Crossdressing Cast Members?

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Chrisinroch

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My brother was at Disney last month and he reported that one of the CMs running a ride was a crossdresser. I guess I was surprised that disney would allow that given how they control costuming, piercings, hair, etc, etc

I did a search on the boards but no relevant hits that I could see.

Not that its a huge deal, I was just more curious given the Disney Culture.
 
All of the CM's are in uniform, I don't know how you could possibly know whether they were a cross dresser or not.
 
crossdresser as in how? I mean they have uniforms usually no? was it a man wearing a dress costume/vice versa? If they are in a work approve costume then I guess that's acceptable. but I'm just struggling to picture this since I don't think I've seen anyone that works there in just street clothes
 
I agree - unless he saw a male CM wearing a uniform that involved a skirt, I don't know how anyone would make that determination that someone was a cross-dresser. For a woman dressing as a man, you wouldn't be able to tell since they just wear pants & shirt as their uniform which is pretty much unisex clothing anyway.

(In giving it more thought, it probably would be possible that he saw someone - assume a man just for ease of identification purposes - that was apparently a man in the viewer's opinion, but wearing makeup or a female wig or with obvious breasts - but I wouldn't think of that as a cross-dresser if they were working the parks that way, but as someone who might be in the process of sex reassignment activities. I suppose the two different things might be viewed the same by some since you wouldn't know the difference if you didn't know the situation. And I have no idea what Disney's policies on that are, or what is required by employment law or anything, I'm just thinking out loud.)
 

My brother was at Disney last month and he reported that one of the CMs running a ride was a crossdresser. I guess I was surprised that disney would allow that given how they control costuming, piercings, hair, etc, etc

I did a search on the boards but no relevant hits that I could see.

Not that its a huge deal, I was just more curious given the Disney Culture.
I don't know how your brother could have possibly known this, short of flat-out asking the CM. He may have seen a female CM that looked less feminine or a male CM who looked a bit less masculine, but unless he saw a 5 o'clock shadow on a CM wearing a dress, I'm not certain how he could know that he saw a "cross dresser".

That said, in regards to "Disney Culture" ... Disney has a pretty strict policy when it comes to being non-discriminatory, and that includes sexual orientation, transgender, etc. But again, it sounds like your brother made a quick judgement while looking at a girl or woman who seemed more masculine than he's used to.

:earsboy:
 
When Mary Martin and Cathy Rigby played Peter Pan on Broadway, were they "cross-dressing"? Are Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams cross-dressers because they wore costumes in movies that involved dressing as women ("Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire")? Disney cast members are called cast members for a reason. They are putting on a show, just like the aforementioned actors.
 
I imagine if I saw a CM in a WDW CM dress and noticed an adam's apple -
But I don't think I've ever looked closely enough at a CM to see if they had an adam's apple!
 
"Crossdresser"? More likely, a person who looked a little too masculine or feminine to the OP's brother, or perhaps someone who is transgender. In either case...Disney does not discriminate in its hiring practices. :thumbsup2
 
Ask your brother if it was a Weirdo Transvestite or an Executive Transvestite.
 
Normally I avoid posting on "controversial" or non-helpful threads, but this one really gets to me. Not only is the topic completely off topic for theme park strategies, but it is discriminatory and rude. Although I don't know the laws in Florida, more and more places (states, cities, companies) are passing non-discrimination policies to protect gender expression and transgender populations. The term "cross-dresser" being used to describe someone who presents in any way other than the stereotype is a misapplication of the term. For many transgender individuals, doctors and therapists will not even see or treat them until they have lived for at least a year in their chosen sex. Imagine how difficult that is, with no treatment, and then to be judged, let alone publicly posted about using incorrect terms in a negative (how could they?) kind of way.

How can Disney allow "that"? You mean, someone who you know nothing about, and are presuming is disturbed and should not have a job, who may or may not be simply trying to live their life and live according to the policies that our society deems appropriate.

I'm sorry, but if Disney is enlightened enough to hire and support transgender employees (if that is in fact the case), that sounds like an amazing thing in a state that is notoriously homophobic and transphobic, offering employment to a population that is among the most discriminated against in employment elsewhere.
 
Ha!! I love Eddie Izzard.

Izzard ftw :).

On the topic at hand, it's possible that it was a trans-gendered Cast Member. Good on Disney if so, as others have said that the plight of someone transitioning has some very unique hardships, and it's great whenever businesses out there help their employees go through that rough time.
 
All of the CM's are in uniform, I don't know how you could possibly know whether they were a cross dresser or not.

If he was wearing a Tinker Bell costume and forgot to cross his legs or flew too high you'd sure know. :lmao:
 
Normally I avoid posting on "controversial" or non-helpful threads, but this one really gets to me. Not only is the topic completely off topic for theme park strategies, but it is discriminatory and rude. Although I don't know the laws in Florida, more and more places (states, cities, companies) are passing non-discrimination policies to protect gender expression and transgender populations. The term "cross-dresser" being used to describe someone who presents in any way other than the stereotype is a misapplication of the term. For many transgender individuals, doctors and therapists will not even see or treat them until they have lived for at least a year in their chosen sex. Imagine how difficult that is, with no treatment, and then to be judged, let alone publicly posted about using incorrect terms in a negative (how could they?) kind of way.

How can Disney allow "that"? You mean, someone who you know nothing about, and are presuming is disturbed and should not have a job, who may or may not be simply trying to live their life and live according to the policies that our society deems appropriate.

I'm sorry, but if Disney is enlightened enough to hire and support transgender employees (if that is in fact the case), that sounds like an amazing thing in a state that is notoriously homophobic and transphobic, offering employment to a population that is among the most discriminated against in employment elsewhere.


I think the original poster just wanted to ask a question about Disney's hiring policies on transgender folks. I don't think he/she was trying to say it was right or wrong or anything of the sort. I don't think Disney, or any other employer should "support" any lifestyle but clearly should not discriminate in it's hiring practices. This post is way too politically correct.
 
Subbing ;) Just to see how this all turns out!
 
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