After recently finishing counselling I decided to tell my son about my CDing so now my family all know !
I know my wife feels more relaxed now the pressure of them knowing has gone !
So that's OK I'm out to my family but that's not 100% true ! They know about my CDing , so I'm only out in thought to them not the reality ! If fact no one has seen me fully dressed with wig and makeup ! My wife has seen me twice but only dressed and I briefly showed her the picture I use for my avatar . Today I went a stage further, after a conversation with my daughter about going for therapy, I asked her if she objected to me showing her some pictures, she replied that if it helped me she didn't have a problem, so I did ! She was very surprised and commented it didn't look like me ! I began to choke up when I agreed with her, I told her I wasn't embarrassed by them it was part of me that I was born with and I'm desperate to let out !
Most of us say we have pangs of guilt about taking pictures and showing on the forum or where ever ! I'm so pleased I did because they're proving a useful stepping stone to finally being out in reality ! I'm sure when you tell people you're a CDer they have an image of a guy in a dress making a fool of himself ! As soon as I show them a picture they realise he's serious about it, it's not a stupid passing whim, he obviously has a hidden feminine side that needs expressing !
So what level are you out at, is just knowing sufficient, even if it's not 100% ?