Yesterday was the first time I was crossdressing in public! I kept worring that people were going to shun me but that's not what happened, nobody cared. There was no negative reaction, this makes me feel a lot better and more confident  about my crossdressing life!

Congrats! I am glad things went so well for you.

Pretty much everybody is much more concerned with what they're doing than what you are. I guess it's good to get past those little milestones. After awhile going out "crossdressed" will just be going out "dressed".

~ Lyric ~

As it turns out - and as you've found out - most people are pretty much out of it most of the time.  Tragically though, the ones that do notice are exactly the ones you don't want to.

Sangre, good on you! Once I started going outside of the LGBT village in Toronto into the mainstream my experience has been that people are concentrating on navigating there surroundings to where they need to get to, immersed in thoughts in their own world and conversing with whoever is around them that you are a passing blur in the mosaic of real life around them. No one is looking for a cd or trans person. You have a right to be out in public whatever your gender identity expression, just like everyone else. Lyric summed it up well, you "will just be going out dressed." Keep going out flying in freedom of who you are.

Jamie

Congrats! I remember my first time out as being terrifying as well!  It does get easier with practice.

Rose

I just love these first time out in public stories. :)Almost everyone basically says, "no one paid any attention to me, they were all busy with their own agenda that I just blended in". Best of all...it gets easier and easier.

Quote from: Sangre on November 01, 2012, 09:19:10 AM
Yesterday was the first time I was crossdressing in public! I kept worring that people were going to shun me but that's not what happened, nobody cared. There was no negative reaction, this makes me feel a lot better and more confident  about my crossdressing life!

Got it in one sis.  Congratulations.

Karen.

Did people stere at you or make fun in any way . This is way I stay in side I do not even go out in to the garden all dressed up

Even thow my family know I do it I still hide

No I didn't see anyone starring. But I will say that I'm really glad I had friends with me otherwise I don't think I would have had enough guts to go outside. Also once I was outside and noticed people not caring I felt really good!

Awe yes the butterfly extends her wings, congrats it must take huge courage to do such a thing that is really depending on where you live really. I myself am from San Francisco and in my city it's an unwritten law I think oh well it should read like this on the sign entering the city, "Be you and you or get outta town!" hehe I remember that when I was growing up and having all girls as friends it was so easy to be me because there was like "no boys anywhere around", I mean me wearing "Mary-Jane" shoes and shorts while playing jump rope was no biggie but I have been in some cities where it doesn't feel safe but "f" them just ignore them and they will go away. I pray you continue and fully cross the bridge your on safely and just be who you are and if you do that's all that matters right? (Right)

It really helps to go out with others, especially family.   That's what I have done.    I have gone dressed as I am in my picture to our son's elementary school, to our daughter's high school, to shop and to buy bra's in the women's section.   This is me.   Around where I live I go out in a skirt even in front of our kids friends.   Its me.   In a new situation I am always hesitant, but I figure if this the only way people see me,  then they have nothing to compare it to.    I feel that the worst thing I can do now is switch back and forth.   Besides most of my male clothes are gone.   I have lot of male sweaters, but they are from the cold Dakota prairies and the South West.  In the southeast where i now live the weave of the sweaters are not as tight knit.    I hate to give up their warmth.  The sweaters they sell in the southeastern US are nowhere near as warm.    I wish they were female style.   But with my padded bra, I may still appear female rather I wear them or not.

I really wish my breast were real.   But I have these padded bras which I wear 24/7/365 and they have given me the feeling of phantom breasts.

I remember the fear I felt when i first tried to go out as female,  when I was coming home from a 1200 mile trip through Colorado in 1999.   I felt that everyone was staring at me.  Now  it seems that nobody notices even when I have to deal with them on a regular basis.   They see what you see in my picture and some of them call me ma'am and some call me sir.   Then a lot call me, "Sweetie," and other feminine terms.   When I am with other women we are all called girls.   

Who knows what people think, because I have never discussed myself with anyone but my doctor. 

I am glad your first time went well.

I was around 16 or so I went out at night mind u.  I wasn't brave enough 2 go out in daylight yet.  I took the mail down 2 the mail box at the end of our street.  I put on some drk brwn pantyhose and a jean skirt that I taken from my sis's room put on a white bra, white blouse as well.  then I put on some make up and a wig that I had from halloween was a curly haired wig didn't look to bad.  Then put on my sis's jean jacket that did match the skirt.  Grabbed my high heels and carried them as I went down stairs.  As I got to the door I turned the porch light off opened the door quietly and went outside.  I put my heels on and started my walk down to the end of the block.  I was scared but excited as I was out in public and wondering if any cars that went by would notice at all.  After I dropped the mail off n2 the mail box I decided to go around the block.  I loved hearing my heels on the sidewalk and feeling the breeze on my nylon legs.  When cars would drive by I would look away or be just under enough shadow not 2 worry.  Did get some whistles and wuts ur # type stuff but nothing more. As I got back to the house I couldn't believe that I just did that and I didn't get caught.  I took my heels off at the door and opened the door quietly and closed it in the same maner.  I put my heels back on and took my sis's jean jacket off and sat on the couch for a bit and watched tv.  After A bit I took my heels off and walked back up stairs making sure no to wake my mom.  As I got to my room I changed out of my clothes and slide n2 some beige pantyhose and white nighty and climbed n2 bed.  Thinking and feeling good about my 1st time out.

It's always an exhilarating moment. Usually when i go out I don't even try to pass, or use any type of breast forms. Basically a man dressed as a woman. Usually the only thing that comes of it is interesting conversation and once people actually talk to me, they seem to figure out that I'm just a normal guy with a personality enhancement as I like to call it. I still get nervous, but in time these things mellow out. A proud moment for you!