Going Braless

[tracy_j]

Hi

Earlier today I was reading a news article about a teenage girl going braless at Helena High School in Montana, and the school authorities not being happy with that. This is apparently causing a lot of arguments for and against, non of which perhaps directly affects us here but it does bring forward a fairly obvious fact now the better weather is here (for many of us anyway).

It is something that I have thought about for a while, and perhaps occasionally got a little worried. During the winter, with thicker clothing, it was easier to either wear a bra without it not being too obvious or not wear one (noting that I am not out to everyone). With the warmer weather and thinner clothing it becomes an obvious worry. If I am wearing a thin feminine top and appearing very feminine then a bra is essential. Without it any show of nipples would be offensive to many. On the other hand, wearing a bra with a thin top is obviously female. For those who still see me as fully male it could be a step too far?

I think the point I am making is that it is impractical to be non binary with thinner summer wear

In practice it is pushing me further. I do wonder though what some think. I don't wear forms, and my bras, I buy to fit. They have some padding but are not large so my bust is small but still obvious with a t shirt (I also like tight fitting clothes ).

It is something I am working my way through but I suspect lots of us go through this -

Perhaps just to offer moral support!

Tracy x

[Guest Mickey]

Every time the subject of bras come up, I just laugh at myself. Before I came out/transitioned, I loved wearing a bra. It just felt better mentally, to me, to have it on. I felt more feminine. So I wore a bra almost daily.

These days I only wear a bra if I wear one of those thinner tops, that make the wearing of one, essential. And since it will be seen through the blouse, it must be a pretty bra. I don't really like wearing a bra otherwise. And I refuse to wear a bra now, unless I wear one of the aforementioned tops.

Now do y'all see why I laugh at myself, when this subject comes up?

[Guest Charlotte J.]

I have something similar happening these days. As I said in another post, I'm on finasteride and it is giving me man-boobs. I like to wear soft, bright, thin fabric and bought several men's shirts last year that feel comfortable to wear. With these in particular, but really with a lot of clothes, especially tighter-fitting clothes, my nipples are really obvious. I'm still presenting as male. It's awkward at best.

[Guest Clair Dufour]

Its all about what we got to work with. I have friends who often don't pad and rely on hair and makeup with tight girl clothes and their presentation and they do well in their size six to ten! Others use pushup bras to get cleavage and that natural look with low cut tops. Several I know who are trans* have no problem showing off as much as they can. After all, they spent a lot of time and money to get them and there's nothing like showing off the real deal to make a girl good about herself. Unfortunatly, that's not all of us and we have to act our age. Gravity gets all of us in the end. I just ran the if you can hold a pencil under your boob you need a bra test and I need a bra! Ive known this for a long time and in my 40s made breastforms that sagged to wear with tee shirts to get a good pass. My friends liked it and it did not violate crossdresser rule number one, Never Ever Look Better than Your Wife! I think it comes down to looking at what women our age are wearing and trying what we think we can pass as. Me, Im not a Chav girl!

For the younger lot, yes they like to tease but, most are also saying is that their just boobs and get over it. As most of know, they have bigger plans for those who take a fancy to them.

[Guest]

Have high beams will show! Giggle. It's Arizona's Hell's Kitchen on broil these days. OK, OK, when duty calls I wear those contraptions. Hold the pencils, I can't. Snicker. Hug. JodyAnn

[Charlize]

I certainly know the high beam syndrome. I'm far from stacked but those buttons up front are quite illuminating.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Guest]

Later I saw a blurb on television that the other girls in school were going bra-less too. The boys were wearing bras over their shirts in protest. Now that's real support with no pokey underwires. Giggle. Hug. JodyAnn

[VickySGV]

"No, that is not my nipple, it was a hamburger with too much mayo that dripped on my shirt and left a dark stain." "Touch it and die!!."

Actually it is my nipple, but the second part up there applies just as well.

I rarely wear bras these days even with "B" cups that show my age (old and baggy) in the buff. I do have some silicone nipple covers that self stick over the areolar area for my lighter weight tops.