Is the typical MtF's first time out in society fully dressed just the same as a typical GGs prom?
I ask because of the question by InstantRamen in FtM talk about going to Prom in a dress or some male attire.
There's been some serious fuss in US and UK press and media about 'crossdress' for prom and while some of these boys and girls do seem to get their way and enjoy it I'm sure that there is an awful lot of nastiness from family, friends, neighbours, school staff as well as all sorts of crap from fundie reporters. Lots of this comment comes from people who can't or won't understand the finer points of FtMs and confuse them with butch lesbians.
But are these promers doing anything different and getting the same reaction as the typical MtF gets the first time out in full dress? Full meaning highish heels, skirt or dress, makeup, pretty hair makeup etc and not just a touch of lipstick and a androgynous outfit.
The promer and the novice MtF have the same pre-occasion worries about whether to go to the do or not, the same problems on deciding on the outfit to be bought and worn, the same hassles from family, friends and others, the same butterflies as the time to leave the house arrives and the same stares as they enter the venue but then once the initial entry is made all is generally fine and the evening passes happily along.
Now that trousers are worn by so many GGs it should perhaps be expected that some would choose to wear a smart trouser suit to their proms but going all the way in formal male suit, shirt and tie would seem strange and gets lots of attention just the same as a GM would get turning up in a pretty dress.
I think it will be a long time before crossdressed promers and MtFs will be able to choose their outfits without worrying what everyone will say.
Society is just as unwilling to accept a crossdressed promer as it is to accept a novice MtF.
