Norah's account on Wednesday about Tiffany’s car accident en femme led to a discussion about good and bad encounters with the police. Knock on wood, but I have never had a car accident en femme, however, I have had an encounters with police while crossdressed... all were positive... not a negative word was heard.
The most memorable encounter occurred when I attended the Transgender Lives Conference at the UConn Health Center in 2015.
The Damsel
I arrived at the Health Center at 8 AM and found the shuttle parking lot where attendees were instructed to park. There were no other cars or a shuttle in the parking lot, so I decided to drive right up to the Health Center to see if parking was available there.
I saw a UConn police officer working with a group of guys setting up traffic cones in the middle of the parking lot. Almost simultaneously, he spotted me, detected a damsel in distress and walked over to my car to speak with me.
I told him I was attending the “trans conference” and wondered where to park. He went above and beyond to help me out.
First, he said I could park anywhere in the lot where we were standing. Since the lot was not near the best entrance to access the conference, after I parked the car, he escorted me into the building and through a maze of doors and hallways until he was assured I would find the conference “just down the hall.”
He was as friendly as could be, did not seem put-out helping me and treated me like a lady. It was an affirming moment for me and a great way to start the day!
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| Longtime Femulate reader Jeanine Williams wearing a skirt suit from Newport News. |
Stana dear, you pass so well I wonder if the police officer knew you were a trans person? The conference would have been a clue, but civilians are to be found there, especially at a college.
ReplyDeleteGreat story though. You look wonderful in that white suit!
Norah
The vibes I got from the police officer made me think the same thing, that he thought I was a civilian (there were many in attendance, parents, social workers, teachers, doctors, etc.).
Deletea friend told me that he suffered trauma as a teen due to his coming out. His family insisted he was a drag queen at heart but he was not able to have them see who he was ...a young teen representing as a normal female teen. I believe a fair amount of civilians deem crossdressing to be drag queens and the media tends to amplify the garrish nature of this negatively. Hugs Brenda
DeleteAlas, the trans conference is no more! :(
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