Last week, The Atlantic ran a really lovely piece about female masking – the practice of a “specific subset of cross-dressing men” who wear rubber masks shaped like women’s faces, often (but not always) because it turns them on.
The article, “What Men Find Behind Female Masks,” focuses primarily on two maskers: Kerry, who makes his living making and selling female masks, and Lisa, who keeps her masking identity completely separate from her “male life.” They each describe their very different family and romantic lives and the extent to which they can be open about their shared kink. One detail that unites their stories is that they have both found a certain amount of comfort and community online, where they can connect with other maskers. Kerry mentions that, before the internet, he thought that he was alone in his interest in masks.
The author, Luke Malone, who also produced Secrets of the Living Dolls, an upcoming film about masking, lets his interviewees speak for themselves and is conscientious about using their preferred pronouns (which is infuriatingly uncommon in mainstream news). The article’s language isn’t perfect, but it’s markedly better than most of what’s out there. We highly recommend giving it a read.
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