Just had a thought. OK I know it is unusual and that is why I am writing it down right now.
The reasons people crossdress are many and varied. That is a given. Why do I crossdress? Probably more towards the transsexual side but not totally. I like how I look in the clothes. So there we have established that.
Now my thought. Can we crossdress and really not be crossdressing? Is it cross dressing if a skirt/dress/ wig and makeup isn't involved?
Here is why I ask. I volunteer bar tend a few times a month. There is no dress code except that you should wear things that you know will get dirty. On any given day I wear 50-100% clothing from the female departments of the stores. I do this without going through the whole make up wig yada yada. In my mind it is no different than most GG's do. It is just what I wear.
So anyway last night was the first night since I started working where I could wear shorts while I worked. They are women's mid thigh khaki shorts. You can tell they are made for women because the zipper is backward but no one ever looks at that. I also wore the sandals I chose for the summer which are yes again, for women. Tan Huarache with a 1" wedge heel. I knew none of the patrons would notice the subtlety of all this and was not concerned at all about anyone saying anything about the gender of the clothing.
What I didn't expect was the attention I received from the women in the bar. I got compliments all night about how nice my legs looked. Even the "yours look better than mine" line.
So the question is, since I keep my legs smooth, tanned and I was wearing a slight heel, was I cross dressed? Or was I just looking for extra tips?