Shouldn’t See Trans-dressing As Transgressing

(My mother and I are waiting in a crowded doctor’s office talking about my friends’ families.)

Me: “In a way, I’m lucky that I have a brother. He doesn’t steal my stuff.”

Mum: “I don’t know… he looked pretty good in your ball dress. Backless really suits him!”

(We look up to see an elderly man staring at us in disgust.)

Mum: “What? It does!”