Are you a Cross Dresser or married to a Cross Dresser?

First Features are looking for people who can help us gain insight in to what life is really like in a relationship with or as a cross dresser.  We’re putting together a report for a national publication which will look beyond the taboos and reveal the reality of this unusual lifestyle.

 Jordan and Alex Reid’s recent wedding has gone some way to removing the stigma of CD but it has also aroused concerns over the effect on children of being raised by cross dressing parents. Should this  really be a concern? What are the real issues? We want you to tell us your first hand experiences.

At First Features all stories are approached with tolerance, compassion and understanding.  Once we’ve written it up, your story will be sent to you for approval before being printed.

The successful candidates must be willing to provide photographs and be named and a fee will be agreed before publication.  If you would like the chance to put the record straight and tell us all about your experiences please contacts us on 020 7703 8000 or at info@firstfeatures.co.uk

First Features’ Clients Go Global

Two of our fabulous clients, mum and daughter pair Tracey Pollard and Zara Hartshorn share their story for the fourth time in this month’s Sugar magazine.

Tracey and Zara came to us in August for help raising awareness of the shocking condition, lipodystrophy. They’ve both suffered since birth from the disease, which makes them look far older than they are. And they wanted to speak out about the effect it has on their lives.

Since working with First Features, the pair have appeared in Reveal, Woman’s Own and Sugar, and have even gone global, telling their story to Australian magazine, Woman’s Day!

“I can’t believe how much exposure we have had just from one phone call to First Features,” says Tracey. “We wanted to raise awareness and being in four national magazines has really helped. It’s been an amazing experience as well.”

First Features is now in talks with film production companies about making a TV documentary about Tracey and Zara.

“All the publicity has changed my life,” says Zara. “People at school understand why I look the way I do now and it’s much easier to talk about. I loved having the photo shoots, too!”

It’s been a big year for Tracey and Zara and we look forward to continuing our work with them in the future.

If you think you have a story, or want to raise awareness about a particular illness or condition, visit our website: www.firstfeatures.co.uk

Our ‘Single and Fabulous’ Girl Has a Hoot on Cosmo Shoot!

In late November, we put our girl Ali Morton forward for a glam shoot with Cosmo and she loved every minute.

Ali called to tell us how she’d had a lucky escape when she called off her wedding earlier this year so when Cosmo came to us looking for women to talk about their fabulous single lives, we put her forward.

Within days, Ali was getting paid to be pampered and pose for some gorgeous photographs, which she got to keep at the end!

“It was such an awesome experience,”she says. “It was me and two other girls. We all got dolled up in amazing clothes and shoes and had our hair and make-up done then posed around a vintage car. It was so much fun.”

Ali’s shoot will appear in January’s issue of Cosmo and we can’t wait to see the finished product.

She says: “I’m so glad I did it. The cash was really useful but it was such a confidence boost as well. I can’t wait to see it.”

First Features is often approached by publications looking for people to take part in special photo shoots. If you have a story, visit our website and tell us all about it: www.firstfeatures.co.uk