To Crossdressers:

I'm curious to know your thoughts on whether or not you know what it takes to be a woman. It's more than just clothing, shoes, makeup, and female parts. I've read how some of you want to embrace being a female but I've only read posts on things like pretty panties, stockings, and dresses or which female body part would some of you like to have etc, which makes me feel this is very physical and like one big slumber party on the forums.
I would have no idea what it takes to really be a female. And probably most cd'er's would agree. There is a major fetish componant to dressing, so that is why you read so much about the externals. But there are also a lot of cd'ers that try to look deeper than the surface, who love the beautiful inner qualities that come so natural to women, that so many of us who are male, want to follow after.

I agree that most of the mtf part of the forum is viewing women from the standpoint of the male mindset. Cd'ers are guys after all. And I can understand how from a certain perspective, it can be offensive, because women are still being sexually objectified, just in a little different way than non-cd'ers.

Sure some might admire women and I get that. I admire a lot of people too, but in turn I don't try and imitate them by dress etc.
Well, it would depend on the degree you admire and want to be like and identify with someone. One of the biggest payoff's in pro sports is selling articles of clothing that identify with the team desired. Buying and wearing a football jersey doesn't make you one of the team members, but it does identify you with the team.


On another note, do you really think that the grass is greener on the other side...
No, but if dressing helps us to feel more like who we are or want to be inside, then why shouldn't we, no matter where on the gender scale we are?