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Here is a copy of a dear Abby post that was in my local newspaper today 12/31/08 about a man in PA that wears skirts!
Man’s fashion statement draws derision from family members
Dear ABBY: My problem is unusual, but I’m hoping if you address it in your column it will help. I’m a married man, confident in who I am , who wears skirts for comfort. I feel skirts are more comfortable than pants, which I find tight, restrictive and uncomfortable. I wear skirts around the house, when I’m out running errands and when I attend church. My clergyman has raised no objection to it.
After much research, my wife and I have concluded that the only thing against men wearing skirts is social pressure, and then only in certain countries- America being one of them.
Pants are a relatively new style of clothing. For thousands of years of recorded history, men and women both wore skirts. Then women fought for the and won the right to wear pants, shorts, whatever they wanted-which is great. I believe men should have the some options. My wife supports me in this.
Our problem is some family members who disagree have talked behind our backs, started rumors and turned people against us with false information. How can I make them inderstand that they are intitled to their belief, but that they shouldn’t gossip and create problems for us because I am not doing anything wrong?
-Joe in Pennsylvania
Dear Joe: Gossip is the province of small-minded people, and it is sad that your relatives have the fact that you have chosen to be different as an opportunity to spread malicious falsehoods.
As long as you have the testicular fortitude and shapely enough legs to wear skirts, then you have my blessing. Some men’s clothing designers have been trying for years to revive skirts as part of men’s wardrobes. Because fashion trends not only change but often revolve, who’s to say you’re not on the leading edge of what’s to come?
Well, as you can see it seamed to be a positve tward men wearing skirts! I wonder if this person in PA is a member of this fourm?
Thank you so much for putting the text up! I was thrilled when my grinning husband pointed this out in the paper tonight. Maybe this will even encourage him. "Joe in Pennsylvania" makes a great poster boy- he's well spoken in this piece, gets out in the world skirted even to church, and has the support of his wife. Abby was positive about skirts enough that I'll excuse the mention that a man should have the legs for skirting. I really did like that she didn't get bogged down in trying to change the way the gossipy relatives think, it would be a wasted effort.
That is what I tought for the most part! I mean if my family was to do something like this I would never forgive them for it! I know it is wrong not to forgive, but I would say that it would take me a really long time to do so! My biggest problem I have is my better half doesn't like nor does she support the fact that I chose to wear skirt. So it make's it quite hard for me when I do wear one out and about becuase she doesn't support me in that choice! or when it come's to my family. If I had that by my side (someone who would support me in my chocie) I would wear skirt where I want and when I want. Not that I don't now I just do so as often as I would like!
I wonder if this person in PA is a member of this fourm? 
"Joe in Pennsylvania" makes a great poster boy- he's well spoken in this piece, gets out in the world skirted even to church, and has the support of his wife. Abby was positive about skirts enough that I'll excuse the mention that a man should have the legs for skirting. I really did like that she didn't get bogged down in trying to change the way the gossipy relatives think, it would be a wasted effort.