Is CDing a Mental Disorder?

A few days ago, I read a story on Big Closet that left me feeling a bit perplexed.

The story was well-written and the author has every right to explore the genre as she wishes.

Yet – I wish she had picked another premise or I had not read her story,
which shoved me back into the old argument as to whether cross-dressing is a mental disorder.

I think the majority of the United States has clearly decided that transsexualism is NOT a mental disorder. (Please don’t muddy this thread with Trump discussions. You’re not going to enlighten anyone, or change their minds. Simply vote.)

There still seems to be a faction willing to state that cross-dressing is a mental disorder.

These issues are very personal. I consider myself a cross-dresser because I’m not willing to commit to SRS. Yet – I’ve probably wished a million times I’d been born a woman. I read a statistic that less than 10% of those with gender identity disorder have SRS. Does my self-honesty, cowardice, empathy for my family (you pick one) condemn me to having a mental disorder?

I spend sixty to seventy percent of the time at least partially feminine clothed, maybe fifty percent totally feminine clothed.

I function at a high level, so I wonder where the disorder manifests itself.

I’m always surprised by opinions here and look forward to reading yours.

Is cross-dressing a mental disorder?

Jill