I have a couple of friends who are into it, and they are among the nicest people I know. I can understand the aspect of cross-dressing that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I cannot understand the concept that dressing a man as a woman is demeaning.

Then there is the attempt to intellectualize the activity which leads into utter failure. Clothing is clothing. Only social conditioning tells us what are “boy clothes” and “girl clothes.”

Women cross-dress all the time and nobody cares. They wear jeans and sneakers that are indistinguishable from those worn by men.

Pants were invented in the middle ages. Prior to that, everyone wore togas or kilts or something similar. Cloth is cloth. fashion it into a man’s pants and it’s an article of men’s clothing. Fashion it into a skirt, and it’s an article of women’s clothing.

Even in today’s society, things vary. Men did not wear earrings 30 years ago. Now many do. Even things like sneakers have jumped back and forth. Decades ago, a woman who wore basketball shoes would have been laughed at. Now it’s fashionable. Keds? Well they’re girl shoes, right? Well it depends on the decade you’re talking about.

Makeup? Probably first worn by warriors and hunters. In ancient Egypt it was a sign of royalty for both men and women. Later on in history, take a look at 17th and 18th century society with its wigs, fancy clothing, perfumes and makeup.

There is no logical reason why clothing should be a fetish. But then again, fetishes are not supposed to be logical.