Crossdressing? It's Just Clothes!

Most of the time, when we talk about cross-dressers we think of the Drag Queen.  You know, RuPaul?  Cross-dressing is really mainly about clothing.  Those bits of cloth we use to cover our naked bodies.

Drag Queen

Drag King

For us slobs clothing is just something we slip into after taking a shower.  Who the hell cares what it looks like as long as it passes the sniff test and the wrinkles aren't too bad.  For the folks who do care, they take more time actually selecting, ah, clean clothes and accessorizing.  Then there's the person where clothes are serious.  It's like a religion and you actually can't pair certain colours like red and green.  I have no clue why but no one's ever accused me of having any fashion sense.

Then there's the fun clothes lover who takes risks with clothing.  You've seen them walking in Manhattan and Los Angeles.  They keep telling me it's called layering and I keep replying "I still don't get it."  Hey, man, at least you're having fun.  More power to ya! 

So, it all comes down to what clothes mean to you. 

Clothing for a Drag Queen or King is very different to what clothing means to me or you.  As long as it's blue, black, grey, or red; I'll wear it.  Not big on dresses or skirts either.  My clothing choices aren't for every girl. 

Some of us will even give clothing a gender.  Don't look so surprised.  You know you do it.  Remember when you saw that guy walking down the street with the lacy top?  Hmmm?  Didn't you think it belonged on a girl?  See....you assigned a gender to clothing.  It's a piece of cloth for crying out loud!  It's not alive!  Don't even go there about "cotton breathes".  I know you can't see me but just imagine me glaring.

So is cross-dressing just something that Drag Queens and Kings do?  Nooo.  Are you kidding?  If we go by the basic terms of what cross-dressing means; wearing the clothing of the opposite gender, then I'm a biiiiggg offender.  All women who wear pants are cross-dressers by sticking to that strict definition.  The women in the 80s would also qualify when the fad of the suit jacket with those awful shoulder pads were in style.  I don't need to play a video for you.  Seeing those outfits once was enough for my poor eyes.

Cross-dressing is also what society associates with being "gay" or "lesbian" or "transgendered" because some of us still have that antiquated thinking that clothes actually have a gender.  Just pretend I just slapped you in the back of the head for being stupid.  Really!  If a transgendered person is wearing a dress pre-op, who the hell cares!  She's a girl.  By those antiquated standards you are using she's wearing the right outfit.  Criminey!  Just compliment the lady and get on with your life.

There are also female and male impersonators who do this for a living.  Like Grae Phillips, and folks who impersonate celebrities.  I personally think Grae is an amazing singer.

Grae Phillips

Now, since I'm a confessed crossdresser that admits to loving a pair of jeans, Timberland boots, wife-beaters, T-shirts and baseball hats; I will say I crossdress for comfort! 

Wait! You want to know when cross-dressing started?  Geez.  That could have been back in the stone age for all I know.  An animal skin is an animal skin and all that.  Okay...here...go read Wikipedia. 

Comments

[MJ at Designer Jeans]

This is very entertaining. I agree that its just clothes! Thanks for the cool videos

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[Tyni1]

I shop like it's a military mission. I do surveillance, gather information on my target, and execute my maneuvers.

That just means I have two stores I go to. One for jeans and t-shirts; the other for shoes, socks and undies. I'm in and out in 10 minutes. That's my shopping for the next two to three years. lol

No. Really. I am a girl. :D Now, give me a bookstore or culinary shop and I'll be there for hours.

[Peter L]

Since coming out, I have spend too much money on clothes. Lovely clothes, mostly silk, leather and denim. I have started wearing colours: green and purple. I have bought myself a tight little black waistcoat.
How dare you say that they are just clothes!
;)