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Thank you and I agree. Skirting very close to crossing religious boundaries here, but I once had a discussion on this with someone with a background in theology, and learned that declaring suicides...

Kandi I went out one time about 8 years ago. It went fine and felt great, but I did not feel that good about my presentation. So I consider my real actual going out start to have occurred about...

I would qualify that as inappropriate behavior and could be construed as harassment (not necessarily sexual harassment but harassment in that it creates an uncomfortable work environment). I don't...

Nicole you look really convincing! Especially your eye makeup and eyebrows.

If it helps, being read used to really bother me too, but it gets easier as your confidence grows, and you've got a...

Just to followup on my previous post - as you might have noticed Chelsea you'll also find friendship and occasional light-hearted banter here as well!

Sorry to de-rail the thread for a moment, but Ilene your eloquent post reminds me of a quote from Oh Brother Where Art Thou (George Clooney to John Goodman) "I sense that, like me, you are endowed...

Count me in as one who loves going to the mall! I agree with all the positive reasons you gals have mentioned above.

One reason I might add as well - it allows me the opportunity (in a fun and...

Beautiful as always Valery! During my recent flying-pretty adventure, on the return flight I wore black pumps with a stiletto heel with black pants. I had worn these shoes out before (to dinner),...

Count me as a third who's had a negative experience in Madison! I got laughed at by three guys working a kiosk while I was walking from a department store into the mall itself. I put more detail...

Hi girls - first let me say welcome to the forums! There are girls here with far more experience than me who can offer wise and supportive comments - so seek and learn. That being said, as I sit...

Hi Ilene! Hmmm... your post really makes me think. In fact I sometimes over-think about my situation when I really should state the obvious (kind of an Occam's Razor moment). Get to the point...

Thanks for sharing so much about your therapy! I wish you the best of luck and health.

I too am seeing a therapist - I sought out one who specializes in gender issues. I live in a fairly large...

First off, I want to be sensitive about not-making this post sound like its all about me. It's just that the past week or so I have been in a malaise about taking some girl time. I had an...

Sometimes there are days where I'd like to go out but I'm pinned down in boy mode. Example - needing a day or two's beard growth prior to an electrolysis appointment. As such, recently my dressing...

I admit that I would have been surprised had someone knocked on my car window to pay me a compliment, but my second reaction is that perhaps these are the first waves of what could be a flood of...

Thanks everyone for the comments! Yeah DLW its the full service Marriott in Middletown. I like Madison in general.

Hello everyone - this is just meant to be a light-hearted report on my evening out tonight. I decided to do some of today's travel in girl mode. My therapist and I talked a little bit about me...

Great point, and I fully accept that correction! :)

Very interesting thread! I have transitioned from "in denial" to "open minded", under the guidance of my very good therapist. My intent is to lay my cards on the table with her, talk straight and...

I think I saw one recently at an airport (I was in drab, and this is within the last month or so). I was going down the escalator and she was going up. What caught my attention was an usually short...

Hi Nikki - I know, right? There's a few bars/clubs that are my favorites, but last time I checked their online calendars I didn't see any events outside of the norm. Maybe I just need to go anyway!

Overall I agree with Marlene. I go out off and on already doing regular stuff, shopping, etc, so I no longer view Halloween as my "one chance" of the year to go out dressed (I realize for many, it...

Last time I went to the mall I used the family restroom. The nice thing about that was - I was out and about for a long time, a windy day, etc. The privacy of the family restroom allowed me to...

Thanks for posting that! I mean, how often does that happen - one of us gets to watch the reaction of others to our kind during an extended walk down the street! That is pretty rare.

Most of experiences have been that people either don't notice, don't care, or if there's a negative response, it's discrete (be it at the mall, coffee shop, Panera, etc). That's all good, and as I...