I am at once excited. Then the next moment I'm apprehensive. Next week Dee is taking me out in Vegas. My first time en femme in public. As Don I don't care what people think. I am tall. Some called me Lurch, I was the Jolly Green Giant and my wife was my little green sprout. I've been called Big Foot. Even my niece called me Frankenstein. I'm most often the biggest person in the room by a good foot to 6 inches.. As Dawn, I find that I do care what people think. I guess because I know women dress for other women not men. So I do care what the ladies think. Guys not so much. Can I pass as a woman? There is no chance in Hades. But it does not bother me because I'm out to have fun and have an experience relating to a woman as a woman. I love women so much,I'd like to be one, always have. A bull in a china shop would be a more accurate description of me. Although I've been crossdressing since I was seven. I've got the make up, and the clothes down pretty good. It's those damn big feet that give me away every time. There is no way in God's green earth that I can ever slip on a pair of 5" heels. And as for boots, forgetaboutit Nothing in my size without said 5" heels, Besides at my age, I have to protect myself from falls.
This may be the wrong thread but if the avatar picture is you, you pass well. The face is very feminine and your appearance shouldn't be an issue. As for hight, you tower over me by one inch. I am 6'2" and have been living as a woman for about 35 years without hight being an issue. Just go in the trip, relax, have fun and don't worry about it. I have been to Vegas several times and I have never had a problem passing.
That's the tough part. To keep tamping down the fear, you think of all kinds of excuses. I just wish there was some kind of certainty that all would be loving and understanding. Not going to happen I know. Wishful thinking.
The honest truth of all the years I have been living as a woman is pretty much everybody doesn't care. I move freely and interact with total strangers without a single problem. Go out there, have fun, act like you belong and don't worry about it. Before you know it, your trip will be over and you will have nothing but pleasant memories.
Hope your trip is going, or went well.
Julia
Go for it Dawn! I am very excited for you. Take a deep breath, go forward, and enjoy the freedom.
Moni