LJ Idol Season 8: Week 8

[erica_crawford]

Travelling TravestyThroughout history, members of the fairer sex have been disguising themselves as men to go and do traditionally "male" things, such as fighting wars, from which women were barred. There were female "monks" whose real biological sex was only discovered after their deaths

Comments

[pixiebelle]

Oh this is interesting. I've never really traveled alone because I really don't get to travel much anyway. What an interesting perspective. Thank you for sharing.

[createdestiny]

I love those cross-dressing monks!

[phoenixsansfyr]

There you go, then! :)

[minnesattva]

My short hair makes me look masculine sometimes but mostly my penchant for skirts and dresses means I'm not misgendered. But on the rare occasion I wear jeans, I am called "sir" as often as not, given more space than I am used to by the other men on the train, who look at me differently somehow. I am not an attractive woman but somehow when they think I am a man there is even less attention given to me, and more respect. It's a very odd thing, that often unsettles me until I remember about the trousers I'm wearing and then I can comfortably explain it. I've never tried to look male but I am intrigued what would happen if I did; your entry gives an interesting insight to that.

[lawchicky]

Hehe- very clever.