For most, dressing is the obvious compromise. If one cannot be female, one can at least express femininity. But the more one expresses one’s true self, the desire for more becomes greater. Some individuals continue expressing themselves more and more, others panic and purge only to start again later.
One’s gender identity classification (crossdresser, transgenderist, transsexual, etc.) is due to each individual’s adjustment to first the conflict between one’s natural gender and their need to be “normal,” and later to the conflict between one’s natural gender and their “male persona.” There is no objective “best solution,” only a subjective, personal best solution.
