Pamela, I admire your spunk with this subject...
I've pondered on the idea of the closeted celeb or politician a while back, but I keep coming back to reality on a number of views but the biggest kicker for me is this one:
- Before you even go looking for a closeted bigwig to come swishing and click-clacking out of the closet, take a look at the entire western world and western culture and name THREE, serious, influential, crossdressing individuals - not including transexuals (who, after all, are really trying to present and live as their internal self identifies)...
I think we kid ourselves on a couple of points that are salient to how we may be received by normal society:
1) That there is a relatively high percentage of MtF crossdressers in the general population
2) They would all suddenly come flying out of their closets if CDing hit any sort of political agenda
I don't mean to be cynical, but take the example of Tim Cook, Apple CEO... he was a long, long way up that greasy pole before he declared his sexual orientation, and the LGB community are far better protected and accepted than we are...
I just don't see it... don't get me wrong, I'm not against campaigning, but I don't see any politicians in our community revealing their 'inner selves' as a big part of the way forward... but I wish I was wrong...
Katey x
