While I don't identify as a "male straight crossdresser' like you do & identify as 'transsexual lesbian female',Originally Posted by Duana
I get the same type of shocked reaction from people when I tell them I am a lesbian. Many people assume
that M-F crossdressers & transsexuals want to present as females only to pick up guys. So there is something
we do have in common as crossdressers & transsexuals. And I get on very well with my lesbian community,
but even some of them make the wrong assumptions about my true gender identity & sexual orientations.
But I only believe this is happening through a lack of understand or information being in the community. And
why I say this is because once I do talk to people, they are really amazed about it, but at the same time I
do make a lot of sense to them.
I also wanted to add that the crossdressing community is one of the least understood gender variants under
the transgender umbrella, but this is only because they are hiding in the closet so much. So my advice for
dealing with that is to get out of the closet & attend more of your local LGBT events and become part of the
community to reduce this type of ignorance.
