Sex is a huge part of human identity . Often things that aren ' t sexual can trigger a feeling that we think of as sexual , or make us think of something sexual . When I first started crossdressing , it did make me feel a little different . I felt more relaxed , and more like myself . And naturally I thought about doing things as myself , both mundane stuffliving , and sex . The thought that I might actually be capable of emotional , physical and sexual intimacy with another person if I was free to be myself . That if I was myself , I would be more desirable because of the confidence it would give me about my body , because of how it would empower me not just in my daily life , but in my sexuality as well . And so at first I did get some feelings of arousal when I did it . Not because of the clothes or whatever , but because all this stuff I had tried to avoid thinking about because it seemed wrong and impossible suddenly became something I wanted . One of the many effects of my transition has been that it has , I feel , sexually liberated me . And all the things I ' d buried and tried to ignore came back . My body language , my behaviour , my smile , my speech , it all changed and became more like the way it was when I was young . Before I hit puberty and my life went to shit , when I ' d still felt that I could express myself openly . And human brains being human , I guess it caused a sexual response at first , that faded over time as I adjusted and became more used to my newfound or rather rediscovered thoughts and feelings . It empowered me in every way that matters . Even if there was a difference between feeling attractive or attractable and feeling aroused and I think the two go together in many ways would it really matter ? I don ' t think there would be anything wrong with it . If it feels good , and noone ' s getting hurt , then how can it be a bad thing ? Keep doing it . The excitement will wear off and it will lose those feelings of arousal as it becomes an ordinary part of your life . Enjoy your body and the way it makes you feel .