This questionnaire is for individuals who are
male to female transvestites, crossdressers, drag queens
or otherwise transgendered but do not consider themselves transsexual and currently spend most of their lives in male mode.

If you are transsexual, or if you live mainly in female role (even if you do not intend to undergo SRS/GRS) please use the TS Questionnaire

If you are female to male transgendered, please use the Female to Male TG Questionnaire.

Please select one of the other questionnaires if you are not transgendered


I think it is self evident that there are many views about TGism and of what causes it. The object of this research is to try to obtain quantitative data about common factors and differences between us. The information requested goes into some personal areas including sexuality. I emphasise that no attempt will be made at all to identify respondents. Data and comments may be extracted - but will be kept totally annonymous. I need you to be as frank as possible please.

I hate to ask you to fit yourself into "boxes" - I know we are all individuals - but I know of no other way of trying to obtain information which may help others understand our condition better and make life easier for us in the long term.

Definitions for terms used in questionnaire. Again, I accept that others' interpretations may differ

Transvestite (TV) one who wears clothes usually associated with the opposite sex but normally live as their physical sex
Cross Dresser (CD) an alternative term for transvestite. please use whichever you prefer
Transsexual
(TS)
one who lives or intends to live full time in their true gender role rather than their physical sex role and who hopes/ plans to ultimately undergo SRS/GRS (or has undergone surgery)
Transgendered
(TG)
within this questionnaire one who lives substantially in their preferred gender role but who does not currently intend to transition fully or undergo surgery. (I realize that many use TG as an umbrella term - but this will help me classify information).
Shemale
(DQ)
for the purposes of this questionnaire, one who takes female hormones to develop a feminine body, or who has breast implants but does not intend to undergo SRS.
Drag Queen
(DQ)
someone who cross dresses in a "theatrical" manner - rather than as the "woman next door"
T* anyone who is TV/ CD/ TS/ TG/ DQ - or in any way transgendered

Question Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions:
1 do you consider yourself to be:

Transvestite
Cross dresser
Transgendered
Drag Queen
Shemale
Unsure - possibly TS
other please state:

2 at what age did you first "cross dress"
before 10 years old
10-12
13-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-50
50+
3 How old are you?
under 16 years old
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-50
51- 60
over 60
4 Marital status: are you
single
married/ living together
separated/ divorced
widowed
5 do you have children, if so how many at what age are they?

no children
under 5 years old
5-10 years old
11-15 years old
16-20 years old
21 or more years old

6 Sexuality - do you consider yourself to be
heterosexual
gay/ lesbian
bisexual
I am hetero when in male mode - but bi when en femme a-sexual (no interest in sex)
7 Have you ever tried to stop cross dressing?
yes
no
if yes: were these occasions (tick all that apply):
when starting new relationships
at times of facing new challenges (jobs, studying/ exams etc)
because a partner/ parents had found out about your dressing and insisted that you tried to stop
after other problems in your life
none of the above/ random
8 Have you ever sought counselling for your cross dressing?
yes
no

if yes: was the counselling at
your own instigation
because of pressure from others to seek "help"

how long did your counselling last
sessions over years months

what did you hope to gain from the counselling:
to try to stop dressing
to feel less guilty/ ashamed of dressing
other - please specify

did the counselling achieve what you hoped it would (partly or completely)?
yes
no
did it help in ways which you had not expected
yes
no
If it helped in unexpected ways, please specify:

Did you consider the counselling to be
no use at all
some minimal benefit
quite useful
very useful
extremely beneficial

9 How do you feel about cross dressing?

fine, I accept that it is part of me and there is nothing wrong with cross dressing (even if I know others do not share this view)
I feel good when dressed - but guilty/ ashamed afterwards
I would prefer not to cross dress
I hate myself for being TG
I don't feel it is wrong - but I really wish I could stop completely

10 Do others know of your cross dressing? (tick all that apply)
only other TGs at a support group
your partner/ ex partner
some of your children
all of your children
mother
father
some of your sisters/ brothers
all of your sisters/ brothers
other family members
some friends/ neighbours
all / most of your friends/ neighbours
work colleagues
if you need to expand on answers to this question, please comment:
11 If you are now/ have been divorced/ separated, was your cross dressing a significant cause of the separation?
yes
no
12 If you are in a relationship and your partner knows about your cross dressing, please answer questions 12-16; if you are not in a relationship, please go to question 17

were you dressing when the relationship started
yes
no

If yes, please answer question 13;
if no, please go to question 14;
if your partner does not know about your crossdressing, please go to question 17:

13 If you were dressing when you started your current relationship
she met you when dressed

or, did you tell her:
before the relationship became significant
after you had been together for a significant time

or
did she find out without you telling her

14 If you were not dressing when you started your current relationship did you tell her
as soon as you realised that your dressing was becoming significant
well after the dressing became significant

or
did she find out without you telling her

15 What was your partner's reaction to learning that you cross dress (tick all that apply)?

total rejection
anger/ hurt that you kept it secret
ultimatum that you seek help to stop or she would leave
asked if you were gay
asked if you planned to have sex change
concern about what neighbours/ family would think
asked that it be kept secret from your children
she would prefer that you stop - but ignores it
tolerance - providing she does not see you dressed and you are discrete
she asked intelligent questions and tried to understand
she sought help from other sources to understand the condition
she sought counselling for herself
acceptance; she has no significant problem with seeing you dressed but will not get involved
actively involved, helps you with make up advice, shopping etc
total involvement - goes out with you dressed

16 Has your partners attitude changed since learning about your cross dressing?

yes
no

if yes has her attitude become
more tolerant/ understanding
less tolerant/ understanding

17 To what extent do you cross dress:
when you dress, it is usually completely en femme or not at all
as far as the circumstances permit at the time
only ever underwear or other selected garments
just wear female underwear even under male outer clothes
clothes only - not make up/ wigs
18 How often do you cross dress?
whenever you can - even for just a few minutes and circumstances only permit a few items
frequently - but not just for a few minutes at a time
only when it is possible to do so completely

Is this:
3 or less times per year
4-10 times per year
almost every week
more than once a week on average
most days/ every day

19 What do you do when dressed:

use a professional "dressing" service
usually
sometimes
never

go to an "enforced dressing/ male maid/ bondage" service
usually
sometimes
never

if you go to an "enforced dressing/ male maid/ bondage" service, does being forced to dress relieve guilt you might otherwise feel about dressing?
Yes, I feel less guilty being forced to dress.
No, I still feel guilty
To some extent
No - I don't feel guilty about dressing in any case
I have a pressure job and this is a way of relaxing - taking orders instead of constantly making decisions. Guilt or otherwise is not a factor

stay at home (or in hotel rooms etc)
usually
sometimes
never

drive around - but avoid contact with others
usually
sometimes
never

go to closed support groups
usually
sometimes
never

go to TG tolerant venues
usually
sometimes
never

go wherever you wish - out in public to non TG venues/ shopping etc
usually
sometimes
never

go out to seek sex with males/ other TVs etc
usually
sometimes
never

20 When dressed have you ever been approached by males wanting to "chat you up" and possibly have sex with you?
Yes
No

if yes, how did you feel about this? (tick all that apply)
horrified
excited
nervous
flattered,
it made you feel more feminine

did you encourage the approach or permit the person to join you?
yes
no

How far did the contact go
you rejected the approach
he bought you a drink and you just chatted/ danced together
you allowed him to have minimal physical contact (holding hands etc)
"light petting" you kissed and touched each other - but not in the area of genitals
"heavy petting"
masturbation
oral sex
penetrative sex
you had a significant relationship with him

How did you feel after the first encounter?
disgusted
no problem - but it wasn't what you wanted
good - you enjoyed it and if it happened again, that would be fine
you looked forward to a repeat
you would actively seek a repeat

Have you had subsequent sexual encounters with males?
yes
no

what is the furthest you have gone?
chatting/ dancing together
minimal physical contact (holding hands etc)
"light petting"
"heavy petting"
masturbation
oral sex
penetrative sex
significant ongoing relationship

21 do you consider that there is a common root cause for all forms of transgenderism with other factors affecting the degree of transgenderism in an individual and how they express it

yes - I consider that all forms of transgenderism share a common root cause with other factors influencing the extent and way in which it is expressed

no - I believe that there are different basic causes for transvestism/ crossdressing/ drag queens and transgendered/ transsexualism

I think some expressions of transgenderism share common routes - but not all.

I don't know/ have an opinion

22 do you think that our transgendered state is fixed or that we can tend to move from one state to another

fixed
it can change; TVs/CDs etc can become TS and TSs can revert to being TV
it can change; TVs/CDs etc can become TS but TSs do not revert to being TV (although some TVs may have thought they were TS then realised that they were not)
I have no opinion/ do not know

23 please consider the usual claimed causes of transgenderism and indicate what you consider to be their order of importance
1 most important, 4 least important - leave blank any factors you consider not at all relevant:

conditioning / the way we were brought up
genetic influences
influences during the development of the foetus during pregnancy eg effect of testosterone
other causes (please specify)
I do not know/ have no opinion

24 what do you think is the general public's view of transvestism/ cross dressing:
tick all you think apply

a. disgusting
b. a sickness which can be cured
c. should not be allowed in public
d. they should not be allowed near children
e. ridiculous
f. they are all gay
g. they do it to attract men for sex
h. if that's what they want to do, let them get on with it - so long as I don't see it
i. it's sinful
j. not interested in understanding it
k. a medical condition which should be accepted

25 what do you think is the general public's view of transsexualism:
tick all you think apply - then select the three most common and three least common views and enter their numbers in the boxes below

a. disgusting
b. a sickness which can be cured
c. it's wrong to mutilate a healthy body by having sex change
d. should not be allowed in public
e. it's a sin
f. they should not be allowed near children
g. ridiculous
h. they are all gay
i. they do it to attract men for sex
j. if that's what they want to do, let them get on with it - so long as I don't see it
k. they are failed "men"
l. whatever they do they'll never be real women
m. treatment should not be allowed on the National Health Service
n. a medical condition which should be accepted

26 do you think attitudes to transvestism/ crossdressing have changed over the last 5 years
yes - it is significantly more accepted/ understood
a bit - but not much
not at all
27 do you think attitudes to transsexualism have changed over the last 5 years
yes - it is significantly more accepted/ understood
a bit - but not much
not at all
28 Do you think

there is more understanding by the general public of transsexualism than transvestism
there is more understanding by the general public of transvestism than transsexuality
there is no difference between understanding by the general public of transsexuality and transvestism

Would you agree or disagree with the view that
"Transsexualism is considered a medical condition - whilst transvestism/ cross dressing is seen as a perversion?"

strongly agree
tend to agree
neither agree nor disagree
tend to disagree
strongly disagree

29 if you were offered a choice of "magic pills" - one of which would enable you to change your body from male to female and back whenever you wanted - the other would eliminate all your crossdressing desires permanently and leave you totally male, which would you take?

the pill to enable me to change physical sex whenever I wanted
the pill to remove my crossdressing desires
neither

30 Family Background - do you have sisters or brothers?
no
sister(s) only
brother(s) only
both sister(s) and brother(s)

If you have sister(s) and brother(s), how many:
sisters are older than you
sisters are younger than you
brothers are older than you
brothers are younger than you

Were your parents still together while you were growing up (ie until you were 16)?
yes
no - they separated when I was years old
no - my mother died when I was years old
no - my father died when I was years old
no - both my parents are dead
my mother died when I was years old
my father died when I was years old

If your parents separated or died, did you live with
father
mother
both at different times but mainly mother father
other relation
if other relation, who was it?

other
if other, who was it?

did the parent you live with have multiple partners while you were living with them?
no
yes father had partners
yes mother had partners

Did you suffer any abuse as a child?
yes
no

Was your childhood stable?
yes
no

Was your childhood happy?
yes
no

Did you move home more than 3 times during your childhood?
yes
no

Was your father absent for long periods (more than 3 months at a time)
yes frequently (more than 3 times)
yes - but on less than 3 occasions of less than 3 months

yes on less than 3 occasions but for more than 3 months
no
he was not away from home for long periods; but worked long hours so he was hardly ever around

Was your mother absent for long periods (more than 3 months at a time)
yes frequently (more than 3 times)
yes - but on less than 3 occasions of less than 3 months

yes on less than 3 occasions but for more than 3 months
no
she was not away from home for long periods; but worked long hours so she was hardly ever around

Was the influence in your home
female dominated
mainly female
more female than male
equally female & male
more male than female
mainly male
male dominated

As far as you are aware, did your mother have problems while pregnant with you?
no
yes
If Yes, can you say what they were?

As far as you are aware, are any other blood members of your family transgendered (include grandparents, grandchildren, aunts/uncles & cousins) ?
no
yes
I can't be certain - but I suspect others may be
How many are/may be out of the total of

As far as you are aware, are any blood members of your family gay or lesbian (include grandparents, grandchildren, aunts/uncles & cousins) ?
no
yes
I can't be certain - but I suspect some may be

How many are/may be out of the total of

31 Schooling
What level of education did you reach
left without qualifications
minimum high school qualifications (UK-GCSE)
advanced high school qualifications (UK-A Levels)
College/University

Type of School Attended
Single Sex - day
Single Sex - Boarding
Co-educational - day
Co-educational - Boarding

Which were your favourite subjects (tick all that apply)?
English Language
English Literature
Foreign Languages
Mathematics
Sciences
History
Geography
Arts
Computing
Practical

32 Childhood Friends
how readily did you make friends as a child?
I had no problem making friends
I found it difficult to make friends

Would you:
be part of a mixed group of friends
have a group of mainly female friends
have a group of mainly male friends
tend to have only one main friend at a time - usually male
tend to have only one main friend at a time - usually female

Girlfriends - did you have:
several (5 or more) girlfriends (not necessarily at the same time!)
fewer than 5 girlfriends
no girlfriends

33 Ethnic Background; are you:
Asian
Afro-caribbean
White
Other
34 Religious Background; are you:
Christian - Roman Catholic
Christian - Anglican
Christian - Non Conformist/Other
Jewish
Buddhist
Muslim
Other
None
35 Employment are you:
(if unemployed - state usual employment)
Managerial/Professional
Social Services/ Nursing/ Teaching
Military/ Police/ Fire Service or similar
Skilled/ Technical
Unskilled
Student
Other

Have you ever worked in what is considered a very "macho" environment (military/ police/ fire/ construction/ oil rigs/ forestry/ ranching etc)?
yes
no

36 Sports - do you prefer:
competitive team sports - football, hockey etc
competitive partnership sports - doubles tennis, dinghy sailing etc
competitive individual sports - singles tennis, athletics etc
non competitive sports
I don't like any sports
37 How would you describe your Dressing Style
Day wear:
I do not dress during the day
Fetish: basques, leather, pvc etc
Schoolgirl, Maids outfits, Nurses Uniforms or similar
over the top - heavy make up; my skirts are NEVER more than 6 inches long and my heels never less than 4 inches high!
casual mid length skirts/ jeans/ trousers
smart - lady executive style
depends where I am going, I like to blend in

Evenings/ Clubs:
I do not go out to clubs
over the top - heavy make up; my skirts are NEVER more than 6 inches long and my heels never less than 4 inches high!
Fetish: basques, leather, pvc etc
bridal wear - ballgowns, maids outfits, schoolgirl etc
sophisticated
casual mid length skirts
smart - lady executive style
depends where I am going, I like to blend in

38 Has your dressing style changed since you started?
not at all
my basic style hasn't changed - but I've become more skilled at achieving the look I want
Yes - I have more confidence now and inclined to experiment with different, more adventurous, looks
I am now less inclined to wear OTT outfits - though I still go for a sexy look
Yes - I used to wear sexy/OTT styles but I now go for a more sophisticated look
Yes - I now go for a more casual look

Other Comments about your dressing style

39 How do you feel when dressed tick all that apply
Sexy
Excited
Scared
Nervous
Calm
Relaxed
At ease with myself
Comfortable
Happy
Dressing doesn't make me feel any different
I hate myself for doing it

Other Comments about how you feel when dressed

40 Do you masturbate when dressed
I (almost) always masturbate when dressed
I usually masturbate when dressed
I sometimes masturbate when dressed
I rarely masturbate when dressed
I never masturbate when dressed

Do you wear/use female clothing in order to masturbate
I (almost) always wear/use female clothing to masturbate
I usually wear/use female clothing to masturbate
I sometimes wear/use female clothing to masturbate
I rarely wear/use female clothing to masturbate

What fantasies do you usually use when masturbating when dressed?
I imagine myself to be a woman with a man
I imagine myself to be a woman with another woman in a lesbian situation
I imagine myself to be with a man having gay sex
I imagine myself to be forced to have gay sex with a man
I imagine myself to be forced to have sex with a woman who has discovered that I am a TV
I imagine myself to be a sex slave to a mixed group of women and men

Please mention any other fantasies you use for masturbation


Thank you very much for your patience. I will publish summaries of the results as soon as I can

Helen Dale

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