On passing.

I sometimes wonder just how passable I could be if I went out dressed as Melissa. I'm happy with how passable I look in my pictures and videos, but it's easy to do those in the most favourable of circumstances. When I'm out, dressed in male clothes, I'm frequently mistaken for a girl (mostly, I think, because of my long hair) but people will always correct themselves on closer inspection. With female clothes and enough effort I think I could probably pass (after all there are a lot of androgynous girls out there ;) ) but I'm always worried about the things that would give me away:-

My size – I read another tv/ts's profile on here (and I would give them credit if my memory wasn't so poor) who described themselves as “a perfect 6/5th's scale model of a woman”, and that's how I feel sometimes. Also I'm top heavy by a full dress size. (You can tell I'm not a real woman because I wish my bum and thighs were bigger! ) ;)

My voice – I might be able to do a passable feminine voice but I've never had any feedback on this, so I really don't know. Also I don't know how long I could keep it up for.

My mannerisms – I really don't know if I have any overtly male mannerisms or a male gait. Also there's the danger on giving yourself away by overcompensating. This is probably the thing that I most worry about giving me away, but like I said – lots of androgynous women.

My Hirsutism ;) - I really wasn't planning on this post being quite so warts-and-all, but there you go. Sure I shave – but then I only have around five hours of looking my best. Not even enough for a night out; What do other TV's do?

Maybe I should just care less and go for a bit of androgyny myself, but I've never been a subscriber to the “not caring about what others think about you” philosophy. Scaring Grannies on the bus really isn't my thing. ;)