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ANNOUNCEMENT for May 8, 2013:
This morning, my total view count broke 2 million views. Thank you all very much and may the next million be even more exciting and sexy.
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Hello Flickr World, I am Toni Richards and apparently some at Flickr like to know that I am over the age of 21 to help keep my account active and safe. So, I'll admit, I am over the age of 21...(twice over, actually.)
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November 23, 2011
Get Ready Flickr!!! Toni's Back!!!
Hey Flickr world...Toni's Back!!! My month of soul-searching and the wonderful comments of support from friends on Flickr has reaffirmed what and who I am. From the bottom of my heart, I thank those who took the time to offer support and advise. I luv's y'all.
Stay tunded for some great, high-quality shots of my modeling shoot on Nov. 22 at Transformations by Gina in Los Angeles.
Heartfelt Update for October 31, 2011:
Perhaps this is a mid-life crisis for Toni, but it is nonetheless what she is feeling now…Please forgive my rant…
What some of us wouldn’t give to have been born with a lovely body?
To be able to easily buy clothing and shoes without extensive online searches and lots of trial and error disappointments;
To wish to look half as good as all those lovelies seen in print and online, both GG and TG sisters;
Celebrities often endorse methods that are designed to trick our senses, primarily our sense of sight. How do we know what we are looking at on the cover of a popular magazine is real or not? It is true that nobody is perfect and that goes for celebrities as well. Photo enhancement is a natural part of print and media as can be seen in some examples in the photo posted right after this one. The truth is…99% of the time, it doesn’t really matter. We continue to celebrate their beauty and stature as seen on the images set before us. They give us something to admire, look up to and draw inspiration from.
I learned some of those techniques and felt amazed at what was possible. I’ve never been happy with my extra chin, spare tires or facial blemishes. Just like the celebrities’ cover photos; it became easy to gently make those unsightly features disappear and try to bring out the essence of the person instead of drawing attention to the flaws…To make one look and feel more confident; just like all those images we admire and love.
I’ve not often had the amount of time or resources to go all out in my transformations due to time, family constraints and financial issues. I love to express my femininity and feel the ecstasy that the wearing of female clothing brings. I’ve loved to be able to share that euphoria with the wonderful t-sisters on the web. I just cannot always share the entire experience. However, I’ve felt that posting headless shots or those with the face blurred out would be an insult to the TG nation. Even more of a reason to love what software has allowed us to do.
I’ve been known to borrow my own face from a previous, but well done photo for a modern photo just to avoid the aforementioned insults and not have to show the TG nation a photo of a blurred face, headless shot or even a shot with the face of a man with a goatee. However, I’ve come to begin to believe that I’ve become a PS whore. Have I actually been destroying the essence of Toni rather than enhancing it? I’ve got to decide if I’ve destroyed Toni rather than help evolve her. I’ll be posting the last few photos of my Halloween purchase for 2011 and then take some time off from posting to soul-search. I will still log on and admire my lovely t-sisters and answer messages during my time off. Until then, Hasta luego, mis lindas y hermosas amigas (See you soon my lovely and beautiful friends.)
With much love,
Toni Richards
8/22/11 - BIG NEWS...I just hit ONE MILLION VIEWS!!! That's 1,000,000 page views. I just can't believe it. Thank you everybody!!!
If you favorite one of my photos, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave a comment so I know why you liked it. It will help me select future uploads better. I love to get photo comments so please leave comments on my piccies.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: I am a classy t-girl, who is well over 18 years of age. To that end, I find the exhibition of exposed genitalia VERY disgusting! If your photos are of bare penises or vaginas, of sexual acts, or if your buddy icon is of a genital, please do not waste your time adding me as a contact because I will not add you and I will probably even block you.
Now with that out of the way...here's the 411on me...
*I'm a Crossdresser who's mostly in-the-closet.
*I have been dressing since I was about 5 years old.
* I am heterosexual...In other words, I'm not gay.
* I am happily-married to a lovely and understanding woman who knows all about Toni and encourages me in every way possible.
* We have two beautiful princesses
As a follow-up to bullet #3 above...I guess I can be considered a lesbian when I am Toni.
I love posting photos of myself but at the same time, I'm also a dreamer. I don't have as many chances to dress, as my family and work take up a large part of my life. As such, I also love to fantasize about how Toni would look in various costumes and how Toni would look as a hot-bodied woman. Hence, I hope I don't offend any of my T-sisters when I post photos that have been digitally manipulated. I promise, they will always have my own face from a legitimate photo shoot of mine.
Toni's Thoughts:
What draws us to want to wear clothing of the opposite sex? Now there's the Million-Dollar question!
I could not fathom sex with another male (eek) nor could I imagine having a surgery to remove my manhood. I can't imagine not being a husband and lover to my wife and a daddy to my two little princesses. Yet, after a near 30-year struggle with my identity and emotions and coming to accept who and what I am, I cannot imagine my life without the possibility of occasionally becoming Toni, either fully or in part. I owe an incredible thank you to my T-sisters for the knowledge and inspiration I have drawn from their experiences and stories.
It was only a few years ago in 1996 that Toni did not even exist. All I ever did was hide and dress up with the constant fear of being caught. Toni now occupies the part of my life that used to be only a cloud of desires, emotions, confusion and fear. I'm purposely keeping out my inner struggles between my TG issues and my Catholic faith, because that is an entirely different and MUCH larger can of worms. (See my group for TG Christians for some great discussions.)
My new-found strength, motivation and inspiration have allowed that aforementioned maelstrom to manifest itself and blossom into Toni. Toni is the face of my lifelong struggles with gender identity.
I have come to realize that I am not alone. There are others with similar, if not identical, situations and feelings as my own. I hope to be able to someday inspire a sister, the way I have been inspired by other T-Sisters on the web. I would love to hear from sisters who look up to me and tell me they drew inspiration from my story and profile.
Wanna know more? Go to my BLOG titled "This is Toni..." at my website.
And while you're there, let me know what you think of my other BLOGs and PLEASE leave me some picture comments, ok? I'll return the favor.
- JoinedJune 2008
- OccupationCrossdressing Exhibitionist and Dreamer
- HometownSandy Eggo
- Current citySandy Eggo
- CountryUSA
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Thank you for adding me to your contacts! Looking forward to a nice friendship! Kisses Tanya
What can one say? Toni is a classy sweetheart and seems to be a very genuine person. I only hope to meet her someday in person and get her out of her shell at least for a little while. Keep pretty Toni! Much love, Kelli
Thank you for sharing your profile. Our lives are so much alike and love your photos Hugs Traci
I'm glad to have Toni as a friend... she has some lovely pictures, stop by and have a look for yourself... and you will see why others like her!!
Toni, is such a beautiful, warm hearted lady and a wonderful friend. As we all know, one cannot have too many friends. It is soooo very nice to share flickr with such a terrific person. And she knows how wonderful it is to have a understanding wife that understands us. Love ya, girlfriend.
Mi hermanita Toni. Gracias por toda tu ayuda con las fotos y con my pagina de Flickr. Eres Princesa del Mundo. My sister Toni. Thank you for all your help and support. You are truly a Princess. Hugs, Miranda
Hola Toni, gracias por tu comentario que linda, besos.
When I first laid eyes on Toni Richards I had a feeling she was special. She drives your desires to new heights and gives you a big reason to run over to San Diego for the sensual embrace of her arms. Toni certainly deserves to be treated with the finer things in life as any lady should. With every superb new photo Ton… Read more
When I first laid eyes on Toni Richards I had a feeling she was special. She drives your desires to new heights and gives you a big reason to run over to San Diego for the sensual embrace of her arms. Toni certainly deserves to be treated with the finer things in life as any lady should. With every superb new photo Toni posts she proves to her fans that she is the Queen of Elegance!! Sometimes I glare over Toni's pics for awhile........so when I go to bed I have 'Delectable Dreams' of her.......but enough of my weakness. Hey everybody, listen to me and do yourself a favor and check out this lovely Sandy Eggo asset, Toni Richards. She's wonderful, has a fantastic figure, is classy and elegant, is someone you could have a thoughtful conversation with, enticingly sinful, and a true beauty. Toni, sweetie, you can always be my wicked enchantress any day of the week!
Read lessAn Amazing girl...........Full of life........So very very loving . And If I only ever had one wish in life.........This would be it
You're so sweet. Not only beautiful but have a big heart. Thank for the invite. I'm touched. Hugs and kisses, Genevieve
Thank you for being my friend Love Kisses Diana M...xoxoxox
Thanks for adding me on here and keep in touch!