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The Rocky Horror Show

Dressed up in his Basque, stockings and high heels with full make-up (done by me) for the Rocky Horror Show my husband smiled with pleasure.

This was about 10 years ago around the time he told me he was a cross-dresser.

I know cross-dressing has been around since records began and I like to think I am a liberal person but I still had conflicting emotions when he told me. I want him to be happy and realised this is part of who he is. However having been married to him for over 30 years I did begin to wonder if I really knew him at all and if there was anything else he wasn't telling me. I felt sad for what I felt was the man I had lost. We talked a lot and he said he wanted to tell me a long time ago but thought I would not have taken it well. He was right, as a young married woman I would have been horrified!

There are still times when I am not sure how I feel about it but if I look back to how happy he was at the Rocky Horror Show, finally able to be who he really is, it makes me feel better. Life is to short after all.

 

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Beaumont Partners is a volunteer organisation, run exclusively by women, for women. We aim to improve the emotional wellbeing of women who are experiencing issues as a result of discovering that their partners are transgender.

If you're a woman with experience of living with someone who's transgender and are willing to share your personal experience to the benefit of others, we'd love to hear from you - why not drop us an email at orchidbp@virginmedia.com

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