Barbara Jane Richards

Welcome to Barbara’s Place.  I’m delighted you decided to stop in for a visit.

This is where I celebrate my femininity here on the web.

Throughout my life, whenever I thought about it, I’ve wished I’d been born a girl.  I like being a guy well enough, and I like doing lots of  guy things, and there is a lot to be said for being on top of the heap, but the yearning to be soft and pretty and feminine is never very far away.  Just let an attractive woman pass by and my first thought is…  well, you can probably guess what my first thought is.  But just a second or two later  I think,
“Oh…  wouldn’t I love to look like that.”

That’s quite a dichotomy, isn’t it !

I’m transgendered, for lack of a better word.  I love women.  I adore them.  They are the most exquisite creatures God ever contemplated.  Everyone has masculinity inside them and everyone has femininity inside them.  We are sexual creatures and we are products of our masculine father and our feminine mother.  Most guys are primarily masculine.  It’s their femininity that allows them to feel compassion and show that emotion by crying when something really terrible or sad happens.  But mostly they are competitive and combative and aggressive.  Most women are primarily feminine.  It’s the masculinity inside them that permits them to stand up and fight against seemingly insurmountable odds when they or their family are threatened or to take charge when their world needs to be protected.  There are very macho macho men and there are women who are the epitome of femininity.  And somewhere along the continuum between them, there are people like me.

In my life I’ve discovered that I am assertive, aggressive, brash, brave, competitive, combative, fiercely loyal to comrades even in suicidal situations, and basically your average stand up guy.

But watching a movie or the news, if I see something touching, my eyes fill with tears.  I sat around the dorm in college or the day room in the Army or my living room at home and I’ve always thought I had be real careful about that so people don’t think I’m a wimp or something.  I love flowers and sunsets, and the bright, shining faces of children, …and all the beauty that I see in the world.  My wife told me she has always seen a lot of femininity in me.  Even though I’ve always tried to conceal it, I guess it is there for anyone to see if they look.

So, I have a lot of masculinity inside me.  I have a lot of femininity inside me too.  I’ve spent my life so far as a guy, and I’ll spend the rest of it that way, at least as far as the public is concerned.

But this is Barbara’s Place.

And a girl can dream.
And sometimes she can even make those dreams come true, if only for a fleeting moment.
So, once in a while, Barbara can express in the real world.
And here

I can celebrate !

So, now that you’re here, take a look around.  Listen to some music, check out my pictures, visit with my friends, and just have yourself a nice time.

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Would you like to listen to some music while you look around?

Barbara Jane Richards’ Favorite Music

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Would you like to know a little bit about me?

Barbara Jane Richards’ Autobiography

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I’ve got some pictures if you’d like to see them.

Barbara Jane Richards’ Photo Album Index

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You can visit some of my friends on the web if you’d like.

Barbara Jane Richards’ Friends’ Pages 1

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Special little things to make any T Girl smile !

Barbara Jane Richards’ Special Treats

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Places where you can go to have some fun or maybe even learn something.

Barbara Jane Richards’ Links to Other Places

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Some really insightful essays written by Jami Ward

Insightful essays by Jami Ward

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You are Visitor
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And that makes you very special !

Thanks again for stopping by my little place on the web.  Please take a moment and let me know how you liked me and my place or offer a suggestion to make us better.

I’d love to hear from you !

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