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what % of men actually do cross dress ?
I have never seen any figures on the topic and being new to this scene I wonder if anyone knows what proportion of the population actully do cross dress regularly – or irregularly .Any ideas ?
To me it seems that a lot of cross dressers started as a result of chance dressing – like being dressed by relatives as a prank or being in a play or …
Am i right in saying this ?
Hugs
SUZZ -
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Hi Suzzanne,
From what I’ve heard its about 5 percent of the population. The number that actually venture outdoors is a lot less.
I always had a fasination on why girls were dressed differently, treated differently, even when I was young.
Hugs
Brenda
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Hi Brenda
Yes Ive seen the 5-6 % figure somewhere .This would put it at about the same as homosexuality – or has the % changed ?
I also wonder if anyone has done surveys on men who have a desire to dress in female gear, but dont – it would be interesting to find out as it seems to me that female clothes are so often decribed as sensual looking and have a sensual feel to them – so how mnay men would like to wear some or all types but dont.Perhaps some of the animosity cross dressers get from men is bbased on a sort of envy …
I dont know , does anyone hava an idea ?
Thanks for you reply Brenda
Hugs
SUZZ -
I found this information on the following web site
http://prism.truman.edu/transgender.stm
There are no actual statistics on the numbers of transvestites, transsexuals, or intersexuals in the world at large. Due to the nature of transgenderism, a accurate count cannot be made.
Researchers estimate that the percentage of men who have crossdressed is quite high, perhaps as high as 50 percent. Female crossdressers are comparatively uncommon (crossdressing meaning someone who dresses in male clothes and attempts to look male.)Most transvestites are heterosexual. Tapestry Magazine did a survey on the sexual orientation of its transvestite readers, and found that 75 percent of them were heterosexual.
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Quote:Female crossdressers are comparatively uncommon (crossdressing meaning someone who dresses in male clothes and attempts to look male.)
I hate to be pedantic, (liar) but the word ‘crossdressing’ is non-gender specific, it refers to anyone who wears the clothing of the opposite sex. I agree there are (or seem to be) more males who do this than women but some females do cross dress, i.e. wear male clothing.
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Hi all
I agree – its hard to define what constitutes female cross dressing as females wearing male type gera are every where.Its that men x dressed
are far more noticeable …
Oh why oh why do the normal dress codes have to be so differnt for each gender ? That is more like why can women dress in a huge range of clothes and (most) men are limited to pants and shirt …?
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what also occurred to me is that in some countries young kids used to be dressed as girls up to 9 or 10 – like I was told in a castle in Scotland that the gilrs in a painting on the wall were not all girls and in fact soem were young boys dressed as girls so that they would not be killed by opposite clans.Apperently this custom there went to age 12 or so then the boys wer dressed in male skirts – kilts .I wonder how many scottish boys wanted to keep dressing like girls after this – perhaps there were many
cross dressers in that country …
I was told this custoom went on till the late 1700s – early 1800s
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Hello ladies. I would just like to say that it is difficult to put an exact percentage of men actually crossdress, because I have read some studies actually say that more than 5 percent of men have actually crossdressed once or more in their lives. (8 percent) It is difficult to conduct an accruate and reliable survery.
Hugs and kisses
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I to have read somewhere that 5-10% of men x-dress, and the way that I see societies point of view is if a male x-dresses then there is somthing wrong with them but if a woman X-dresses then it’s a fashion statement.
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Malla
I completely agree with you ! Though I think in recent years society’s attitude has changed a little for the better.It still ha sa long way to go though.Perhaps if our fashion leaders could get public acceptance for men wearing sarongs an d/or kilts in public then our society here would change just a bit . By kilts I dont mean acceptance of scottish dress so much as the idea of men wearing other type of kilts without the association with scotland .It seems if a man is obviuiosly wearing a national dress ( no pun intended ) such as a Scottish kilt /outfit or a Fijian wearing that short skirt they have then society says OK .but try to mix and match ….
Why I refer to fashion leaders is that it seems nearly every fashion year
some designer will have a male skirt or kilt in their collection but such seems to me to always be sendt up . I hope im wrong here – in fat can some one telll me so an dqoute an example of a catwalk kilt /skirt going on to be popular ?
Perhaps fashion designers are our enemy as some seem to just come up with a better suit each year !
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I find the track of this current blog a bit worrisome, women do openly wear the clothes that were originally menswear, that is true. The matter of jeans is a prime example, but the fact is that women who do so are not trying to look like men, as we transvestites/ transgenders are tring to present ourselves as women. That is a huge difference. Should a woman wear a false beard or a sock in her pants, walk with a swagger, tuck her long hair under a short wig or hat or even a balding head cover, as we do in reverse, I have no doubt that she would encounter the same comments and stares that we do. It does not help our cause to follow this , almost “poor me ” line, we need to be bold and stand up for our rights to present ourselves as we feel that we should. We also need to support others who struggle with prejudice in our society as we are all struggling in the same war, to be an individual in an increasingly homogenous world. I am only too aware of how difficult this struggle can be but I get more respect from my community for my honesty and compassion for others needs than for “passing” for a GG. I dont “pass’ but make a fantastic Transvestite and this is enough for me.
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I should make a point here, what I was referring to were women who aren’t necessarily cross dressing but wear male clothing just out of convenience and comfort. They can be those who simply reject the female ‘prototype’. They aren’t necessarily going to wear ‘socks down their jocks’ etc. They just prefer male clothing, even down to their underwear. One lady was happily married, nice woman, kids etc. She rode motor bikes with her husband worked in a mechanics environment and I guess most would say she was very ‘blokey’. She didn’t attract any adverse attention at all, she was just ‘her’. Which is, I suppose, the best most of can aspire to, just to be going about our daily activities, dressed in our finery without attracting any undue attention.
Of course this has nothing really to do with us, we do it for totally diferent reasons, after all, who in their right mind would want to wear stilletoes, corsets etc? -
Going on from what I’ve heard, from Psych’s and doctors who deal with GID
About 80% of men have cross-dressed at some stage in their lifes (with a number that high its a one of thing) and 40% have done it with their wifes/partners wearing wifes/girlfriends clothes for fantasy
Interesting hey?
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Quote:Most transvestites are heterosexual. Tapestry Magazine did a survey on the sexual orientation of its transvestite readers, and found that 75 percent of them were heterosexual.
Another statistic I discovered was that about 90% told porky-pies when answering surveys.
To clarify:
It has been my experience that most transvestites are indeed hetrosexual in male mode (OR as far as their wife/partner/significant other is concerned)……but all that goes out the window once the wig is on
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I would hope this is a high figure ( men regularly dressing ) as wit would help take th “edge” off being a TV.It would also be good if it was to become an acceptable thing for boys to experiement with cross dressing when young – well i feel it would take a lot of guilt and worry out of many male lives. I still feel that crossdressing & transgender needs a lot more publicity so that thos who do dont feel bad about it. I know in my life I would have had a lot more happiness if i knew more …
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In the research for my book, “The Gender Trap”, the nearest I could get to a vaguely accurate figure for genuine cross-dressers – these days T-girls – regardless of motivation, is about 3% in the western world and in SE asia, the only places for which their are estimates. It is most significant, I think, when we extrapolate those estimates into numbers. It means for North America, for example, there are about four million of us. In Oz, about 100,000. Where are we all? Well still in hiding of course. And unless we can change things, likely to remain so.
