The best comment on this thread--thanks Reine. I sense a bit of a combative attitude with the OP...spoiling for a fight because we just don't get it.
My posts tend to be trivial and about fashion, but that is just a way to express the tip of the iceberg. Maybe the OP can compartmentalize her (or should I say "his") CD activities and be happy as a man. Great. I think there are many of us who dress to express repressed femininity (try saying that 3 times fast) and we use superficial topics and some levity to keep from going crazy. I just want to look and dress like a woman...and situation permitting, I would do so 24/7. Frankly, I don't care where that puts me on the spectrum. It's obvious from this forum that there is gender expression all over the map, and after all, it's uniquely personal.
I don't feel an obligation to educate society about CD or advance our cause as a new pillar in the diversity wars.
Thanks again Reine for your contribution.
Gretchen