He's tough enough to be a Sissy in Wyoming

[Shana A]

He's tough enough to be a Sissy in Wyoming

Longtime cross-dresser Sissy Goodwin of Douglas, Wyo., has been anything but weak as he stands up to bigotry in the Cowboy State.
By John M. Glionna
Photography and video by Mel Melcon
Reporting from Casper, Wyoming
October 3, 2013

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-wyoming-cross-dresser-20131003-dto,0,2001829.htmlstory

Sissy Goodwin is out shopping. He's on the hunt for an industrial-sized wrench for a home handyman project along with two special somethings: colored hair bows and a pretty new dress — preferably red, size 12.

He walks through a mall, a linebacker-sized figure in a pink skirt, lacy yellow blouse and five-o'clock shadow; a gold lamé purse slung over his shoulder and a white bow affixed to his receding gray hair. The 67-year-old college science instructor looks straight ahead, ignoring the stares and the catcalls.

"Boy, you're cute," says a middle-aged woman, who then laughs derisively.

In a hardware store, a man shakes his head in disgust. Another asks, "Is it a prank? A joke?"

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Goodwin is a cross-dresser in the Cowboy State, a place known for its big-buckled outdoor ethic and intolerance of alternative lifestyles. It is the state remembered for the death of college student Matthew Shepard, who was tortured and killed in 1998 because he was gay.

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Sissy Cowboy
Posted by helenboyd – October 4, 2013

http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2013/10/04/sissy-cowboy/

As many of you know, I particularly love this kind of story: about a person who just decides to be who they are in whatever small town they're living in. In this case, Sissy is particularly amazing: to take the name Sissy, for starters, but Wyoming?! Damn.

[Shantel]

Oh Please!

[Beth Andrea]

and a pretty new dress — preferably red, size 12.

He walks through a mall, a linebacker-sized figure in a pink skirt, lacy yellow blouse

"Size 12" and "line-backer-sized figure"...? I wear a size 28 dress (mainly due to the shoulders, a bit smaller when it comes to hips ( = skirt), and have been called "linebacker sized."

I honestly don't know if I'd have the guts to do what he's doing....but I *am* a stubborn little bitch...so maybe I would. (I'm glad I don't have to find out, though!)

[big kim]

sorry,it's people like this who ruin it for everyone else.

[Danielle Emmalee]

sorry,it's people like this who ruin it for everyone else.

Yeah, you gotta hate people that want to be themselves.

I'd like to add my opinion that it's people that pressure others to conform that ruin it for everyone else.

[Jamie D]

I admire someone who is non-conforming.  And I don't feel the least bit diminished by "Sissy's" dressing.

Let me quote and re-emphasize what Helen Boyd wrote:

That said, I have a particular soft spot and respect for sissies – they're like the bottom of every possible hierarchy within & without the trans community, but I hope there are plenty of others like me who know that Sissy is no way "less than" any other kind of (trans) person.

[Devlyn]

Yay for Sissy!

[Cindy]

IMO Sissy shows something we all need to remember and to carve into our consciousness.

The first rule and the last rule is to be yourself.

[Jamie D]

'We are all individuals and it's okay to be different': Married father-of-two and cross-dresser reveals how he is winning his long fight against bigotry in the Cowboy State

Mail Online | Alex Grieg

* Larry 'Sissy' Goodwin has been cross-dressing in Wyoming for 30 years
* He's endured violence and ridicule but defends his right to be himself
* The married father of two says small-town ignorance in Wyoming has made his life difficult but he refuses to let bigotry drive him away

Larry Goodwin, who prefers to be called Sissy, is 67 years old with the build of a linebacker and a fondness for beer, barbecue and rodeo - as well as ruffled skirts and anything with a bow.

For years, Goodwin struggled with his compulsion to wear women's clothing, and living in Wyoming, the Cowboy State, with its attendant bigotry and intolerance, didn't help.

Whenever Goodwin tried to quash his urge to wear women's clothing - to deny what makes him him - he has suffered breakdowns, depression and suicidal thoughts....

When he was younger, Goodwin didn't know what to call his urge to cross-dress, having never heard the term 'transvestite', so he called himself a GEM - gender enhanced male....

'We are normal, I'd like to tell them. This is normal. Grasp on to all that you are. We are all individuals, and it's okay to be different. Go out in public. Confide in your family and friends. Don't hold your head in shame. Crossdressers should be respected just like any other human being. Just be yourself.'

Full article at the link

[Danielle Emmalee]

'We are all individuals and it's okay to be different': Married father-of-two and cross-dresser reveals how he is winning his long fight against bigotry in the Cowboy State

Mail Online | Alex Grieg

* Larry 'Sissy' Goodwin has been cross-dressing in Wyoming for 30 years
* He's endured violence and ridicule but defends his right to be himself
* The married father of two says small-town ignorance in Wyoming has made his life difficult but he refuses to let bigotry drive him away

Larry Goodwin, who prefers to be called Sissy, is 67 years old with the build of a linebacker and a fondness for beer, barbecue and rodeo - as well as ruffled skirts and anything with a bow.

For years, Goodwin struggled with his compulsion to wear women's clothing, and living in Wyoming, the Cowboy State, with its attendant bigotry and intolerance, didn't help.

Whenever Goodwin tried to quash his urge to wear women's clothing - to deny what makes him him - he has suffered breakdowns, depression and suicidal thoughts....

When he was younger, Goodwin didn't know what to call his urge to cross-dress, having never heard the term 'transvestite', so he called himself a GEM - gender enhanced male....

'We are normal, I'd like to tell them. This is normal. Grasp on to all that you are. We are all individuals, and it's okay to be different. Go out in public. Confide in your family and friends. Don't hold your head in shame. Crossdressers should be respected just like any other human being. Just be yourself.'

Full article at the link

lol, I'm all for being yourself, but riding a motorcycle in a dress is just stupid.

[Shana A]

 I Am a Guy Who Secretly Wears Women's Clothes
Acceptance Is A Long Way Off

http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Am-A-Guy-Who-Secretly-Wears-Womens-Clothes/1812293

This was originally published in the now-defunct Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (gpac.org), which has long since been taken down.

The Right to Be All That You Are: An Interview with Larry "Sissy" Goodwin

Date: 22-Oct-2001

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NN: As a former rodeo rider, Vietnam veteran, and the father of two, aren't you tempted to say "I can't be out, I'm not brave enough, people won't accept me."

SG: I've experienced all the problems one might face. But I've been dressing in public for 30 years now. I find that if you're honest about who and what you are, people will accept you.

NN: What reactions do you get?

SG: I get all kinds. Some people invariably make assumptions about the type of person you are, your values or sexuality, based on appearance. For instance, I'm constantly being called "******" or "queer."

NN: Which once again shows how gender and sexuality are linked.

SG: The irony is that many more heterosexuals cross dress than homosexuals.