Nature vs Nurture? Is CDing genetic, or learned (or both!)

[SweetIonis]

I'm not getting into THAT argument with you, Ionis. LOL. As a woman, I hate to think I am less smart than any man just because of my chromosomes. :p

Well Reine, sometimes reality doesn't fit into the way we would like to see the world. When you look at SAT scores for example, year after year, females score SIGNIFICANTLY lower than males in math, although they are about equal in reading and slightly better in writing. That can't possibly ALL be due to environmental factors.

I just thought it was interesting that while you pointed out the flaw in Sue's egalitarian position, you made a similar mistake in that regard.

That said, I'm willing to leave it at that.

We who enjoy crossdressing and expressing our feminine side are being held hostage by our perceptions of how others will react when in reality we are not much different from the average female living her life expressing both her parents traits.

If you are talking about the so called "tomboys" that you referenced earlier, I would say there is a significant difference in a man who crossdresses to express a feminine side and a tomboy. A tomboy is typically not overtly trying to express an underlying masculine nature, but simply likes to do things that are normally associated with boys. For example, climbing trees. One reason I like my girl is that when we go to the country, we really get into climbing trees and throwing and skipping rocks. Actually she can beat me climbing trees. But I can assure you, she is an EXTREMELY feminine woman. Nothing masculine about her.