Therein lies my puzzlement at Gloomcookie's conviction that he was not wearing women's clothes. I've no problems with believing he was wearing trousers and gender neutral looking things, but afaik they're all women's clothes, 'cause that's his thing.

steps away from dead horse. puts down flogging device. looks sheepish.

I've seen Eddie Izzard in interviews and such wearing bloke's clothing. I think his thing is more that he feels like everyone should be able to switch between looking pretty and feminine and looking a bit more blokish. I've often heard him talk about the unfairness of women being allowed to wear trousers, but men not being able to wear skirts.

That being said, I've never seen him perform without at least a pair of heels and some lippy.

eta proofreading. Silly Jars.

I have no horse in this debate, but I believe he even made mention of the fact that he was in men's clothes but reserved the right to still wear women's. He did a whole bit about being a transvestite/not being a transvestite.

Bleah. I have no birthday present for Hec yet, though I have an idea. And I just had an epiphany this morning about something I'd been looking at and entranced by for several weeks, and just now realized that it is in fact obviously a long-delayed anniversary present (a somewhat selfish one, as I suspect I'll enjoy it at least as much as he will, but I'm quite certain he will enjoy it).

I also still have Teppy's birthday thang sitting on the mantel at home, which will be way late but which should make her squee, assuming it gets to her before Christmas, by which time she may be the smallest bit resentful.

It's not that I suck at the present-getting, it's just that I truly blow at the "in a timely fashion" part of the whole deal.

I think his thing is more that he feels like everyone should be able to switch between looking pretty and feminine and looking a bit more blokish.

I obviously don't know Mssr. (Mlle.?) Izzard, but crossdressing tends to be about more than just appearance.

For the love of God, make me get off the computer and PACK!!!!

I must must must stop vaccuuming the cat.

(Metaphorically. I don't need more scars.)

Okay, "vaccuuming the cat" is my fave new expression. Loves it!

It's not that I suck at the present-getting, it's just that I truly blow at the "in a timely fashion" part of the whole deal.

Personally, I would rather get a totally awesome present a week late than a lame one on my actual birthday.

I have no horse in this debate,

I swear the first time I read this it said "I have no horse in this stable," The mind is a wacky thing.

That article about having big brothers increasing the chance a guy is gay is...weird. Why are people even studying this?

I mean, normally I'm all about Finding Stuff Out, but it seems to me that if homosexuality is determined to be genetic, then there will be a tremendous push to develop a "cure." Yet, if it's determined to be environmental or choice, pressure will increase to get therapy to "fix" it or not choose it. No win situation. Better to leave it ambiguous.

Which it probably is anyway, neither nature nor nuture in all cases.

Off to watch the next ep of Life of Mammals, which I believe is the one with the Southern Right Whale and his 1-ton testes and 12-foot-ling prehensile penis. It's not much, but watching this show is what I've got as an act of solidarity with billytea for the massive 12' reaming Australia just got.

On teh Gay front, for some reason, this really irritates me

OTOH, gay oldest brothers find it amusing.

Based entirely on my unscientific sample of one, namely, me.