Majella,
No a CDer is not the same as being TG . To me the clothes are the window to the World of how I feel inside but I have to admit it doesn't feel like CDing anymore in fact being dressed in male mode feels more like Cding nowdays .
Jean has it right , she is just Jean , that is the only label that's important to her and I feel very much the same way .
The one question it may raise is am I living as a woman or just as Teresa ? I feel my reply is the latter .