I think that if abuse were the primary criteria for becoming a crossdresser or transsexual, we'd be in REALLY good company right now. Sadly there are so many abused kids out there today. My childhood was not full of abuse or imposed shame, and my desire to crossdress reared its head at the tender age of 4 or so. Nobody made me do it and it was not a sexual thing, it just felt right and still does. It seems that many SO's feel that it was due to upbringing, nurture as opposed to nature. It's easier for them to accept this part of your life by not thinking there is something actually physically wrong with you, mental issues can be fixed (or so they believe) and physical ones are permanent. Just my take on it.
Ginger
