Traveling offers a fresh perspective on the world and can be especially liberating for crossdressers and transgender women.
When you go on a trip, it’s an opportunity to express your feminine self away from the routines and expectations of home.
The freedom to be your true self in a new, unfamiliar place can be truly liberating!
Considering all the benefits of taking a transgender or crossdressing vacation, I’m curious: Do you travel en femme?
Please take my poll and share your MTF travel experiences or aspirations in the comments below!
Love,
Lucille
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I have always been 100% myself under the circumstances and my expression evolved from a soft masculine appearance through androgyny and into fully feminine gently and gradually over about seven years. I never had “boy” or “girl” modes, just “me.” Eventually, I tipped the balance, and noticed this when people who had seen me change over the years decided: “oh, she must be a woman.”
Transition in Transition is a nice story about that inflection point where I decided to assert my female identity (and incidentally switched bathrooms).
https://gracefullytrans.wordpress.com/2013/06/14/transition-in-transition/
Blessings & Joy!!
Bretta
I have started doing this recently with success, even while flying and going through a TSA pat down. For about a year now I have noticed that people occasionally get confused about my gender even when I am not presenting as female. I love this. It is a sure sign that I am becoming inherently more feminine. Recently I did a plane trip. At TSA I always opt for a pat down due to medical concerns. On the first leg I was not doing anything to particularly present as female but the TSA officer I first spoke to asked me to verify that I was a male. Kind of a compliment, I thought. Anyway, on the next leg I tried something different. I very lightly applied foundation, some mascara, and a lip gloss. I wore a small earring in each year. Same casual clothing – leggings and a form fitting top. No bra or waist cincher, although I was “tucked”. When I opted for a pat down the TSA officer said, without blinking, “female assist”. It is not my job to correct him so I didn’t. The pat down went fine. The lady TSA people who patted me down only commented that I was very slender. After getting through TSA I stopped at a washroom and added a bra for some extra lift to my A cup breasts, my preferred waist cincher, and some real lipstick. Wonderful flight. As for the ID part before you get to the physical screening, be it scanner or pat down, I understand why some of you worry about it, but it does not bother me. I don’t think TSA personnel really care if you look feminine or masculine so long as they can match the features to the photo ID. If you have not had facial feminization surgery, that is not that difficult for a trained observer to do. Having longish hair that can be styled in a slightly messy, more or less feminine/androgynous style helps. Try it. There is no law against being an effeminate looking man if your “clocked”.
I go everywhere as a female for I live 24/7 as a transwoman. I am so happy that I have been able to live in this way since 2013 and now, in 2.5 months I will turn the big “60” in my authentic self; whoopiiii!
I would love to but unfortunately my ID does not match my feminine look therefore I think I will have issues flying. Traveling by train would be a lot easier. But until I decide to live a hundred percent feminine I believe I have to look like my official ID as much as possible. The two looks are completely different and I may be mistaken for having a stolen ID. It’s happened once before when I was stopped by the police and they ask to see my ID. I had to remove my wig because they did not believe that I was the person on the ID. And I believe even then they had a hard time being convinced. They weren’t mean and nasty or disrespectful
That’s what I call confidence. I think I am more passable than many others, yet I am still not passable enough. Especially in daytime. And in summer, my wig and makeup just make me melt (not fun). So that leaves the colder months, when the sun sets conveniently early.
Still, even though most people don’t even look twice, some do and start whispering, nudging, you name it … that makes me want to crawl under a rock, every time.
It works better in bigger cities. It is, however, still my dream to spend a whole weekend, maybe even a week as Jana, have my nails done, my ears pierced – the whole package. Maybe next winter (that’s what I always say).
I first lived en femme in Amsterdam. I have found some aspects of travel in the US daunting, as when TSA officers pat me down. But living en femme means all day and all night for me, everywhere I go. Love being called ma’am!
Like others that have responded here, I travel en femme frequently and just love fitting in with the other women. I don’t mind being hit on by the men either. It’s very reaffirming.
Xo
Dani
I agree with you Dani!
I agree with you Dani! Dancing on a cruise at night with a man really brings the woman out in me! Love it!
Traveling is so fun as a woman. I love chit chatting with other women on cruises and at hotels on all things feminine. So different than talking sports/politics with guys.