What Do Cross Dressers Truely Think?

• Posted by Catie Maye January 12, 2018 Filed in Member's Blogs 1,459 views
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  In 2015 as part of my research for a book, Men Can Wear Dresses Too I came across a survey that suggested that the majority of cross dressers (and for the purposes of this blog I include transvestites) follow a developmental pathway of behaviours. This got me thinking and so over the last year I have been conducting a live survey of cross dressers through www.caties-book.co.uk with some interesting results...so far.

  How do these results compare with your views?

  Of those men who cross dress 73% would identify as 'cross dressers'. By far most of those are bi sexual, nearly 51% followed by heterosexual 31%.

  Nearly 2/3 of those responding are between 45 - 64 years of age and again nearly 2/3 are married.

  76% of respondents began cross dressing under the age of 16.

  Only 16% admit they dress because its provides sexual satisfaction....most dress because of an inner feeling of femininity.

  3/4 of cross dressers believe their dressing is a positive impact on their life...but only 6% believe they always can pass as a woman.

  Despite the positive impact...nearly 1/2 of all cross dressers do so in private and only 4% regularly attend any sort of social event. 25% of those responding do not have any social interaction with other transgender individuals, websites, clubs, magazines etc...and not surprisingly

  96% of respondents would like to see a greater tolerance and understanding towards cross dressing.

  In my case I can certainly relate to most of the trends within the survey...I began dressing at 9 years old...I am bi curious on the heterosexual side....I dress because I feel part of me is feminine...I believe cross dressing is a positive impact...but I don't think I am convincing as a woman... and I socialise only occasionally.

  Do these results reflect a typical trend? If so... so what?

  Well the ultimately point of all this is a better understanding of cross dressing. First to help support those who are just on the first steps of discovery and struggling with the emotional problems caused by being different. Second, if we ourselves understand a little more about who we are surely this helps with our own self acceptance. Last, we, the cross dressing community, are the only ones who can change social attitudes to cross dressing...the more we know the more we can educate.

  So please take the time to go to www.caties-book.co.uk and give your view.