First night out

• Posted by Rachel Beck November 24, 2015 #out  #Public  #night  #first  1,516 views
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  Friday 20th Nov 2015

  Well after three months of dressing behind closed doors I finally went out in public for the first time, for a night on the town with the lovely Jamie.

  I have to say it could not have gone better and really the whole night was a massive high.

  Thank you Jamie for inviting me over and offering such great hospitality. Before we set out I was nervous but mostly excited and after a few pre taxi drinks I was ready to get out there. It really helped to have someone who does this regularly to put ones mind to rest as I guess it is human nature to assume that all the bad things you hear about will happen. I can safely say the worst thing that happened all night was when I accidentally caked a load of under eye highlight all over my cheek bone and had to do some emergency fixing. I totally suck at makeup!

  Once we landed in town and stepped out of the taxi it was pretty much a mind blowing experience all the way. It's hard to put into words the reaction we received everywhere we went. In drab mode I'm usually quite reserved and not in any way an attention seeker and actually find being in the spotlight a bit embarrassing. Blending in was always going to be unlikely this time bearing in mind that Jamie was rocking a tight black number, long boots, his trademark smokey eye makeup and blond pigtails, whilst I was wearing ankle boots, very short denim miniskirt, a punky tight nightmare on elm street style jumper and long black hair (Didn't get a photo DOH! Excuse to do it again ;-)).  On this occasion we stood out like a beacon and pretty much had the attention of every person in every pub and bar we went in, and it was all good.

  The kindness and good will of everyone we met was quite overwhelming. The highlights include the whole of one pub (Jamie's regular) cheering when we walked in, people queuing to hug us as we left, comments to us both variously such as 'beautiful', 'stunning', and 'you look better than me you b*****d'. Lots of people wanted to talk to us, give us their number or befriend us on Facebook. We were even beckoned back into one bar to do a meet and greet. In the last bar we were served after the bar was closed 'because it's you'. It's amazing how touchy feely and instantly at ease people were with us. Going out dressed up is an instant ice breaker and actually would suit a shy person as it bypasses a lot of the awkwardness of meeting new people. Don't worry if you are a straight male and weary of lecherous or aggressive men, from this experience we were getting far, far more attention from women.

  All in all I would seriously recommend trying it if you have not done so yet. To say it is on another level to dressing alone in secret is a massive understatement. If you're like me you will probably want to find someone with some experience to accompany you and give you moral support but honestly you could end up having one of the best/ most engaging nights of your life. I also should say that this was a regular Friday night in a northern market town and wasn't a special LGBT thing, just the two of us in a regular town.

  Love, Rach

  xxx