So in simple terms it's escapism for some of us...? I get that... I can empty my mind of MAN stuff and have to fill it for a few hours of: which foundation... what's a nice combo eyeshadow for autumn - brown and berry (almost typed beery - ha ha!)... how do these woolly tights go with this top... and so on...

Which is all completely absorbing, calming, focusing, stabilising...

But then - some of us choose to go out... Which can be stressful, potentially embarrassing, confrontational, even dangerous in some circumstances... and even those of us in the closet sometimes do so with a whole lot more excitement than we seek when the doorbell rings, the garage door opens unexpectedly... and so on...

There's a contradiction there somewhere - but I'm not quite sure it all stacks up for some of us... just can't put my finger on it...

It has to be more than just escapism and dressing....? For some of us..?

Katey x