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Graham is an Englishman who proudly wears women's clothing with no attempt to pass as a female. His hobbies include winemaking, music and leading on telephone scammers making them think they can get his personal information, then telling them to sod off.
Our Man in a Dress, Graham Holmes, writes about the “boy in a dress” character on the reboot of the Roseanne television show that premiers March 27 on ABC. The boy who wears girl’s clothes is played by Ames McNamara and the character’s name is Mark Conner-Healy. He is the son of one of the Connor family women. Graham has a lot to say about assumptions made about the character by the show’s producers. See if you agree, or disagree with his assessment.
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Former regular contributor Graham Holmes was prompted by Dallas Denny’s piece on Caitlyn Jenner “haters” last week to express his thoughts on the matter by provided an essay published on a site called Morning Star Online. The essay is by Miranda Yardley, a trans woman and publisher of Terrorize magazine. Graham and Miranda find problems with Caitlyn as a trans role model.
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Decoding the Pictogram The following datastream was presented at the end of my previous article on SETI — the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence — with the comment that it represents a message which is more truthful about the human race than the pictures of a smiling entity expressing warmth and friendliness, as was inscribed on the Pioneer […]
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In the 1960s scientists launched a quest to contact other intelligent life in the universe. (Some would say we have yet to discover intelligent life on Earth, but that’s another article entirely.) The scientists were hopeful that not only would extra-terrestrials be discovered but that we might communicate with them and one day meet them. To that end a binary code was created that contained information about us. In light of how humans can’t seem to get along with humans (Oh no Madge, it’s a man in a dress!) Graham Holmes has devised a more appropriate message for E.T.
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To sleep, perchance to dream… When you dream do you see yourself in a dress or skirt? Or do you have dreams in which you are wearing manly attire? Like trousers. Our Man in a Dress, Graham Holmes, asks if you dream in trouser to see if you, like him, have stopped dreaming in trousers and only dress en femme in dreamland. So don’t close your eyes and nod off. Read on.
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Fifteen years ago Graham Holmes put aside his femme persona and came out to everyone, including his employer, that he was just a bloke who needed to wear feminine clothing. In his mind attempts to “pass” as a woman or “blend in” as a woman by employing wigs, padding and makeup were misguided and crossdressers would never be accepted unless they came out in the open. TG support groups in England opposed Graham’s ideas. Where have their ideas gotten CDs?
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My last article, By The Numbers … (12th May) discussed a real-life scenario in which 150 men were all wearing exactly the same outfit at their school’s annual dinner in accordance with the stipulated dress code. Dress codes are a curious contradiction. In the animal world, male pack members vie to become the “alpha” by […]
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Our man in a dress, Graham Holmes, attended an all male school when he was a lad. Like all schools his school haunts him with alumni news. One of the school’s annual events is a dinner for Old Alleynians and Graham got an invite. But should he break the homogenous black tie look of the Old Alleynians by wearing a bright red evening frock?
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Grayson Perry, also known as “The Transvestite Potter,” has been in the UK news recently after being invited to Buckingham Palace to receive a CBE from Prince Charles. He wore a blue Italian “Mother of the Bride” outfit for the occasion, with a hat so large that the Prince couldn’t get the medal over his […]
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Graham Holmes, our man in a dress, went on holiday in November. The spot he usually went to on the island of Grenada had closed so he was facing a trip to a new resort. His efforts before the holiday to inform the establishment of his sartorial habits caused confusion and initial rejection but thanks to a woman he knew from his previous Grenada vacations it was all sorted out and the vacation was a go. How did it turn out?
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Our man in a dress tells of one situation in which he is willing to “compromise” his no-pants-ever policy. He adopts a more androgynous style for only one occasion — flying. Today he recalls the last trip he took to the islands before he adopted his “compromise” flight attire and we learn why he now boards airplanes in pants, capri pant, yes, but still pants. Even though wearing any clothing approaching masculine style makes him feel that he’s “incognito.” (Apologies if you thought the title referred to the racist football player.)
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An incident earlier this year, one that many in the TG community would have gritted their teeth over and silently fumed, provoked Our Man in a Dress, Graham Holmes, to take action. After being pushed aside in at the payment window by a man who took the opportunity to insult Graham with an anti-gay slur when he made a mild protest, Graham decided to take it to the law. He filed and report, at first just so the police would have it as a hate crime statistic. Then the police convinced Graham to deal with it as a hate crime. Read on and find out what happened next.
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Our British contributor, Graham Holmes, dresses but makes no attempt to pass as a female. He uses the men’s room, does his errands and his work dressed but eschews wigs and breast forms. Does he run into trouble from this lifestyle? Most often from other CDs. And some of the general public.
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Is “passing” as a woman a necessary thing? Our “man in a dress” thinks passing as a crossdresser having a great time is a better goal. How did Graham give up passing and just start wearing women’s clothing as his clothing? He tells us today in this post.
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We welcome a new contributor, Graham Holmes. Graham lives in England and is not at all concerned with “passing” or projecting a femme side. He is happy wearing dresses (and other feminine attire) and is a content man in a dress. Read about what it’s like just doing what you want.
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