Question

[blahflowers]

Is it possible for a woman to act as a transvestite in modern society as opposed to just a woman in trousers, without going all the way into drag king performative territory?

Comments

[bitchiekittie.livejournal.com]

yes! there are girls who pass as men without becoming a walking "guy" stereotype or being just a girl wearing pants and a "boy" haircut.

[mrs-munt.livejournal.com]

I have this slight idea that all women are transvestites in modern society. Even a woman in a dress is in drag --i.e., is a woman dressed as a man dressed as a woman.

[blahflowers.livejournal.com]

But when I go out wearing a skirt, I'm on one edge of that transvestite continuum in the eyes of society. I was interested in whether it was still possible for women to be seen as transvestites without visiting an Amish community.

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

Well, I still manage to get stared at for walking around with very hairy legs. That might be an approximation of it.

[slightlyfoxed.livejournal.com]

Wearing a tie. There are no girl ties and I don't think it's ever really been popular enough as girl-wear to normalise it.
That's what I tell myself, anyway (adjusts shiny tie).

Football strip?