Also, as if I need to point out - I'm new to this and other chat forums so if I'm making any blunders (eg don't know what tag is or if I should use) any tips will be appreciated. Thanks. x
Oh, thanks so much, Jenni! I don't even know what PM is, so hope I'm not upsetting anyone. Essentially I'm wondering about personal experiences. The obvious UK testimonials and positive role models come from Eddie Izzard and Grayson Perry (who is actually represented by my agency, but I wanted to hear from 'normal' folk so to speak. From some of the threads I've looked at there seems to be a question of is it a compulsion or fetish or just a happy exploration of an alternative gender - and for those answering on the compulsion thread, there seemed to be a common link to OCD - but then, there would be, wouldn't there, because that's what the thread was about. Understandably there has mostly been a degree of secrecy and shame involved for CD folk - but that's surely largely cultural, isn't it? Eddie Izzard says he knew he was CD (I'm assuming TV is no longer acceptable) when he was 4 yrs - and his mother died when he was 7yrs - and he has often wondered about a correlation between continuing and this traumatic life event. I've also heard from some other CDs that there was an absence/loss of female role model - but can't help feel this may be a little convenient for those who want to explain away everything that isn't totally conformist. Anyway - that's a bit of a mish mash of questions to fire at you, but hopefully it explains some of what I'm curious about. Are there common links between CDs that you know? And did you know at an early age?
