I started this series of passing success stories almost a month ago with Passing is not important, but.... In that post, I wrote, “passing is not important, but it sure feels good when you do!” and I asked you to send me your best passing success stories.
Now that I have posted all your stories, I will conclude with my two best passing success stories.
Tall Girls' Day Out
One of my best femulating moments was when I was browsing the racks at the local Nordstrom and a saleswoman nearby spoke up, “You’re tall. I’m tall, too. How tall are you?”
I said, “Six foot two.”
She replied, “I'm six foot one.”
And she engaged me in a discussion about being a tall female. She asked me how I liked being tall when I was a girl. (“I loved it.”) She admitted that she had some difficulties during her school years because of her height, but as an adult, she was happy with her height.
After we exchanged a few more words, I excused myself and walked on air for the rest of my day at the mall.
I used to worry that I could never pass because of my height. That day at the mall convinced me otherwise.
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| Wearing Ricki VanDusen. Note the limp wrist. Thank you Paula for finding this image. |
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| Alec Guinness femulating in the 1949 British film Kind Hearts and Coronets. |