We frequently talk about being on a voyage of personal discovery. We each take different routes, we may spend time in ports along the way, blah, blah, blah. It is a fine analogy although I tend to get a bit seasick on the open sea. I bring it up because I just realized that my attitude about myself has changed a bit, and I thought I would use this forum to make this change known. But let me digress for just a moment.
During an earlier part of my voyage (sorry), I considered myself to be a transvestite or TV. At that time, it was all about the clothing. Wearing the clothes was exciting and an end in itself. Over the last few years, I began to go out more and I realized that things had changed. It was no longer just about the clothes, but rather about being out while dressed. I then began to thing of myself as a crossdresser or CD.
Of course, things continue to change. Recently I have come to realize that I am no longer a male who is dressing or presenting as a female. I am actually somewhere in the middle on that spectrum that has "male" on one end and "female" on the other. I am not uncomfortable presenting and living as male, and I expect I will continue to do so for the majority of the time. But happiness in my life requires that I spend part of it presenting as female and enjoying that portion of my being that is feminine.
So, I have decided that crossdresser is no longer the appropriate term to apply to myself. I think for now that I will use the term T-girl. It sounds cute, and it implies a certain minimal level of experience and knowledge. Perhaps someday I will be wise enough to be a T-woman.
By the way, it might no longer be ALL about the clothes, but I love 'em! Shopping anyone?
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