Aaah. Context.

Sparked by another blog post out there that I know some of you will read.

Since constructing my social self as Femme, I have felt more me, and more comfortable with myself in many social contexts.
Why?
I don't think I am a 'born' Femme. Those silly fun Butch-Femme tests have had me coming out at Andro for years now regardless of my changing dress styles and relationships.
But what I think work best for me is the consciousness of gender, and the performative aspects of being femme. I like it as a context for interracting with the world, relationships, people and their ideas/conceptions.
And of course as a context for costuming. *grins*

I have become freer to be me within the framework offered by 'Femme'.

Still find it hard to call myself 'Femme' though.
My old moniker of 'Part-time Femme' doesn't fit at the moment. 'Low Femme' somehow offers visions of jeans and lipstick. 'Baby Femme' implies that I've not been round the traps for a while and am not pushing 30 (both of which are actually true :-)
Perhaps 'Party-Femme' works better?
Or just plain 'Hussy'
*laughs*
Obviously I can't sustain academic thoughts of gender very long.