Does he want to be a woman?

Shortly after I found out that my boyfriend was a crossdresser, I was watching TV and ran across the movie Normal starring Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Lange. I had tears running down my face, and felt I truly understood what the characters were going through. Except for the minor fact that my boyfriend, now husband, wasn’t/isn’t interested in getting a sex change.

CNN and Gender Phobia

I got a reminder today of the fact that gender bias and discrimination is alive and well today in the corporate media while watching a story on Prime News about a new product that is selling like crazy called “Mantyhose”, a version of pantyhose for men. The anchors spend an uncomfortable couple minutes mocking any [...]

Everyone is a little transgendered

Gender is a varied thing. Just because you may have the right parts doesn’t mean that you’re completely corresponding with what society says is a real man. In some cultures it is manly to kiss each other, and in others that’s “gay”. Gender isn’t static - and neither are you!

Ten ways to handle “the conversation”

For some people, finding out that their spouse or lover is a transgendered person or a crossdresser can be a shock. People who have been married for years, can feel betrayed and disappointed. For others, it can be a small deal or even a positive outcome to what might have been an emotionally charged first conversation.

You may have already been told that your loved one is a crossdresser, but if not – if you suspect it – here are ways that you can initially react or cope with the news.

The Stories of Real Crossdressers

There’s a little secret within the crossdressing community that goes something like this: If people only knew how many men crossdress they’d be amazed at the stories of everyday guys who are crossdressers. It’s true. To gauge how many, and what kinds of men like to wear women’s clothes though one only needs to look at the backgrounds and types of men that exist within the crossdressing community. What will you find? Crossdressers are EVERYWHERE!

The Crossdresser’s Wife

My loving and supportive wife talks about the day I told her I was transgendered. “A few years ago I had been wondering what was wrong with my boyfriend. Over the period of a few months when I would prod him he refused to tell me why he was so depressed. Finally, he told me he had decided to see a therapist to figure out what was wrong. A few days later, with trepidation written all over his face, he told me he needed to talk to me…”

Normal Like You - Guest Blogger Vanessa

Lets face it. Crossdressers have a PR problem. In this post guest blogger Vanessa talks about how in reality crossdressers have very normal lives. The main difference is they can’t tell anyone about their hobby. Most crossdressers live happy lives as fathers, husbands, and professionals without the outside world knowing their secret. There’s more of us out there than you may think, and we’re probably a lot more normal than you might imagine!

Why Don’t Men Wear Dresses?

There are few things in a man’s life that draw more ridicule and scorn than when he reveals a trait that is branded “feminine”. After all - men are supposed to have no interest whatsoever in the feminine, and aspiring to anything feminine is so repulsive and foreign that any man who publicly displays such a pursuit is assumed to be gay or downright mental.

Dealing with dark circles

Lately I’ve been caring a lot more about the quality and appearance of my skin. One thing I’m wanting to tackle right now is the dark circles under my eyes.

Laser hair removal

Yesterday I went in for my first ever laser hair removal session. Over the last couple years I’ve been slowly educating myself on the pros and cons of doing it, and (with wife’s approval) decided to take the plunge.