Crossdressing/Petticoating

[lestat221]

This is quite the subject for me, I'm an active crossdresser. It should be important to note that "crossdressing" does NOT mean gay, you know? If you have any doubts about that, I suggest you watch "Ed Wood." He was a director, and an avid crossdresser.

Anyways, I hope to hear everyone's views on both crossdressing and/or petticoating.

[Chloe]

I find what you mentioned very interesting. In the getDare Truth section I have started a thread about x-dressing if you want to check it out :)

And yes, I think a section, or at least sub-forum, about x-dressing would attract a lot of members.

[tempered_sugar]

I love the film Ed Wood except Johnny Depp makes one ugly woman!

[lizard]

...important to note that "crossdressing" does NOT mean gay....

Absolutely!!
Im straight, happily married, and prefer clothing intended for the opposite sex.

Maybe a question that might start a good discussion is this:
In your opnion, does cross dressing mean a person trying to pass themselves off as the opposite sex, or simply wearing clothing intended for the opposite sex?

I personally love to wear skirts, panties, and other lacy/frilly underthings, but I never make a pretense of being the opposite sex, just someone who wishes that society would accept an expanded wardrobe for the male population. Im curious about other's thoughts on this.

[K to the J]

I'm not a cross-dresser but I have experimented with my girlfriend's clothes. :D
I have wore her thongs before and her short shorts...she looks so much better than I do though, obviously..

I don't know how she does it, she's so hot.

[Meander]

Watching a man cross-dress can be a big turn on. I particularly like to watch a man put on satin, silk, or velvet panties which I can then stroke. I also like to see men put on make up.

I've helped a few friends dress for drag performances. They were all business about it but it got me so hot. I've never personally known a heterosexual cross-dresser but I've convinced a few boyfriends to wear my panties.

I think it would be cool if there were more lacy, frilly, sexy, satiny, silky men's clothes.

[Swisstony]

I am straight and do like to cross dress. DO many over girls find it a turn on?

[Dementyia]

The strength and security in one's masculinity and sexual identity it takes for a straight man in this day and age to dress in women's clothes is truly arousing, if I do say so myself.

Ever since I first started dating, I have never stayed with a man who balked at wearing my clothes. Only a real man can stand the dichotomy between what they have been conditioned with from birth and how lovely they look and feel in something silken and frilly.

I have a friend who regularly comes out to the club in heels, hose, and a short skirt. He looks really hot, even though he's not my type at all otherwise, so that says something about how sexy a man is, when dressed in clothes made for a woman.

[Meander]

So many of the "rules" about what is masculine and what is feminine are just social constructs. There's no logical basis for silk, lace, velvet, dresses, or the color pink to be exclusively female. I love it when a man can just wear what he pleases. I admit the little thrill of "naughtiness" when my lover wears my clothes is a real turn on.

[aika]

I personally love to wear skirts, panties, and other lacy/frilly underthings, but I never make a pretense of being the opposite sex, just someone who wishes that society would accept an expanded wardrobe for the male population. Im curious about other's thoughts on this.

I totally agree with you, although if wearing such garments was socially accepted it would probably take away a bit of the kick :cool:

Dementyia, I find your approach of not staying with a man who would not crossdress quite incredible. That's a lot to ask a man who has never tried it on his own first.

[zeketheorc]

In terms of crossdressing, I prefer to wear womens underwear. I have worn thongs, boyshorts, bikini, etc. In public I have worn mainly womens jeans in public, but I did walk through a park in a miniskirt outfit. It was later at night and no one ended up seeing me that I know of.

[lestat221]

I'd imagine that if society became more relaxed in gender related clothing wearing issues, then we would see a slow build in men wearing "womens" clothing. But, you wouldn't take note of it because it wouldn't be strictly "women's" clothing anymore. It'd be like if vanilla were the only acceptable flavor for ice cream, and only losers and bohemians ate chocolate. Once the "normal" people accepted chocolate into their lives, you wouldn't necessarily be able to tell who was "normal" and who wasn't, because we were all the same. And we can all eat vanilla AND chocolate ice cream in harmony. Unless you want neopoliton. Of course, whenever I eat that I eat around the strawberry cuz I hate strawberrie ice cream, which is why I like going to chinese food restaurants to peruse THEIR ice cream machines. But it's hard to find a chinese restaurant with good seisame seed chicken, which is the "make it or break it" food item for me...

...What was I talking about?:confused:

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[aika]

I can't see that happening though ;)

[green]

I enjoy dressing for women say over cam or one on one. Some girls do really like it :)

[rumen]

Crossdressing could be fun, especially when I dress in women's underwear :) It's a real turn on.

[odineu]

I want to do it pretty bad, but I keep myself back because I am... umm.. very masculine?

[kinkyone101]

i am a male and get a real turn on from the idea of having roles reversed. I think that crossdressing in total womens clothing including makeup and underwear would be a complete turn on. I would then want my partner to be dressed in male clothes with a strap on. I want want her to take advantage of me and do me in the ass. I think that would be good. =)

[Night-1990]

Crossdressing? heh, i've indulged in my fair share, most likely when parents are out for 12 hours i stay home and crossdress, weird i know, but hey, what ever turns you on

[Tabby]

Personally I don't find the idea of myself crossdressing that terribly appealing. However, a cute crossdressing guys are a big turn-on for me. Especially if they can pull off a feminine look pretty well.

[NYdude]

Hmm its a shame i dont have anything to do it in ide certinly try it, atleast with underwear. Anyone know how to get some private panties/thongs without anyone knowing? :p

[Tabby]

Hmm its a shame i dont have anything to do it in ide certinly try it, atleast with underwear. Anyone know how to get some private panties/thongs without anyone knowing? :p

Order online.

Or just walk into a store and buy some. As long as you don't live in a small town, the chances of running into someone you know is probably pretty small. And who cares if the people in the store know you're buying panties? Or if you really feel the need, you can pretend that you're buying a birthday present for a girlfriend.

[odineu]

I have a huge urge to do it, it's really... sexy. Problem being is that I think I'll look horrible doing it... I have a kinda built body so... I don't' want to look like a body-building chick ^^

But I have a huge need to do it, I have some panties but that's as far as I've gone... and make-up... yup yup im sad haha

[maculate]

I've been fascinated by the subject for years; in high school I wrote my junior thesis on acceptance of drag in western societies because of it's extensive use in entertainment, particularly comedy. Great thread!

[Master_Emanon]

I have friends, gay, straight, and bi who cross dresses, some for enjoyment others because of orders from their Masters or Mistresses, i personally have not tried and have no interest, but my thing in life is if its not hurting any one and their enjoying them selves, have fun.

to maculate, in my highschool they had a day every year for the seniors called "switch day" where the guys would dress as girls, and the girls would dress as guys, of course my school was very liberal and open minded and didnt mind that type of stuff, even at the end of the year they had "best cross dresser" in the year book, ya know how they give all the other praises.. prom king.. queen.. distinguished students and all that stuff

[maculate]

That sounds interesting, though it does go to further my theory that drag is acceptable in western societies primarily because it's seen as a comedic prop. I too went to a liberal school, or, more accurately, a school hell bend on 'diversity', what ever that means. I doubt anyone would have batted an eye if a guy showed up in drag; I knew a number of girls who did it all the time. Actually, that's not entirely true, people probably would have told them, quite sincerely, that they looked good. We had a shop that specialized in cross dressing clothing just down the street from school and I knew a number of girls who got their prom dresses there.

[Sour Candy]

I love the film Ed Wood except Johnny Depp makes one ugly woman!

never seen the movie, but i find this difficult to believe.

anyway, i love to crossdress. but, for me, it's complicated, because pretty much whenever i dress up, weather it be in men's or women's clothing, i tend to feel like i'm crossdressing.

i think androgyny is the sexiest thing in the world, and i love when i can get my guy to do it, or any guy, for that matter {we've had a shortage of males in our relationship, i'll say}. trussing up a girl as a guy is also great fun for me. :D

[Master_Emanon]

That sounds interesting, though it does go to further my theory that drag is acceptable in western societies primarily because it's seen as a comedic prop. I too went to a liberal school, or, more accurately, a school hell bend on 'diversity', what ever that means. I doubt anyone would have batted an eye if a guy showed up in drag; I knew a number of girls who did it all the time. Actually, that's not entirely true, people probably would have told them, quite sincerely, that they looked good. We had a shop that specialized in cross dressing clothing just down the street from school and I knew a number of girls who got their prom dresses there.

Yes I understand, but its not like people here are strangers to guys in drag, I mean it is new york city, so we see guys in drag daily, though it isn’t just western societies, in India, they have whole “transgender” societies, and in these societies, I am only assuming cause of the whole spiritual thing, these transgender males, are allowed to put “female” on their papers, one of only two or three places in the whole world to allow a anatomic male to be placed as female on legal documents.

I personally as I say go by the notion if their not hurting any one then who cares, I have many gay, bi, trans, friends some of which dress in drag, it doesn’t bother me, if that’s what makes em happy then why should I care what societies small mindedness on the matter is