Last updated May 2019:

Hi, I’m Julia from the West of England. Thanks for visiting my page; I hope you enjoy my photos and videos.

I’m an occasional cross-dresser and I have enjoyed dressing as a girl since my very early teens. As my 50th birthday loomed ever closer I couldn’t help but reflect on my past, and I realised my one real regret was not dressing like a girl more often or with more passion. My partner of more than 25 years has never had a problem with my cross-dressing and has even encouraged me to experiment with makeup and accessories; my lifestyle pretty much allows me to dress when I please; and yet as I looked back it seemed there was always something more important to do…..

I decided it was time I followed my heart occasionally instead of always being practical and sensible following my head. (Sounds a bit like a mid-life crisis, doesn’t it?) Anyway, I bought a digital camera, new clothes, practised my make-up and one day realised that the persona of Julia had somehow arrived in my life. I stopped buying what I thought I ‘should’ buy listening to my head when I shopped for girly stuff and instead let Julia buy her heart’s desire.

It soon became apparent that Julia had a passion for short hemlines, paired with very high heels and a preference for sleeveless tops and her long hair worn loose. Maybe this look won’t be popular with everybody but hey, I’m not doing this for everybody - I’m doing it for me! 2015 arrived and with it came the realisation that I had been a closet Goth for most of my life, so ignoring the inner voice telling me what people might think I embraced my inner Goth. Silence; if people thought anything at all they weren’t telling me.

I was 51 when I joined Flickr in 2012 and however much I wanted it, I absolutely knew I could never pass for a girl in public – I was too tall, I didn’t walk like a girl and I certainly didn’t talk like a girl. But I enjoyed dressing like a girl and posting photos to Flickr gave purpose to my ‘hobby’; my makeup skills improved and so did my fashion sense and confidence. Over time I became encouraged by the positive reaction from fans and followers; I learned to walk like a girl (more or less) and to dress for my height. Then just two weeks before my 53rd birthday, I went out in public for the first time. I wasn’t perfect but I mostly got away with it and I had a lot of fun. So never say never, I suppose.

A lasting regret from my youth was that I had never got my ears pierced for earrings; I had always been too afraid of what friends, family and colleagues might say and whether it might be seen as inappropriate. But in these days of ‘body modification’ and the increased acceptability of tattoos and body piercings, I thought ’what the heck – it’s my body and I can do what I like with it’. So in Aug 2017, at the ripe old age of 56, I finally got my ears pierced thus proving that you’re never too old and that some regrets are easily fixed once you set your mind to it.

And now for the bad news: In March this year (2019), the day after my 58th birthday I was told I had bowel cancer. At the beginning of May I underwent major surgery to fix the problem and now I find myself stuck at home updating this profile while I convalesce. I’m told the cancer is all gone now, but I cannot say how long it will be before I’m able to be Julia again. Fortunately my posts are never up-to-date and I have a back-log of pictures that I can post until Julia is ready for public life once more.

To close this profile I just want to say that I enjoy looking at the pictures of other girls and I wanted to share some of my own pictures, to give something back I suppose, but I am shy and reclusive by nature so joining Flickr was a big deal for me; please don’t be offended if you decide to follow me and I don’t reciprocate. My photos are all selfies taken with a timer, and none of the pictures I post are ever edited (save for a little cropping occasionally). I’m lucky enough that my hair is still my own, but my curves are not! I hope you like me.

Love Julia. xx

Oh, there is one last thing: Since I joined Flickr I’ve become aware there are many men that are not CD, TV or TS who enjoy my pictures. The attention is not unexpected and I am always flattered to receive comments, compliments and even e-mails from all genders and orientations. Now I’m sure you are all wonderful guys, but please remember that I am not a real girl and (though I will admit to fancying the occasional CD or TV) I am in no way attracted to real men; sorry, but that’s just the way I’m made.