Are ya proud to be crossdresser/->-bleeped-<-?

Well since, like many, and possibly the majority of people on Susans, I don't regard myself as either of those things my answer would have to be no!

But I'm pretty sure all those here who are either Cross Dressers or ->-bleeped-<-s are indeed proud of it, and quite rightly too.

What is more I suspect that your question is just an attempt to get a rise, so I'll respond with a question of my own to the original poster.

Are you proud of asking provocative questions? 

mmm I did not mean it to be provocative. I asked it because I'm out and proud, but it took me years of growth to be able to feel that pride. I live in a small Missouri town and feel I need to feel proud to have the nerve to be myself, as many still do not understand transgender here...I am even hated by some. So I quess I should have asked what does it take, mentaly to express yerself honestly in your community? For me...I need to have a mindset that I'm proud, honest and unafraid.

Ok that makes sense then, and it also shows how wrong one can be in reading a quick post with no external clues as to context.

I guess in an isolated small town you have to have a tougher skin than in a bigger place because you are going to have less moral support from others like yourself.

Personally I strongly believe that as long as what someone does is not actually injuring another person then what ever anyone chooses to do they should do with pride. As long as you aren't going to become a mass murderer or the like I think that feeling proud of what you do and good about yourself is almost a fundamental human right.

I agree....why would someone feel uptight to a person who thinks 'no harm'. But in another wayI think this...when I'm out being honest....I do not mind a little finger pointing or giggles...as I probely the first tg they have ever seen in real life. My friends get anoyed at it..but I just tell them to be nice...and enjoy the 'big simes' LOL So not am I only proud..but it's an attitude.

For some years I helped in the tg support of the Internet...an an old volunteer here at susans. And here is a poen to try to say it......

I'm PROUD to be Transgender!

To be free...to be me...if i can,
To seek my own path...not the path of others.
I prefer not to have an expected gender,
told by society...how to be me.

I prefer the challeges of my TG life,
to the one of a "drab" existence.
I prefer the thrill of my femm fufillment,
to the denial of my honest expression.

I will not trade gender-freedom for conformity,
nor my dignity for mass acceptance.
I will never cower before any negative judgment,
nor bend to others perceived "roles".

It takes strength to stand strong,
to think and act for myself.
To enjoy the benifits of my Femmness,
or the heartbreak of my denial.

To face the world boldly,
...In a dress, with my hair done just right.
and say, "This is truely ME....
....I AM PROUD TO BE A TG!"

Copyright (c) 1998 DawnDon aka DebTV

I will say this -- I do not label myself but I am darn proud of who I am. Great question

I'm actually quite timid but I'm starting to gain confidence, so pride will be on it's way

Proud? Absolutly!  Its not pride in what I wear, but I'm more proud of the journey I've been on and where I'm at.

I'm content in my dressing.  A CD is the closest term I've found that describes me but I also don't feel like I need a label.  The label is just convenient.  I used to avoid the TV or CD labels because the conjour up different things to different people.  Based on dictionary definitions though i'd put myself with the CD label.

We should all be proud of who we are.  We are all unique and not following the herd.  We find ourselves as a round peg trying to fit in a square hole world.  We can get in there, but don't quite fit right.

Life is too short to be miserable... so I choose to follow my bliss.  For me that means enjoying hosiery, skirts, etc... and yes I'm proud of who I am 

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."
                                                                                    Aristotle

I would have to say, "No."  I am not proud to be a crossdresser.  I am just being me, myself, and I.  I do take some pride in my style and look since it does takes some work, but I would have to say that is the limit, if any, to my pride as a crossdresser.

Everyone here has thought-provoking ideeas and differing takes on this topic. for me, whether i am dressed or not, i feel and think of myself as a woman. Proud? Not exactly, more like confident in my womanhood, especially as the years go by and I care less of what the world thinks of me, and seek more inner peace in my soul. Hope that makes sense.
      Sincerely and humbly,
jannelle
    'a lady in the drawing room, a wh**e in the bed room.'