I hear a lot of people on here express their frustration and misunderstanding of why crossdressers are put much lower and are seen as more disgraceful than homosexual men. I recently thought of the very popular and globally reputable Eddie Izzard who is a stand up comedian who does his shows while crossdressing. It's not a part of his acts, but rather a part of himself, a part of us. And rather than him being booed off the stage (or beaten to death), he makes his crowds laugh just like the audience of any other popular comedy act. I was dumbfound when I first watched one of his shows' videos. I noticed him wearing a black leather suit and assumed that he was gay. Fine by me, he's funny. But then I looked lower and saw his matching heels. WTF. I didn't mind, but nor did the crowd, they focused on his jokes. They loved him.
My question is do you think there is a double standard or do crossdressers just need more of the limelight to be properly recognised and assessed?
My theory about gay people and couples being more socially accepted is that because they are seen much more commonly, heterosexuals and homophobics have come to realize that they're not that bad after all. Everyone knows what a gay; queer; pufter; faggot looks like. Us CD's on the other hand are quite exotic in comparison. You think about it, a non-CDing person sees a rare Ferrari on the road they see as much of it as they can - they see a person walking down the street who they have confirmed is a crossdresser they do the same. We're fascinating to other people.
