Hey Kranky,Originally Posted by Kranky
Thanks for putting that in here, I really liked the vid!
In my experiences in public, which are few, most people treat me well. Most in fact ignore me. People in stores, restaurants and bars have all been quite pleasant. Some buy me drinks and thank me for coming into their establishment (no lie, twice now out of four outings). I get more than a few stares, some point, some make comments. So far, no one was really negative. One guy's comment sounded that way, but from the delivery and his condition (drunk) I think he was actually trying to be friendly and just had little social skills.
I was just at a customers helping her with a computer problem - it isn't my normal biz but she needed some help and I know a lot about the putty colored little *******s. Anyhow, I was there for an hour and a half working away before I realized that my shirt was open a couple buttons down and so you could easily see the lace edged tank top I was wearing under my shirt. She didn't blink, I've no idea if she noticed. My guess, that is the case with most of what we all worry about. The people often just do not even notice whether we are guys in a dress or what.
In another thread I said that my perfect world would be one where that was how I was accepted. No notice, no bother, I dress this way, and you dress that way. That is surely a ways off in the future here in the US. But the more we all go out, enjoy ourselves and act "normal", the more people will accept CD's as just another part of the fabric of society. We need courage to do this, and that is what we all come here for. Sure, sometimes we are going to get bad reactions and have to deal with them. Sure, it might even get ugly, but we need to do it!
Charlene
