Support for Spouses

 

These resources are designed primarily for the spouses of:

 

Cross-Dressers

A Significant Other View

By Julie Freeman

The wife of a crossdresser and host of a significant other support group writes about the effect crossdressing has on her relationship with her husband, family, friends and life in general.

C D S O

 

Forums and listserves are designed as a forum for all genetic women involved with crossdressers. 

Subscription is free and is  limited to female spouses or partners of any crossdresser, regardless if crossdresser is Tri-Ess member or not.

Crossdressers, DO NOT APPLY, this area is for GG females only.  

 

CDSO Online Forum is a listserv which delivers e-mail from the members directly to your mailbox.

CDSO - 2 is an online discussion board which has many different topics (threads) and lists all messages in sequential order.

Georgeann and Raven's
Home Page

 

Welcome to our web page! Let me take a few moments to introduce this loving couple. I am Georgeann, I am a heterosexual crossdresser, who is married to the most wonderful, understanding woman ever to come upon this earth. Her name is Raven

Raven and I have started to understand what has been going on with me and why I crossdress. After reading, researching, and "Surfing the Web" we have broadened our knowledge of this desire. We are not experts, nor ever intend to be, but we want to work this through. Our relationship has become stronger, and our vision of ourselves has become clearer.

Welcome to SFWaSOCDs (Support for wives/SO's of CrossDressers) formed August 22nd 2001. This group is intended as a safe haven for the support of wives and SO's of heterosexual crossdressers. There are many great groups already on the web you can join already. Some however restrict what can be discussed. My attempt with this group is to form a happy medium in the support area... Any discussion is allowed unless it flames either the CD or the SO/wife and as for Religion all levels of acceptance are allowed here as long as the flame rule is followed. IE: An un-accepting wife may present her dislike of the lifestyle but in a manner that does not put down her husband. Amendment to this rule because it is a touchy area.... The actions of the husband are allowed to be flamed as long as they are presented in a way that is appropriate for them. aka: hubby doing something really stupid and possibly dangerous.... by all means vent it here. Then feel free to share the reactions of the rest of us with him.

We encourage all to share posts with their CD's as they see fit, however, CD's themselves will not be permitted on nor allowed to post to the list.

It is recognized that CD's themselves can have wonderful words of support and insight for us. At the approval of the board the wife/SO of the CD in question can post his words for the rest of us to view should we deem them useful.
 

 

S.P.I.C.E. - Spouses and Partners International Conference for Education  is essentially a workshop that stresses communication. It provides everyone, both crossdressers and their significant others with the opportunity to learn to communicate effectively with each other. There are professionals who give talks, conduct workshops and are there to listen. It is a place where love and caring abound. In addition to professionals, experienced volunteers, as well as other participants are willing to listen and help us to begin to understand ourselves. 
 

Marsha and I highly recommend this program for the wives of cross-dressers.

Spouses & Partners - Rachel Miller - Helping couples deal with cross-dressing issues
Dealing with a cross-dressing spouse is a challenging, never-ending journey.  It is wise to take many small, reversible steps.  It is necessary to communicate, communicate and communicate.  This series of 8 articles provides helpful ideas and approaches for couples to deal with cross-dressing issues. If your spouse or loved one is a cross-dresser, you should read this material and use it to engage in dialog with the cross-dresser. It describes how my wife and I learned how to deal effectively with these issues and how we were able to integrate cross-dressing into our lives rather than keeping it separate.

 

Gays and Lesbians

 

About MGroup

We are a Chicago area support group for married [to women] gay and bisexual men, including those who are working to preserve their marriage and those who are in the process of separation or divorce. Age is not a factor. Members of the group range in age from the 20's to the 70's.

We meet twice a month and interact as a support group rather than a therapy group — providing a comfortable, safe and confidential environment for you to talk, share your thoughts and feelings, and be among others like yourself. We respect everyone's privacy and confidentiality by not talking outside the meeting about persons or situations. We do not judge one another or offer advice unless requested. Often friendships formed within the group extend outside the group.

 

 

 

The Straight Spouse Network (SSN) is an international organization that provides personal, confidential support and information to heterosexual spouses/partners, current or former, of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender mates and mixed-orientation couples for constructively resolving coming-out problems. SSN also offers research-based information about spouse, couple, and family issues and resources to other family members, professionals, community organizations, and the public. SSN is the only support network of its kind in the world.

As outreach, the network offers information about spouse and family issues, mixed orientation marriages and spouse resources to professionals, community organizations and the media.

 

 

Transgenders

Welcome
 To Our Garden

 

It is our hope to provide you with helpful information regarding the "crossdressing" lifestyle. Our Yahoo Group was started  as a support group for the wives and girlfriends of crossdressers, and has grown to include all members of this community  as well, Cd's, Tg's, Tv's, and Ts's. You can click on the link  below and it will take you to Our Group on Yahoo.

(You may need to be logged into Yahoo for it to work correctly)

A Crossdressers Secret Garden Group

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