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Very interesting reading through this thread. Paige, you always have a way of asking interesting questions in a thoughtful and genuinely curious manner. It's no wonder so many chime in.
I can't believe someone called you a troll. That person's going to get a stilletto heel up their butt if they refer to you as anything other than an angel.
I'm not really sure if I can offer any insight, just another point of view. While some are very confident in their responses (which range from "gender isn't important" to "illusion is what it's all about"), I genuinely don't understand my desire to do this. After all these years, it still seems very strange to me. I don't feel like I'm a woman trapped in a man's body, I just enjoy pretending to be one from time to time. It's exciting, comforting and fun. But more to the point, there is "magic" is in the transformation of my appearance. If you look at my pics and see a woman, wonderful. That's what I'm going for and how I want to be seen when I'm here. But there's no magical transformation of my person. I like to think I'm me regardless of the length of my hair or the heels on my shoes.
Was that helpful or just more confusing? I think I've further confused myself. Again, good topic, Paige. You are family here.
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I think what Paige said make a lot of sense to me (I know people are different). I haven't seen it that way but it is a very interesting analogy. I truely enjoy pulling off a great show, magic, illusion, or passing (come on, it is just a word, why afraid of saying it).
Indeed that very thing that I make people believe in something that is _not true_ is the real thrill to me. (Note, it is to me, and may not to you. People are different.) I have asked myself: if I can take a red pill to become a real girl and wear dress every day, would I want that? I can tell you my answer: I would not. Because that would take away all the thrills and advantures in dressing (for me). People scale mountains and sail the oceans. I challenge myself to put on a dress to venture out to the unknow world and go to where I have never been.
Of coures, if there are red pills and blue pills (to change back), I would take it in no hesitation. :-)
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Everyone learns at a young age who they have to be in order to survive in this world.
That person is rarely who they appear to be. We are no different than anyone else in that we all have another "side" to ourselves that we keep secret.
Our 'other side just happens to be slightly more problematic.
