Crossdresser town

[BlUeDrAgOn]

Sometimes I find myself thinking about this. I know it's kind of silly and for most people things are fine the way they are. But just bare with me a little, will ya? ;)

Wouldn't it be great if there was kind of a small town or even a farm or some other place where crossdressers could live their lives far from the rest of the world? I mean, imagine a place like those where the amish communities live, or some religious cults, or even that nudist community that existis in Brazil, but for crossdressers. A place where we could dress enfemme all day, a place where we could go out without fear of being dicriminated or mocked upon, a place where each member would have tasks to help the whole group, so that it could be as self sufficient as possible.

I know it would be difficult for those ho have wives, children and other people who would never accept CDing, but sometimes I just wish there was some place like this, at least for us to go and spend a few days without having to hide our needs.

[TGMarla]

Or perhaps something like a dude ranch where all the dudes could be women for a week or two?

[Tomara]

Provincetown , Ma. is very open and accepting , it isn`t just for cross dressers but a mix of people who all seem to get along. A great place to visit if you have never been there.
Tomara

[JoAnne Wheeler]

How about Boston in the summer and Miami in the winter ?
JoAnne Wheeler

[Deborah Jane]

:daydreaming:
I can see it now....

Boutiques as far as they eye can see
Makeover establishments on every corner
Pretty pink painted houses with pink picket fences
The constant "click-clack" sound of heels on the sidewalks
The pink corvettes on the driveways
The wiggle don,t wiggle signs on the street crossings
The permanant scent of feminine perfume wafting across the town

Kinda like the Stepford Wives becomes Crossdresserville :battingeyelashes:

[BlUeDrAgOn]

Why dream? Such a town actually exists, and it's called... er... where did you say you live, BlUeDrAgOn?

How I wish I lived there myself ;) I'm portuguese. People here are not very open minded. A few years ago, a transexual was murdered by a small group of young boys, just because she was who she was.

[Angie G]

There is it's in California.:hugs:
Angie

[suzypier]

If you ever find such a place PLEASE LET ME KNOW. :) Suzy

[BlUeDrAgOn]

Well, I'll make you all a promise: When I win the lottery, I will start to build a project like this myself ;)

[docrobbysherry]

I've thot about this briefly. It would need to be located in a suburb near a large city. So, folks could find appropriate work nearby. Also, if it was too isolated, it would be more like a cult, rather than a community. Since there's actually a huge diversity among CDers, anything to narrow in scope would fail! Probably somewhere with a decent climate. Maybe somewhere in the SW USA.
Then, there could be tracts of new houses built. The developers would be CDs, or CD friendly, at least. That way the CD community would know ahead of time that the homes would be coming available. Once they were completed, by law, anyone could buy one. Altho, if it was revealed that CDs had already purchased many of the homes, regular folks mite shy away!:doh:

Can u imagine how easy it would be to socialize with your CD friends? And it would be so easy to organise get togethers for whatever purpose you'd want! Sewing circles, bridge nite, poker nite, big game nite, family BBQs, with everyone dressed however they like!:heehee:

U could call Fred to borrow his pretty red dress and shoes for your special affair! The wives and kids would get so used to guys in skirts, they'd never bat an eye!:)

And just IMAGINE THE GARAGE SALES!:devil:

[JillHill]

I had never thought about that. The idea is heavenly. I am not sure my wife would go along, but I would not mind having a second place. Besides, I am getting ready to retire.

[BlUeDrAgOn]

I guess the biggest problem would be for those of us who still have to work to provide for their families. If a community like this could be somehow self-sufficient, it could create its own jobs for CD's and their wives (at least for some). But if, for example, it was built near some city, people from within the community could start being discriminated and therefore have some difficulties finding work.

[Jennifer Cox]

:daydreaming:
I can see it now....

Boutiques as far as they eye can see
Makeover establishments on every corner
Pretty pink painted houses with pink picket fences
The constant "click-clack" sound of heels on the sidewalks
The pink corvettes on the driveways
The wiggle don,t wiggle signs on the street crossings
The permanant scent of feminine perfume wafting across the town

Kinda like the Stepford Wives becomes Crossdresserville :battingeyelashes:

Hey Debs, would you like to star in the remake! LOL! :D

[Deborah Jane]

Hey Debs, would you like to star in the remake! LOL! :D

:battingeyelashes:Of course Jennifer, i,ve already got the clothes :D

[Lainie]

...on ocean cruises, at hotels, in various small towns. I don't recall specifics now, but a little googling will turn something up.

[kristinacd55]

Or perhaps something like a dude ranch where all the dudes could be women for a week or two?
It could be called a dudette ranch. :heehee:

[BlUeDrAgOn]

...on ocean cruises, at hotels, in various small towns. I don't recall specifics now, but a little googling will turn something up.

I wasn't thinking about events, but to make it a permanent part of our lives. Like waking up, opening our window, taking a deep breath of fresh air, saying hi to our CD neighbour and her wife, going to work enfemme if we ever felt like it and living enfemme throughout the day if we wanted to. Or, if we felt like it, from time to time, putting our male clothes on and trimming the grass of our front yard, fixing a hose or whatever.

Fundamentally, a place where we could live without criticism, disrespect and discrimination.

[StacyCD]

I think it's a great idea. There are several places which are gay/lesbian friendly and they have become so because of hte political and economic power they possess as a group. However, the problem is that crossdressers, for the most part aren't gay, and if we're successful we 'pass' and are therefore invisible. As a result, businesses don't directly cater to us except for special events (Be-All, Southern Comfort, Dignity Cruises). I think the best outcome would be for us to be accepted everywhere but I'm not holding my breath for that to happen any time soon!

[JoannaCaroline]

Several have been mentioned but here is my list in order of TG acceptance

1. Amsterdam,
2. Provincetown, Ma
3. San Francisco, Ca
4. Key West, Fl
5. New York City
6. London, England
7. New Orleans, La
8. Chicago, Il
9. Most any other city with mre than10K people outside of the deep south or Midwest US or most islamic countries. Face it once you move away from religious idiots the world is not so bad.

Even Salt Lake City is accepting to an extent. Ive been out there also. I can't stand mormons but SLC is better than the deep south

[Nigella]

Whilst we can all dream, some of us live in the real world.

The place you are looking for is right in your own home town, It just takes some bottle on your part to live the life you want, not the life others expect you to live.

There are many of us who live our lives 24/7, but are not TS and do not intend to go down that route.

A place that you are looking for would soon attract the attention of those you wish to shut out and then all hell could break loose.

I know it is difficult for some to take the bull by the horns, but sometimes it just means all you have to do is stop dreaming and start acting.

[Wendrme]

Though the town idea would be very nice, I think what is really needed is a law that at least for two weeks a year, every man has to dress completely as a woman. Can you imagine the acceptance that would follow after all men found out how great it is to be a woman for at least a couple of weeks? Would be great boost for beauty salons ad bra shops, too. Please write your Congressman.

[Kate Simmons]

I'm wondering who the Mayor would be.:battingeyelashes::)

[TommiTN]

I'm wondering who the Mayor would be.:battingeyelashes::)

Rudy Giuliani. We already know he CDs. :D

[Carole Cross]

I've found that where I live seems to be TG friendly. The 'gay' clubs seem to be frequented by a lot of hetero people theses days. That wasn't the case fifteen years ago. There are also TG friendly pubs/bars as well. :)

[susan2010]

You could add some other fairly tolerant, accepting towns:
New Hope, Pa
Rehoboth, De
some parts (Old City) of "Gaydelphia, PA

[StevieTV]

When it's all developed let me know. I want to open a spa.

[beenherelongtime]

if we had a town like that, it could also include of SO's and our children and our jobs. but wouldn't we be bored at times, just dressing in womens' clothes.

[PamelaTX]

...
9. Most any other city with more than 10K people outside of the deep south ...


I take it you've never been to Austin, TX.

[trannie T]

There are many places where a crossdresser can be safe, accepted and happy. Instead of dreaming about a happy little Crossdresserville work to make your home town more accepting encourage all your friends and coworkers to be more accepting in their daily lives.

[Alice Edwards]

It happened once. There is a book about it..
http://www.amazon.com/Casa-Susanna-Michel-Hurst/dp/1576872416/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231389521&sr=8-1

[BlUeDrAgOn]

There are many places where a crossdresser can be safe, accepted and happy. Instead of dreaming about a happy little Crossdresserville work to make your home town more accepting encourage all your friends and coworkers to be more accepting in their daily lives.

The place where I live would never accept crossdressing. I would never be able to walk on the street unnoticed if ever I went out dressed enfemme and people recognised me. And since I don't know any more crossdressers here (if there are any, they are as fearful as I am or even more), what can a single soul do?

If I lived in the States or at least in a community where there were a handful of people like us, it would be a bit easier, because if we went out in groups, people would look at the group instead of registering the face of an individual.

Even homossexuals are afraid to show themselves to the society, and I can tell you it's a much more common and understanded subject here.

I know this kind of a place is but a dream (at least for me it is), but if comforts me to imagine a place where I could live my life being whoever I wanted to be, without fear and shame.

[battybattybats]

I'd heard some people were considering buying up an old ghost town to make a TS refuge.

However I'm not sure its a good idea as it would take away the opportunity for many people of getting used to being around TG people.

Like the idea of a GLBT specialist High School some have called for I think it is a short-term benefit for the individuals but at long-term cost for the community.

[geegee1947]

:):eek::sad:
Sometimes I find myself thinking about this. I know it's kind of silly and for most people things are fine the way they are. But just bare with me a little, will ya? ;)

Wouldn't it be great if there was kind of a small town or even a farm or some other place where crossdressers could live their lives far from the rest of the world? I mean, imagine a place like those where the amish communities live, or some religious cults, or even that nudist community that existis in Brazil, but for crossdressers. A place where we could dress enfemme all day, a place where we could go out without fear of being dicriminated or mocked upon, a place where each member would have tasks to help the whole group, so that it could be as self sufficient as possible.

I know it would be difficult for those ho have wives, children and other people who would never accept CDing, but sometimes I just wish there was some place like this, at least for us to go and spend a few days without having to hide our needs.

[Raychel]

If it was in the south where it is warm. I would move there this afternoon. :2c:

[Stephanie Stephens]

If several cross-dressing RVers got together they could create a mini town overnight, at least for a few days or a week. Check out my web site, it's a start.

[Tasha McIntyre]

I'd love to go to crossdresserville for the holidays :daydreaming:
The dude ranch idea sounds a hoot, where can I sign up

[amanda w]

I think it is very good. tell wair it is at I am going out side to hook up to the 5th wheel
haha hehe and away we go

[TSchapes]

A cross-dresser town could also be used as an internment camp. I know, let's put all the TS/TG/CD's in this town! Problem solved! LOL

Casa Susanna sounds more like the the many conferences that occur every year. These conferences are great! Why not make it one of your goals to go to one this year? I don't have a list of them for all countries, but here are some in North America:

For 2009
January
14 - 18; First Event - Tiffany Club of New England (http://www.tcne.org/); Peabody, Ma

February
4 - 8; The 23rd Anual Conference of the IFGE 2009 (http://www.ifge.org/conference/); Alexandria, VA

March
26 - 29; Colorado Gold Rush (http://www.gicofcolo.org/); Dever, Co

April
30 - May 2; Transgender 2009 — The Liberty Conference (http://www.transeventsusa.org/liberty/); Philadelphia PA

May
10 - 17; Esprit 2009 (http://www.espritconf.com/); Port Angeles, WA

June
2 - 7; Be-All 2009 (http://www.be-all.org/); Chicago, IL

September
22 - 27; Southern Comfort Conference (http://www.sccatl.org/); Atlanta, GA

October
18 -25; Fantasia Fair (http://www.fantasiafair.org/); Provincetown, MA

27 - Nov 1 ; Fall Harvest (http://www.fallharvest.org/); Kansas City MO

November
6 - 8; An Alluring Affair (http://www.alluringaffair.ca/); Huntsville, Ontario, CA

November
16 - 21; Lake Erie Gala 2009 (http://www.eriesisters.org/GALA2.html); Erie, PA

[ashes]

It seems like a lovely idea. But there also a lot of things to consider. For example, if such a town came to be one problem I can see is that it would be a magnet for hate crimes. Also, it would be difficult to explain for those who are deeper in the closer. Another problem could be nearby employment. (i.e. lack of jobs, excess people, etc...) I'm sorry to be a naysayer but, while it's a great thought, it's just not practical.

[JoannaCaroline]

I take it you've never been to Austin, TX.

I only remember UT and a few bars on 6th street.

[diane51]

You could add some other fairly tolerant, accepting towns:
New Hope, Pa
Rehoboth, De
some parts (Old City) of "Gaydelphia, PA

Rehodoth, De Hmm, I'm on vacation there for a week this summer. Might be more fun than I anticipated.

[nancigirl]

Pamela, Thanks for mentioning Austin as a wonderful place for tg's to be. I have always felt very safe and welcome there going out and about en femme.
I have also been out en femme in some of the big cities mentioned as favorable places for cd's.
However, most (all?) of these big cities--esp. New Orleans, but also New York, Chicago, and others come with a built-in risk of violence that is not necessarily reassuring for tg's, or anyone else for that matter.

In Chicago, New York, etc., i always felt that i had to be very careful as to what part of the city i went to, and what time of day/evening i went there.
But contrast, in Austin, i felt very free to go just about anywhere anytime (within reason, of course.)

Nancy

Here is another 'vote' for Provincetown, Mass, however. Great place--not such good weather.

[BlUeDrAgOn]

Does anyone know of CD friendy places in Spain or Portugal?

[JillHill]

I have been to Palm Springs many times. Twice specifically to dress. It a great town for cd's. Proably better in Striaght Businesses than Gay. Resturants were very help and so were many retailers.

I went to a gay lounge for dancing and many stright people were there. I ever was asked to dance by a GG and I do not pass so that was fun as well.

[Billijo49504]

Where I live isn't that bad, but I do carry one of those purses that has a place for a handgun. Just in case...BJ Maybe I'm paranoide, but prepared.

[Stephanie Stephens]

For one week a year isn't "Burningman" a cross-dresser town?