, sisters, watch what you give away.....If I could do this, the "looney-tunes" brigade can also.:love: Jacqui.


All GGs too! I REALLY do not want them finding out about us! I am part of a smaller much closer network of women OL and I am considering sharing about carin with that group.


Louise.

[UASIANGAL]

I just typed my user-name into a couple of search-engines; one of them came up with CD.com....my posts were available to view. The other offered my profile in a chat-room I often use. I was "tracked" via "Yahoo search". No pic. posted, but everything else I'd put in was viewable. In a public chatroom this might include (as many do) e-mail addies etc.

So, sisters, watch what you give away.....If I could do this, the "looney-tunes" brigade can also.:love: Jacqui.
Good advice to all novice with the internet. To those who like to remain in the closet or safe in a small group. Safety first in protecting your identities. For Goodness sake, don't use your daily email address!!! Open a new account with Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail...whatever! Fill in the info as much as you want people to know about you, it doesn't have to be real. Use your femmode. I googled my name, Uasia, Uasiangal and founded many different reference to Uasia. So picking your femname also should be considered. Put all the safeguard in place and I can truely enjoy the internet as Uasia!

[DonnaT]

I look quite different in my photos. Heck, my own mother didn't believe me when I showed her a picture. She kept asking who the woman was. When I told her, she kept looking back and forth at the picture then at me, and finally conceded.

[Barbara Joanne74]

I learned the hard way to becareful what I posted picture wise. A GF of a colegue at work found it and showed everyone she knew. I faced up to everone and told them that is part of me. They accepted it, and it has never come up again.

I dont post pics anymore

Barbara

[Stlalice]

When people who know me well ask why my various profiles posted here and other places don't have a photo, my reply is that even if the chances that someone would recognize me are very small indeed "why take a chance I don't have to?". Was out today in drab taking care of business and ran into a woman friend from church who knows me quite well - she is one of the few who has seen me both ways - and it took her a minute to make the connection! Since where I work has a very strong "Don't ask - Don't tell" philosophy I regard that as being one of the things that keeps me safe until I'm ready to retire and go full time with the real life test. One thing that has been said by others here bears repeating - once you post a photo anywhere on the net you have NO control over where it can show up later! If you are at all unsure don't take the chance. Just for the record I've long ago decided that if I do get outed by bad luck or whatever that I'll deal with it when and if it happens. I'm not, however, going out of my way to do anything to make it more likely without some thought before hand. :2c:

[watts]

I think it's more of a problem for pictures that are in high demand. For instance, if an attractive woman posts nude pictures of herself on the net, it really will be everywhere fast. Crossdressing is pretty damn esoteric for people to be actively looking around and spreading pictures. I blurred out pictures of me I put up because I was only dressed, not made up, and looked exactly like my normal self. I also use a UN that's a common word and unrelated to any of my other UNs.

[Donnadcd]

I could be lucky enough to run into someone I recognize from here while out, purely by chance.

[NancyFL]

I am not worried about family or friends finding my picture on the web because they already know about Nancy.

[jessie_cal]

That's why my avatar has her eyes closed. In male clothes my eyes are always open, so no one will ever recognize me. :D
Plus I'm not wearing my glasses, sort of like a crossdressing Superman

[fionasboots]

Well there is the possibility that secretly some of us may WANT to be spotted and outed by pics we post.

:heehee:

<--- Note new Avatar, not really startling to anyone who has seen my 360 site but a step forward anyway

I actually had a bizarre dream last night that two of my colleagues from work figured out I was a CD (there is likely a reason I was dreaming about this, may post a thread on it later) which was (in the dream) a bit scarey ... mind one really good bit of the dream was that I had a HUGE wardrobe of clothes :D

[Khriss]

All GGs too! I REALLY do not want them finding out about us! I am part of a smaller much closer network of women OL and I am considering sharing about carin with that group.


Louise. Yes !!? ..Anonymity is better sometimes....
opening up...to others is a personal choice..then..
if I'd figured that anyone ? even my own mother..could recognize me in "femme" mode ? ...wholedifferentstory !? xx "K"

[crusadergirl]

I can see now that i can be tracked down pretty easy as crusadergirl so, yeah it could be easy for someone to find me. But really i'm not worried why would someone want to know about me anyways, i'm not that great.

[Margot]

I'm not at all worried about being recognized. My wife knows but really I don't look the same in drab. Just in case the surroundings at home are recognized I crop out a lot of background. Personally I'm more concerned about someone stumbling over my large collection in my computer.
Love to all.
Margot

[Eva Diva]

I think it's more of a problem for pictures that are in high demand. For instance, if an attractive woman posts nude pictures of herself on the net, it really will be everywhere fast. Crossdressing is pretty damn esoteric for people to be actively looking around and spreading pictures.

I worked in a job in the late nineties where some guys had a special file of pics on a computer. Among them were very fat women, "********", and more. They just went looking for bizarre pics to share. I can well imagine them downloading crossdressing pics as just another weirdo category.

[satinsam]

If they are on this or other tv site, and the person is looking at you, they must be interested in tvcd girlies anyway, so if recognised smile sweetly and ask what they thought of your dress sense style, make-up ok ?

[Iniquity Blonde GG]

As a SO of a c/d im not to concerned if someone saw me , and wondered why the heck i was on a forum for c/d !! im not ashamed @ all of been with a c/d .
C/D are still human beings, doesnt change whom you are inside as such :o obviously i know for some you have to be careful, thats fully understandable . but to be perfectly honest , id rather come across a forum like this, than alot of the "tat" you find on the web !! :mad:

[Hali]

its kool to have all those responses from you girls thanks.

[Sissy]

Hi girls, I have not posted any photos of myself because I don't know how to post photos on the internet. Maybe in the future I can do it. It would not be hard at all to be recognized from photos posted here. We need to realize that a person does not have to be a crossdresser to look at these forums. Some people don't have anything better to do with their time. However, none of us should waste one second of our time worrying about being discovered. We should relax and enjoy what we are doing. If somebody we know finds our picture and learns what we are doing, we can deal with it then. If that happens the best thing we can do is to laugh at ourselves and show people what they say don't bother us. Tell them that being a crossdresser is part of what we are. Don't worry about what anybody thinks. Our true friends might not approve of what we are doing but they will continue to be our friend no matter what.

[Alex!]

No real worries here. My two halves look way too different, and someone would need to do some serious investigating.