Reply To: Do you need to be seen by others to validate your femininity, or you as a woman?

[Lea]

I often feel an urge to validate that I am really me, a CD accepted in society.

Going shopping en femme, buying women’s products openly, scanning the dress aisle even in guy mode, going for a walk in flats in male mode, pushing the DADT boundaries with my wife, sitting cross legged at home in f front of family, leaving feminine articles out.

It’s all part of reaffirming that I am normal, I am a CD, I should be accepted. I do the trips out because I need them, they are fun, they are nervous, I gain confidence, I challenge notions people have, and I love any interaction.

Pandemic and post, I miss going out the most. My favorite stores are mostly gone, I work at home from my usual CD roaming spots, family members are often home. There are pros too.