Digital Davina - Crossdreasing through video games - How common?

When I used to play Tiger Woods Golf on the xbox, I always made a secret version of Davina as my avatar—blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, a golf cap, tight figure-hugging clothes, sexy legs, a nice bust and bum.

She looked good walking down the fairway, and she looked like… me. Or at least the digital version of me I wished I could emulate more often.

It wasn’t just golf. Whenever a game allowed you to create a character, I’d make a Davina—my feminine self, pixel by pixel.

But here’s the thing: I only ever used my Davina avatars when I was home alone. If others were around, I’d switch to a male version of me, just in case anyone glanced at the screen and wondered why “he” was playing as “her.”

Looking back, I wonder how many other crossdressers have done the same. I suspect a lot.

For those of us who can’t always dress, or who live double lives between male and feminine selves, games become more than just games. They’re a way to safely step into that other version of ourselves—a form of digital crossdressing.

But it’s not just crossdressers who play as women. It turns out a lot of men do, regardless of how they identify.

Some say it’s simply because they’d rather look at a woman’s body for hours while playing. Others are curious about what it’s like to be a female character in a male-dominated world.

For me—and probably for many others like me—it was about expression. Being able to move, sound, and even exist as Davina, in a virtual world.

There’s something affirming about watching your feminine self leap across platforms, swing a golf club, or take down bad guys. And sometimes, when real life doesn’t allow it, that’s enough to hold you over until you can dress again.

In a way, these avatars are like our digital wardrobes. Outfits we can slip into when no one’s looking.

Am I alone in this?

Davina