Aren't a lot of the most talented musicians/artists a little "cross-gendered"? Freddie Mercury and Elton John come to mind! There's evidence that Leonardo da Vinci was as well.

I had a friend who's into cross-dressing - a very talented artist too. It was amazing to me how many men reacted to him with real hate and threats of violence. And how many women were upset (jealous, I think) by how WELL he could pull it off! He was really quite 'beautiful' and until he started talking it was impossible to tell he was really a man. I always wondered why he bothered - (he wasn't gay, by the way). He'd just get all dolled up and then work at his art/writing for hours on end...

It's strange to me that it's socially acceptable for a women to dress like a man but not vice-versa. This is one area where women really do have the best of both worlds!

Sorry if this is 'thread-drift'.

Here's to the 'feminine' in all of us!

daylia