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Joanne wrote a post about being a woman who also enjoys dressing like a man. This brought some things to mind that I would like to share, as if you all didn't already think I was quite odd enough!
Although I am a straight woman in that I am attracted to men, I've always thought of myself as a "fabulous gay man trapped in the body of a frumpy straight woman." I feel like I really get gay men. Not all gay men engage in drag, of course, but I love drag queens. In this sense I've always felt that I was a little bit "queer" in spite of being straight. It isn't a sexual turn-on for me, it's just that I don't "think" like a woman except with the belief that being a mother is the most important thing in my life.
Notice that I said in MY life. I do not believe that a woman is only a "real woman" if she's a mother. Far from it. I think it's sad if someone feels forced into becoming a parent by their family and by society. Not everyone wants kids.
I don't mind being female, but I've been called a dyke more than once because I am not a "girly girl." I don't like going shopping for the latest fashions, I want something comfortable. I don't want to be a man in the sense that I want a gender change. I'm actually fine with being a gay man in a straight woman's body! I know that most people won't get that, but I think you do. I also love that you were so honest about who you are. Cheers!
