It's a matter of pride
Ottawa Citizen August 17, 2012

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/touch/life/story.html?id=7106237

Paul Lindsay concealed something about himself for 35 years and it cost him his marriage. When he and his wife announced their plans to separate, their daughter Michelle bolted to escape the tension-filled house. Before she could flee, he signalled there was one more thing he needed to say.

Paul took a deep breath and revealed he was a cross-dresser.

The family grappled with the news. How could he be father and femme?

Until the age of 48, Paul never dared to venture out of the safety and confines of his home dressed en femme. Fear and shame had kept his inner femme