You’re out en femme and another woman reacts negatively (or positively) because you look better than her.
Tell me your story. How did she react? What did she say? (I’m all ears.)
Actor Jim Rash femulates again on television’s Community (2009-2014).
Wearing Madeleine.
Put the Squeem OnI wore my new Squeem Miracle Vest body shaper for the first time on Friday.
The instructions recommend breaking it in gradually by wearing it one hour the first time, two hours the second time, etc.
I was all-in the first time and wore it for over 10 hours!
Unlike other shapewear I have worn in the past, the Squeem was painless. By day’s end, I had some chaffing below my boobs. To prevent chaffing in the future, I have to adjust the shoulder straps so that the vest sits a little lower on my torso.
Except for that operator error, I was completely satisfied with the Squeem. It gave me a nice shapely figure all around and supported my back in such a way that it improved my posture. And it was pain-free!
The first couple of times I staffed my support group's table at the True Colors Conference (2007 and 2009), Diana and I were "the staff" more or less. I don't know if my trans sisters were afraid to be out in public or what, but volunteers to staff the table were hard to come by.
Just as the trans students attending the conference are no longer afraid to attend en femme, things have changed for the better volunteer-wise, too. Now there is an abundance of volunteers --- so many that at times, there are not enough chairs to seat us all, so SRO!
One of the comments I received regarding my presentation is that I should let the attendees speak more.
Throughout my presentation, I announced that if there were any questions, please interrupt me and ask. As a result, there were questions, as well as comments numerous times during my presentation. And I welcomed them because the presentation is for the attendees; their questions and comments fill in things I missed or did not cover thoroughly or at all.
I do not discourage comments and discussions, but perhaps my announcement infers that I am because I only mention questions. So in the future, I will modify my announcement to encourage comments and discussions, as well as questions.
Actor Gary Beach (second from left) femulating in the 2005 film The Producers.
Wearing Evan Picone.
The last few days, my mind has been occupied with the True Colors Conference.
For those of you who just tuned in, "True Colors is a non-profit organization that works with other social service agencies, schools, organizations, and within communities to ensure that the needs of sexual and gender minority youth are both recognized and competently met."
Every March, True Colors hosts a two-day conference at my alma mater, the University of Connecticut, where thousands of GLBT youths and their supporters from throughout the USA meet to attend what is essentially a GLBT youth convention.
This year will be my sixth trip to the Conference. Except for the first trip when I was just testing the waters, I have presented each time evangelizing the normality of crossdressing and encouraging male-to-female crossdressers to get out of the closet and into the sunlight where they can blossom as women.
My presentations have been well-received, but every year as the Conference approaches, I consider tweaks and changes to my presentation to bring it (and me) up to date. And that is what has been occupying my mind lately.
On of the biggest changes this year was changing the name of my presentation.
In the past, the name of my presentation contained the word "femulate." You know what femulate means and I know what femulate means, but someone off the street perusing the Conference program probably won't know what femulate means and will consider attending some other presentation on a topic they recognize.
So I jettisoned “femulate” and renamed my presentation "Crossdressing Successfully in the Real World." I think everyone will know what that means and might be intrigued to hear me speak.
Wish me luck!
Actor Dave Foley femulating on Canadian television’s The Kids in the Hall, circa 1991.
Wearing Boston Proper.
How many crossdressers does it take to change a light bulb?
Three – One to climb the ladder to change the light bulb, one to hold the ladder, and one to photograph the event.
Whenever I am out en femme, I bug people – friends, acquaintances and strangers alike to take my photo. My excuse is “to feed the blog.”
You readers want to see photos of girls like us out doing things in public like girls like them, so my reason for getting photographed is legitimate. But that is only part of it; there are other reasons.
I like to see how I look in the photograph. Does the outfit I put together look good together or did I err grievously in my fashion judgment?
Do I pass as a woman? If I pass at least in the photograph that increases my chances of passing in public.
And when I am not en femme, I like to have a photo on hand of myself en femme to remind me of the good days. That is why I have a photo on my desk at work of myself en femme at work on Halloween.
(It is funny how nobody has ever commented about the photo on my desk at work. Frequently visitors to my cubicle will look over my shoulder at that photo which sits on the desk behind me, but no one has ever said a word. I wish I could read their minds.)
Femulator extraordinaire Vincent McDoom.
Wearing Madeleine.
Most of my free time this weekend was spent working with Turbotax. I finally buttoned up my tax return about 5 PM last night and crashed in front of the television.
The 2013 version of The Great Gatsby was on HBO, so I gave it a look. Visually, it was beautiful --- recreating New York City of the 1920s. And the actress playing Jordan Baker was stunning.
I did not recognize her, so I looked her up. She is Elizabeth Debicki, who happens to be half Polish and half Irish (Happy Saint Patrick's Day) and is 6 feet 3 inches tall!
With that I guess it is time to update my Famous Females of Height List.
Besides Ms. Debicki (photo right), I have two other additions to the list:
5’11” Toni Tenille, the singer of Captain and Tenille fame. (Source: Peaches)
5’8” Vanessa Angel, a model and actress, best known for the film, Kingpin.
Have a stunning week!
Actor Alexandre Styker (right) femulating in Belinda et Moi, a 2014 French television movie.(Thank you, Carmen, for the heads-up concerning this film.)
Wearing Madeleine.
As a teenager, I dressed in my mother's and sister's clothing whenever I was home alone.
One day, I was all dressing up in my parent's bedroom when I heard the garage door open. That meant that my mother and sister had arrived home.
I high-tailed it to my bedroom upstairs, stripped off the feminine attire and returned to boy mode as quickly as possible. Then I stashed the girly stuff in a hiding place so I could return it to its proper place later whenever the opportunity arose to do so.
Then I went back downstairs as if nothing happened.
"Why are my shoes out?" my mother asked from her bedroom.
Nuts! I forgot to grab her high heels when I high-tailed it upstairs. I had to think quick and come up with an excuse.
One of my hobbies was cartooning, so my excuse was, "I had to draw a high heel shoe and needed a real shoe as a model."
"OK," she replied.
I don't know if she bought my excuse or not, but it was clues like that that made her suspicious. Eventually, she figured out what was going on, but she never let on that she knew.
By the way, the cartoon above is pretty accurate. That dress is the style that my mother wore when I was in my early teens and white gloves were a must, so much so that I always wore white gloves when I femulated back then.
The Bigwood Twins, professional femulating brothers, circa 1930.
Wearing Madeleine.
Following-up on my earring transition post on Wednesday, some readers wrote that one reason they prefer pierced earrings to clip-on earrings was because of the pain that clip-ons inflicted on the ears.
I too have suffered the pain and agony of clip-on earrings, but I have found two solutions.
Have a beautiful weekend!
The talented Harvey Lee, professional femulator, circa 1945.
Wearing Haute Hippie.
