Originally Posted by MsVal
Ms Val! Are we boring you... again...???
You're right though - it helps to settle anyone new to these discussions into what is normally held to be the majority or professionally accepted definitions... and it sure as heck is important that we do all understand what is meant because if I say potato and I'm thinking of an apple, it's surely going to be confusing for everyone. So....
I am a crossdresser. I am transgender.
I see crossdressing as a necessary symptom of being transgender. I don't believe it is a choice for anyone but fetish crossdressers, but we can (and generally do) all choose our own style.
Transgender folk do certainly crossdress - but it is not a style of life or lifestyle - it is a need that is driven by a condition. I would say that fetish crossdressing is more a style of life compared with transgender crossdressing which is driven by a different motivation, although I personally believe they are intimately connected.
Transgender crossdressing for me is about portraying and expressing an image, persona or presentation that is at odds with your defined birth gender and allows you to feel a state of contentment and correctness that would not normally be the same for cisgender males. It is not necessarily a full-time role, but may be represented by a range of frequencies and duration.
And I think we should all stick with the definitions that are noted on the forum here: http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...-Abbreviations otherwise things may get more confusing than they sometimes already are... :D
Katey x
