P'Town

[susann_gardener]

Spent 3 days in P'town. Did spend some time looking for some of us, but without any sightings. You're either doing very good or not here! Would love to be here alone and be able to dress for several days.

[Dr.Susan]

Been there many times on family vacations but it's more of a gay and drag spot however you will see trans folks in October during the Fantasia Fair event.

[Jenn A116]

We used to live just across the bay from P'Town and would make the drive out there ~3 times a year. During the spring and summer its definitely just a tourist stop and you'll see people in regular tourist garb. You'll probably notice more same-sex couples than other places but that's the primary difference.

In October, during Fan Fair, you'll definitely see some sisters around. Usually they are the ones in skirts. Several will hang out around the town hall benches.

[Jane G]

Where is P'town?

[Elizabeth G]

Hi Jane, it's Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod Massachusetts.

Elizabeth

[Jane G]

Thanks, Googled Cape Cod and found it. I little distant from Cornwall, I need a holiday.

[Alice Torn]

I was thinking Pittsbugh!!

[Pat]

I love Provincetown! I'm going to be there next week, in fact. Depending on the week you go, there will be more or fewer of us there. Bear week and Family week don't seem to have as many trans folks. Carnival (next week) has a ton. But almost any time if you go to the Governor Bradford (bar/restaurant on Commercial St. -- the main street in PTown) in the evening you stand a good chance of meeting others. Very trans-friendly place. They have a karaoke night that's focused on the trans community as well, they might say what night it is on their website.

But even being a trans-inclusive destination, being in PTown does serve to remind us that we are just a small piece of the small LGBT population in the world. We probably won't ever have a T-town.

[Teresa]

Jane,
You and me both ! Cornwall isn't so bad !

[Gemmacd]

Cornwall is lovely, I've had many a good holiday in Cornwall 😊 x

[Robertacd]

Portland Oregon also refers to its self as P'Town, just sayin'

[Wendy me]

Hey we have a place ne'er wellfleet and
Go to p-town a lot ....some people are way
Out and side show type .....Wendy at p-town
Looks and acts like any outher GG ...

I don't do side show

[alwayshave]

When I was younger my family summered on the Irish Riviera so P'Town was a short road trip. Still head there when visiting family, it's such a fun place. So I have been 100s of times over the years.

[BrendaPDX]

I thought you were talking about Portland, Oregon too. Had my hopes up for a minute there

[Maria Blackwood]

Too far for me, but I did take me down to Funkytown

[NicoleScott]

I was thinking Leaksville, NC. haha

[jhasmine]

I saw ptown and was thinking providence RI. LOL. hit me up if you ever come by this way. I live in warwick though.

[Pat]

Just back from a week in PTown. As I mentioned above I go during Carnival Week when the transgender community is strongly in evidence. In fact, I was poking around a shop and when I looked up, I realized that every person in the room was transgender of some kind - TS, CD, Sissy and whatever I am. Lots of graceful CDs on the streets, some drag folk, all manner of non-binary presentation -- I even saw a person who seemed to be on the same path as me out presenting female, clearly on hormones, but with the unmistakable ravages of having gone through male puberty a long time ago.

The one really common theme, though, was that we were just out being ourselves, either accepted or dismissed as part of the background but no sense of being judged or watched. Everyone is just people. It's pretty cool to be able to go walking without any mental shields up. Provincetown is probably not the only place on the planet like that, but it's the only one I know.

[Jenn A116]

Jennie, your description at the end of your post about everybody being non-judgmental in P-Town is spot on. Its one of the really great things about that special spot.