Gender stereotypes and why I’m so stuck to them

Girls go on their night out. What do they wear? How do they behave? In my last article, I talked a bit about how I believe that gender roles have evolved, conditioned by biology and a successful strategy that has been carried over millions of generations of the particular evolutionary […]

Correlation is not causation

Let’s imagine you have one of those glass-ceramic cooktops and try to do the following experiment: you see a pot with boiling water, and a red light on display on the cooktop. Now, which causes which? Is it the cooktop that boils the water, or is it the boiling water […]

The importance of the coming out of Caitlyn Jenner

Both the transgender world but also the mainstream have widely reported on the coming out of Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, world-famous Olympics decathlon champion, and stepfather to the Kardashians, thanks to a very well-planned ‘marketing stunt’, with a ‘teaser’ interview back in April and now the release […]

The Ongoing War: Science vs. Community regarding Transexuality

Every now and then, I enjoy being a little more controversial than usual. This comes often from discussions, either online or in the real world, which trigger my irreverent side. I keep thinking about a certain issue or topic that nags at me, like an itch that doesn’t go away, and […]

Sexual arousal and gender dysphoria

A recent article on Crossdreamers by Joanna Santos discussed the issue about arousal when dealing with gender dysphoria, explaining how sexual orientation was so erroneously interpreted by Blanchard’s very misguided theory, and how the newer generations of transgendered people view their identity, their gender presentation, their sexual preferences and their […]

Hypochondria

Jerome K. Jerome in his book Three Man in a Boat gives a hilarious example of how a lay person, without proper medical training, can easily get fooled and become hypochondriac. The narrator in that book walks into a library and looks at a book listing all diseases with its symptoms, and […]

Reflections upon (gender) identity and expression

Not so much time ago, two people with different backgrounds — psychology and sociology — asked me the same question: do I identify myself as female or as male? The question seems simple enough to answer! Nevertheless, I gave an unusual answer.

The Heavy Chains of Freedom

The recent weeks have changed completely the way I face my crossdressing urges, thanks to my wife’s change of mind. This opened up a lot of new possibilities, but, at the same time, it also opened up a Pandora’s Box of potential nightmares. And, of course, it hasn’t brought ultimate happiness.

Vanity Moment

Saying that I’m ecstatic is to really underestimate my current feelings. I’ve transcended euphoria 🙂 Or, well, to be honest, I didn’t; but I certainly will relish March 28th, 2015, as a date to be remembered forever… Indulge me for a moment as I step forward into the basking glow […]

Fetishist? Yes, I’m also one… but…

In my country’s crossdresser/transgender community, the current ‘hot’ topic of discussion is around crossdressing as a form of fetishism, and how to ‘educate’ the public about the different forms of crossdressing. And as you can read in my most recent entries, this is something that I give a lot of […]