Trish Drury is not, of course, my real name. On the other hand, I've used it for so long that maybe in a way, it is....... I also use 'TrishaD' a lot online and, alternatively, to the inmates of 'TVChix' I'm Trisha Delisha (Its a long story......)
Age?
I was born in 1953 so 'mature' describes my age if not my attitude. I kind of act my dress size rather than my chronological age.....
Description?
5' 11'' tall, Size 16 to 18 on top depending on how fat I feel. I can just about squeeze into a size 12 pair of jeans - like many TVs I have the 'wide shoulders, narrow hips' sort of build.
Location?
At the moment, Hampshire in the UK, although if all goes well, we'll be moving to somewhere more rural soon.
Occupation?
Self employed IT person
Sex?
I'm a bisexual transvestite with an attraction principally to other TVs. My sexuality is fairly complex, although the older I get, the less I feel that being TV is about sex. I am extremely happily married to someone who accepts my both my transvestism and my sexuality.
My Look ?
After many years in the closet, I have the freedom to express myself. Like many TVs I used to wear tarty gear - a sort of masculine vision of what's attractive. These days, clothes tend to be just clothes and I go for a look that's appropriate to someone of my more mature years. I love Marks & Sparks, particularly Per Una, although squeezing my slightly bulky carcass into it can be a bit of a challenge. I do love Monsoon as well even if I can't afford it. I'm very fond of black and I'll almost always wear something that colour, even if its only underwear. Like every TV, I've spent years struggling with makeup and can only say that 'practice makes perfect'. I have to be absolutely honest though and say that my current Look owes a great deal to my friend Maddy who's not only one of my favourite people in the world, but also a skilled makeup artiste. Thanks Madds!
Interests ?
I'm not JUST a TV. I'm a real person and have a wide variety of other interests some of which are sort of gender-neutral and some of which aren't.
I love music. Everything from Blues to 1960s West Coast Rock to classical and jazz . I like Trance and even like Country, particularly the sub-genre known as 'Americana' . Favourite artistes are people like The Grateful Dead, The Airplane, Hendrix, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Django Reinhardt and Paul Van Dyke. . I play a bit as well, although I'm not much good. I'm not a bad acoustic player, I'm still learning to play electric and I've just started to learn bass.
I'm a serious and eclectic reader. I love Stephen King, Willliam Gibson, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and many others. Loved the Lord of the Rings as a teenager but I'm one of those heretics who reckon the films are even better.
I'm a Classic & Vintage car person and enjoy rebuilding and restoring them. Not very girlie I know, but I love the simplicity and quality of pre-war cars particularly. At last count, my wife and I are currently running six cars between us even if only three or four of them are capable of forward motion. That's hardly the point though - I get a lot of satisfaction from working with my hands and cars happens to be what I'm good at.
Spirituality
After many years denying my true self, my spiritual life has been woefully neglected. At present my beliefs go no further than an almost intuitive belief in the reality of the Goddess, the Mother of us all. I also believe that all transgendered people, whether they be TV or TS, are touched by Her and that that, should we have the eyes to see and the heart to believe, through Her love we will prevail.
Recognise me?
I've said rather a lot about myself here, enough for me to be recognisable to someone who knows me in 'real' life. Quite frankly, I no longer care about that much. Live with it - my REAL friends do. I cant in all honesty consider myself 'out' as a TV but most of my friends know and accept. After a life spent in the closet, I'm no longer afraid, I'm no longer ashamed. I am what I am and people can either deal with it or not.