Cross-dressing and the female privilege

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about crossdressing and ladies restrooms. As you may know, opponents of laws protecting gender identity and expression use the terrible threat of “men dressing up as woman to enter the ladies restroom and assault women” as a rallying cry. I can assure you that

Most cross-dressers just want to use the bathroom

Autumn recently posted a thoughtful article about gender expression as it relates to the fear of men using the ladies restroom. It is clear that over the last few centuries straight white males have enjoyed many privileges. As if somehow they were proto-humans, non-gay Caucasian men enjoy more job opportunities, better wages, less discrimination and favorable media coverage.

With all that privilege, though, women do enjoy at least one of their own in this day and age. As Autumn astutely observes – Women are not perceived to be predators.

I think the root of concern about protecting gender expression is intolerance – “you’re not like me”-ism. Yet this is far more difficult to sell to the public – we’re enlightened enough these days that hate and bigotry aren’t good ways of winning the majority to your cause. It is far easier to inflame the already existing fears that “men are predators” as a tactic to prevent free gender expression.

You don’t even need to look hard to come up with a credible sounding case. After all, if the men of God are caught molesting altar boys, surely the transgedered can’t be far behind?

I don’t have a solution for this deep seated fear. Perhaps if we spent more time cherishing all that is good in this world, in our society, we would embrace the unknown rather than running from it.

In that spirit, a dose of good news this morning. The UK has begun a program called

Living Libraries

Rather than a book, people can “borrow a stereotype”, and spend 30 mins with someone who is Muslim or gay or transgendered. The idea is that the best way to break down prejudice is to get to know someone. You can find some more details on transgendered in the living library and a good article here. If you’re in the UK, I encourage you to borrow someone who you may not understand and spend some time listening.

P.S. Feminize yourself through hypnosis. Become the woman inside today!

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  1. jennifer
    Posted November 6, 2009 at 4:40 am | Permalink

    many people either can’t afford feminization cd’s and hypnosis.Or so many people are watching over their shoulders that it isn’t possible to own them.I wish their were a comprehensive site of full version feminization hypnosis files, where people could lose the man they don’t want to be and be free to explore the woman they are becoming

    • Posted November 7, 2009 at 6:09 pm | Permalink

      Jennifer, even without them, you can think, move, and strive to appear feminine at all times. It’s a shift in mindset which you can do mostly yourself. Good luck hon!

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