"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
-- Benjamin Franklin (while wearing a wig and stockings)
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I've been studying the transgender...
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"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
-- Benjamin Franklin (while wearing a wig and stockings)
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I've been studying the transgender...
A society improves when the majority of it's citizens have open minds, healthy curiosity, and a tolerant -- even supportive -- attitude toward the differences that naturally occur in human beings.
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Rachel, if I knew you were going to read this I would have added 'poise, humor, and a great sense of style!'
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Thank-you.
I posted that pic as a reminder that the way many people are greeted in this world can be seen as -- and felt as -- an insult (obviously).
'Sir'... 'Boy'...'Sweetie'...
Sometimes...
I doubt that's the case at all. You know many CDs don't try to pass! In other cases it's usually something like the voice that causes a question of gender. When that question arises during a time...
Reminds me of a story I heard last year from a friend of mine.
My friend went to an out of town wedding for a relative. She has two female cousins that had a HUGE falling out several years...
Just last week two crossdressers came into my store. Both were tall, thin, fairly well-dressed, but easy to read. They just were.
I waited on them and found them to be fun and charming,...
No, it happened through peaceful civil rights demonstrations that were often violently interrupted -- only to be followed by more peaceful ones. The riots that occurred were setbacks, not steps...
Yes, and if people ask dopey or even insulting questions, answer gently, maybe even with a bit of humor.
The nicer you are the faster you will win someone over, even shame them a bit. Changing...
Personally, I believe that 'ladylike' behavior should lead the way.
Behave like the person you want people to believe that you are.
Also, always remember that you are expressing yourself for...
You have to watch this (some swearing):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl0PZDGOgoM&feature=PlayList&p=5608FEF7EFF1F0AA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1
Eddie has probably had to explain...
Thank you ladies! Your answers are all great.
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If you were in a position to get a message across to the general (unwashed) public about crossdressers, what THREE things would you most want to tell them?
The four guys I work with all wear pink shirts and ties. Light pink.
None are gay, and two are even body builder types.
On the other hand, they'd chew glass before wearing a pink suit or even...
Movies -- chick flicks! :battingeyelashes:
The CD character I'm writing about slips into the 'Pink Fog' after his wife leaves him, and he goes from enjoying his new found freedom to experimenting in some risky behavior.
He also spends a...
A. How would you describe the 'Pink Fog'.
B. Do you think it's more often constructive or destructive?
C. Do you think most CDs in the middle of a Pink Fog would readily admit it?
Believe it or not, I actually discussed this very question with Eddie himself, after I saw him in a play in Manhattan.
First of all, Eddie came out in England, just as he was gaining acceptance as...
The story about Gwen is really a story about a transexual who was trying to pass.
I actually met Gwen's mom and a transexual director, Shelly Prevost, who made a documentary about the following...
For some reason I thought the reason the wife in 'Just Like a Woman' threw his stuff out the window because when she found an article of woman's clothing that wasn't hers she thought he was cheating....
'To Wong Foo' was about drag queens. I know it seems like splitting hairs to some, but the motives and life-styles are portrayed quite differently, as they should be.
And Ed Wood was about a...
I haven't been here in awhile, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed recently.
A. Do you think a 'true' crossdressing story has been fully addressed in America through a wide release...
Anyone mention RUFUS WAINWRIGHT yet?
He's a singer/songwriter, openly and proudly gay, NOT a drag queen. But he does cross-dress both on and off the stage. He did a tour recently reprising Judy...
Keep in mind that it wasn't all that long ago that blacks could not mingle with whites, women were not allowed to vote, and gays were either jailed or sent to asylums.
It IS possible to change...
Some clips I came across about Grae Phillips-- if you haven't seen them, they're interesting.
I'm sure you'll also notice that they are probably at least a decade old.
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