Is Halloween a cheap excuse for a timid person to go out cross-dressed?
???
maybe. that's what the holiday's really for though - to give adults an excuse to dress up and be whatever they want, whoever they want.
what? you thought it was all about ghosts and goblins and candy corn? :laugh:
Indeed, do have an awesome time :)
Go for it. Have fun with it , see if any one reads you. Could be a great experiment.
Halloween - it's also known as crossdresser's Christmas :D
i say go for it! it's a GOOD excuse to cross-dress, and it can be a real confidence boost... the more you get to crossdress outdoors, the more confident you'll feel about doing it again :)
Quote from: polymorph on October 28, 2008, 05:12:15 PM
Halloween - it's also known as crossdresser's Christmas :D
;D Oh. My. Gods. That's fantastic! ;D
Quote from: polymorph on October 28, 2008, 05:12:15 PM
Halloween - it's also known as crossdresser's Christmas :D
Instead of finding a skirt under the tree, you find a tree under the skirt?
Quote from: Autumn on October 28, 2008, 07:22:55 PM
Quote from: polymorph on October 28, 2008, 05:12:15 PM
Halloween - it's also known as crossdresser's Christmas :D
Instead of finding a skirt under the tree, you find a tree under the skirt?
LOL....I'm sorry but that's the funniest line I've heard for ages
Lies on back..... and rolls on floor! :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Thanks...I was feeling really p**d off this evening before that!
Chrissty
Quote from: Autumn on October 28, 2008, 07:22:55 PM
Quote from: polymorph on October 28, 2008, 05:12:15 PM
Halloween - it's also known as crossdresser's Christmas :D
Instead of finding a skirt under the tree, you find a tree under the skirt?
OMG! ROFLMAO! that was great! can I borrow that one some time?
Have at it :)
I am old enough to remember when the American Halloween was pretty much a kid's only deal, but adults have invaded that space too.
While kids were into the fantasy aspect of it, or the creeps and ghosts deal, adults have seemed to make it a psycho-sexual deal (oh well, we all have our own fantasies I guess).
But you get a lot more cover on Halloween, on the other hand, its become such a crossdresser holiday, that you're all but announcing it to everyone.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on October 28, 2008, 04:14:00 PM
Is Halloween a cheap excuse for a timid person to go out cross-dressed?
I think it's a wonderful opportunity to explore yourself!
I went out for a few Halloweens right before I finally transitioned. But while I loved being seen and treated for being a female finally, it broke my heart that it was only a cruel tease created through illusion rather than reality, so I stopped after a few years.
~Kate~
Instead of finding a skirt under the tree, you find a tree under the skirt?
That is priceless!
So, I've picked out a couple of cute outfits from among my wife's clothes (with her blessing). I also picked up a cheap wig, shaved my arms, legs, head and shoulders. I'll shave again Friday morning. We'll how things go...
Oh dear, have a wonderful time. Halloween is a pretty special day in the Bay Area in general so all should go well. Enjoy yourself.
I really should have started planning this out earlier. I would have had a bigger budget and I wouldn't have had to settle for Halloween-costume wigs.
In a word, they suck.
The first one I bought wasn't worth its wieght in kitty litter. And since I bought it so close to Halloween, a return or exchange was not possible.
So, my wife and I picked out another one that was really long. She trimmed it down, and will braid it for me. It's kind of got that Elvira look, which wasn't what I was going for. Oh, well. I can say that I'm dressed as a scary coworker, because I didn't have the decency to be cute in the office.
To answer your question, yes it is :)
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on October 29, 2008, 10:20:13 AM
So, I've picked out a couple of cute outfits from among my wife's clothes (with her blessing). I also picked up a cheap wig, shaved my arms, legs, head and shoulders. I'll shave again Friday morning. We'll how things go...
Have a great time, and don't forget to share some pics!
Z
Yes lots and lots of pictures pretty please :)
Quote from: Cyndigurl45 on October 30, 2008, 11:33:06 AM
To answer your question, yes it is :)
"Yes it is" in a good way or a bad way? ???
I'd say go for it, I've already done it a couple times myself :D!
Quote from: Cyndigurl45 on October 30, 2008, 12:00:58 PM
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on October 30, 2008, 11:56:27 AM
Quote from: Cyndigurl45 on October 30, 2008, 11:33:06 AM
To answer your question, yes it is :)
"Yes it is" in a good way or a bad way? ???
How about a great way ;)
Cool!
I feel somewhat like a chickenBLEEP for waiting for Halloween to go out
en femme for the first time. So, it's nice to know that others think while this is a cheap excuse, it's an acceptably cheap excuse.
What in the world do you have to lose? Give it a try!
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Kristi is right you know, it's halloween, and nobody is going to care in fact I would suspect some might even expect it, Have fun
Kristi, Cyndigurl, thanks.
I'm a recovering Catholic, and I collect guilt.
I feel like I'm being somewhat cowardly by waiting for a "safe" day to go out cross-dressed when others face harrassment or worse the rest of the year. I guess I'm probably making a mountain out of a molehill.
Ya but to the mole it IS a mountain :)
OH Well.... ::)
My cheap excuse just turned expensive as I have just found out that I've got to work tomorrow night, and even I, wouldn't risk my life by wearing my "Catwoman" outfit to work on a building site! ::)
Looks like my best chance is going to be a quick change into the "Old Witch" again, and just scaring the last few trick or treat'ers before midnight..... :icon_chainsaw:
:laugh:
Witch Chrissty
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on October 30, 2008, 02:23:20 PM
I'm a recovering Catholic, and I collect guilt.
You're addicted to cats? ??? ;)
*smiles* Take it for what it is, hon. Go out, have fun, enjoy the feeling and live for the moment. Anything that comes after that, deal with it then. Your 'safe' day may give you a little shot of confidence you can draw on in a time when you feel ready go beyond that. :)
I hope you have a great time. *hugs*
I've always hated haloween because I didn't have the guts to wear a costume I wanted (female), or the enegy to be creative about one I didn't want (male). Also, using Haloween as an "excuse" seemed somehow self-trivializing or self-mocking.
In other words, I need to get over myself.
I don't know about Catwoman -- I think I'll just be me this year. :)
~Alyssa
I don't think its a cheap excuse as much as its the reason for the season. The entire point of the holiday for adults is to get dressed up and go party (however you define that). So go ahead.
Thanks, folks. :)
Hey, and you can leave the guilt behind too. The Roman Catholic Church has no official stance about crossdressing (other then the practical example of how the pope dresses). It has plenty to say and then some about sex, but as long as crossdressing or dancing does not lead to sex (well, except with your wife, which is OK) there is no prohibition against costume. All Fools Day and Halloween are in many ways church based, if not church sanctioned, events to some degree. In fact, not a small amount of Catholic ritual is costume based. Different vestments and colors not only give order (the difference between Dominicans, Franciscans, et. all.) rank - special hats for bishops, cardinals, and popes - but also clue as to the Ecclesiastical Season or holiday - purple for Advent, and so on.
Well, how did it go ??? :D
Quote from: riven_one on November 01, 2008, 09:13:07 AM
Well, how did it go ??? :D
The outfit was OK, but the wig didn't turn out as good as I hoped, but it was a cheap-o one.
1 mini basket ball = 2 cheap DIY breasts
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I've got the "pepper pot" look here.
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And, here's a pinup to make you hurl.
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Well, at least you were wearing your helmet if you fell down the stairs.
Quote from: tekla on November 02, 2008, 01:00:52 PM
Well, at least you were wearing your helmet if you fell down the stairs.
It's not a helmet, I swear! It has a pony tail, really!
Posted on: November 02, 2008, 07:40:22 pm
i shot myself
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i shot myself
I feel your pain, that's why they don't let me carry a gun at work.
But, OK, that's a better pic, I thought it was some bike helmet, lots of CDs at the Halloween Critical Mass this year, it took them 1/2 an hour to cross Turk and Taylor, had traffic tied up all over.
as long as crossdressing or dancing does not lead to sex
You know about the Southern Baptists? They frown upon sex -- it only leads to dancing.
All Fools Day and Halloween are in many ways church based, if not church sanctioned, events to some degree.
Twelfth Night, as well. Though we sort of lost that one when everybody decided that Christmas ends rather than begins on Dec. 25. Too bad.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on October 28, 2008, 04:14:00 PM
Is Halloween a cheap excuse for a timid person to go out cross-dressed?
???
And then there are really timid cross-dressers, like me. I wouldn't dare go out dressed as a girl on Halloween, for fear that people would sense that I'm enjoying it too much.
Sigh.
Quote from: Autumn on October 28, 2008, 07:22:55 PM
Quote from: polymorph on October 28, 2008, 05:12:15 PM
Halloween - it's also known as crossdresser's Christmas :D
Instead of finding a skirt under the tree, you find a tree under the skirt?
And like a traditional Christmas tree, it's hung with balls? >:-)
Quote from: MarySue on November 03, 2008, 08:17:45 PM
And like a traditional Christmas tree, it's hung with balls? >:-)
I'm not gonna touch
that line with a ten-foot ... oh, never mind.
my friends halloween party last year was the first time i went out in public dressed and when i came out to some of my friends so this years party was a double celebration ;D next year i would reccomend going out dressed to anyone :) throw on a black dress and wig and enjoy it!!
ps. my profile pic is of me and my gf at the party last weekend
I thought about it this year, but I wouldnt look like I was wearing a costume...and I think reactions would be "he does that waaaaayyyyyy to good"