Alternative Lifestyles
In The New Millennium
By Randy Burns
Crossing Over
Discovering The Feminine Side Of Mistress Cyan
βA Dominant should always be able to attain controlβ especially over Herself.β
βMistress Cyanβ is one of the sexiest and most intriguing Dominants in the fetish world today. Her legsβ bodyβlook and mannerβ are perfectly beautiful. To spend time with her is a like a secret gift you give to yourself. Once openedβ you jump with joy.
Randy: How early in life did you begin to feel feminine inside? Do you remember the moment or time period? Please explain how that feeling changed you in the beginning and the stages of femininity you went through.
Mistress Cyan: I have always felt βfeminineββ so I would have to say that it was as far back as I can remember. Even as a small childβ I felt like a girlβ¦ I wanted to be a girl and wished that when I went to bedβ I would awaken as a girl. Of courseβ that never happened and I was always so disappointed. I was too young to understandβ or even question why I felt that way. It didnβt seem strange to Me at the time.
It was a few years laterβ when I was about 8 years oldβ that I began to realize what I was all about. I saw a movie called The Christine Jorgenson Story and it scared the hell out of Me! I saw that and said to Myself βOh my goshβ thatβs me!β It was a revelation that made Me realize that I was NOT like everyone elseβ but I was not the only person in the world like this eitherβ¦ but I was also old enough to realize that these feelings were not considered βnormalββ and thereforeβ I would not be considered βnormalβ by mainstream society as well. It was not something I felt I could tell others.
I must admit to you that it was not easy knowing this and not being able to be who I really was. I suppressed the feminine feelings as much as I couldβ but it wasnβt easy. I had the opportunity to get some female clothing one day when I was at the home of some of My female cousins. They were throwing out clothes because they had outgrown them and asked me to take them to the trash. I agreed and once outsideβ grabbed some of them and hid them in My parents car. Once home I managed to sneak them into My room and would dress whenever I couldβ which was not very often. I would slip into some panties after going to bed and then putting My pajamas back on. I felt content rather than arousedβ although there were times when I did get aroused by envisioning Myself as a girl. It made Me so very happy.
By the time I was in junior high schoolβ I started to go into this deep sense of denial and was bent on proving My masculinity even though I was very thin and feminine looking. I started running Track and playing Baseball. I excelled in each and it reinforced My βmalenessβ. This continued through high school and college. I played Basketball and ran Track and Cross Country. I was outstandingβ¦ I was a starter on the Basketball team and went to The State Finals in Track and Cross Country two years in a row and still hold a number of school records to this day! It was a stressful time of My life. I can remember an incident at an Awards Banquetβ¦ The cheerleaders were presenting the Track Team with some awards they had made up prior to the actual awards. I was given the βBest Legsβ award and I was so embarrassedβ¦ all I could think of is that everyone knew My secret. Later that eveningβ I won a number of trophies including Most Valuable and when I got homeβ the trophies went on the shelf and the βBest Legsβ award was thrown in My closet. I hated it in a way. I now know how silly it was to feel that wayβ but those are the kind of things one must deal with in situations like mine.
Through high school and college. howeverβ there was the underlying feeling of being a girl. I datedβ but always wished I were in My dates placeβ wishing I were wearing her dress rather than being the male. I was somewhat fearful of sex because it did not feel natural to Me as a maleβalthough I did not feel like I was gay. I did not feel like I was a male attracted to a male. I was attracted to femalesβ but it was because I could identify with them. I was virgin until the age of 19 when a secretary at the place I worked part time invited Me to dinner and seduced Me. That built My confidence and I enjoyed the sexβ but the psychological feelings of being a girl were still there.
Until I started to see a therapistβ I had been living My whole life in denial. I was successful in everything I did and had everything I could ask forβ but I was not happy. When I accepted the fact that I was Transsexualβ it felt like the weight of the world had been taken off My shoulders. The next task was My transition from male to female.
How young were when you first dressed as a woman?
As I said beforeβ I had actually started βdressingβ very youngβ but as far as fully dressing as a female and going outβ it was when I was about 25 years old and I met someone through an ad in The L.A.Weekly that read βIMATVRUβ and knew exactly what that meant. I wrote him and we ended up exchanging phone numbers. We talked and met at a restaurant to get to know each other a little better. We hit it off and started dressing and going to some nightclubs to go dancing. It was great. I had fun and felt like the person I knew I was.
Did you prefer dressing eroticallyβ very sexyβ or in traditional female attire at first? Howβand what did it do to you on the inside and the outside the first time you got βdressed?βWere you aroused immediately?
It was very erotic to dress in short skirts and dresses with high heels to go out dancing. Being tall and slenderβ I was very passable and was always asked if I were a modelβ so I could dress very sexy and very provocative as well. Since I was dressing to go to a dance clubβ it was always sexy clothes and I really liked the feel and lookβ which was a turn on for Me. Thisβ keep in mindβ was prior to Me seeing a counselor and I was still living in denialβ trying to convince Myself that I was simply a cross-dresser.
Does it still excite you when you dress in something sexyβ Something new?
Oh absolutely! I think all women doβ¦ Dressing sexy makes you feel sexy and when you feel sexyβ you feel good about yourself. I love shopping and I love new clothes. Many of My slaves know that and send Me things to wearβ and many bring Me outfits when they come to session with Me. I have My sizes and a βWish Listβ on My web site just for that reason!
Did you always have such beautiful legs? Do you choose stockings and heels to intentionally accentuate them?
Yesβ actually I have. I had mentioned before that as a runner in high schoolβ the cheerleaders gave Me a βBest Legsβ Award that I was embarrassed about themβ but am thankful for now.
Many have told Me that My legs are one of My outstanding features because they are so long and slender. I always wear outfits that show them offβ especially when at fetish events or play parties. I rarely wear pantyhose and prefer thigh high stockings and either a garter-beltβ or I attach them to a corset that I May be wearing. I only wear niceβ elegant stockings.
And shoesβ well I always prefer some sexy 4ΜΈβ; or 5ΜΈβ; heels or boots. They accentuate My long legs. There was a time when I considered NOT wearing them because I am 5β10β and was concerned about looking βtoo tallββ but after receiving so many compliments and hearing other girls tell Me how lucky I was to be tallβ I got over any insecurity about being βtoo tall!β I love spike heelsβ as you can probably tell by looking at any photos of Me. I love My 5ΜΈβ; stiletto heeled thigh high boots and 5ΜΈβ; pumps with an ankle straps. I usually have guys all around Me asking to worship My legs and feet!
Tell us what it was like for you as a male with long hair and painted nailsβ before you made yourself clear to the people around you.
Oh yesβ youβre referring to the time of My life prior to My full transitionβ¦ Wellβ My therapist and I had discussed that when a lot of transgender people transitionβ the biggest problem that they face is non-acceptance for those around them. One reason is that one day they are in a three piece suit and the next day they show up in a dressβ¦ most people have a hard time adjusting to such a sudden changeβ so it was My intention to βgraduallyβ transitionβ which I did very successfully.
After leaving a job as a Director of Manufacturing for a $3.3 billion corporationβ I went full time into the Music Businessβ a business I had been in part time for years as a concert promoter and personal manager. I was the publisher of a well known Music and Entertainment Magazine here in Los Angelesβ so I could be a bit flexible with My appearance. My hair was down to the middle of My backβ My fingernails were long and usually painted black or dark red and I rarely went out without eyeliner and makeup. Most everyone I dealt withβ from music executives to club ownersβassumed that I was just into the βgothβ or βglamβ scene and didnβt seem to question it.
I started dressing more androgynous and was commonly mistaken for a woman before I was even trying to pass as one and that was really cool. It boosted My self esteem because I knew I was a woman. Itβs funnyβ but I thought more people would have an issue with the hairβ make-up and painted nailsβ but it was never an issueβ¦ not even at the grocery store or in a restaurant where all the βnormalβ people were. I think this was mainly because of My high level of self-esteem and the self-confidence I possessed. I learned that people will react to the way you present yourself. They are more comfortable when you are more comfortable with yourself. If you come across with a lack of confidenceβ they seem to sense that something is βnot right. β
Can you tell us about your first experiences as a female. How strongly were you attracted to men in the beginning?
βWhat was My first experience as a Female?β Wowβ thatβs a pretty vague question that could probably be answered in a number of waysβ so I think I better pass on this part and weβll talk about My attraction to menβ¦To be honestβ in the beginning the attraction to men was not very strong at all. Rememberβ I was in denial for so long and had conditioned Myself to believe that I was a βnormal maleβ and only attracted to women. But againβ after coming to terms about who I was and what I wasβ those walls began to come down and the attraction to men started to manifest itselfβ especially after a couple years of hormones. That attraction began to get stronger and I ended up in a beautiful relationship with this guy who cared very much for Me. He really took good care of Meβ but the relationship ended after about three years. He just had so much baggage that I couldnβt deal with. We broke upβ but have been able to remain really good friends and he will submit to Me anytime I sayβ so itβs still very good . I have had a couple of pretty good relationships with guysβ but there is no way that I am ready to settle down with a guy right now. I am bisexual and I love women too much to limit Myself!
Were your urges to become a complete female beyond self-control? Did you ever try to control your feminine urges in the beginning? If soβ was that a hard urge for you to control?
I have NEVER been out of control. Seriouslyβ I have always been in control of Myself and My emotion. I am very rational and do not REACT emotionally to anything. I βactβ on things rather than βreact.β Reaction is generally the result of a loss of control. It is something that is usually done without thinkingβ at least that is how I define βreacting.β A Dominant should always be able to maintain controlβ especially over Herself. If She cannot control Herselfβ how can She possibly control Her slave(s)?
So yesβ I have always been able to control My female urgesβ as well as any other urges that I May have gotten. I am driven by My mindβ not My emotions and not My sexual organs. I am a very sensual personβ and I play very sensually in My dominationβ even if I am doing a heavy corporal sessionβ there is always an element of sensualityβ but it is not sexual.
I have always been able to control My sexual urges because I am not driven by those sexual urges. Yesβ I love sex and am extremely orgasmicβ but it isβ by no meansβ an uncontrollable urge. I always have My vibrator to take care of things long before those urges can manifest themselves. LOL!
Mistressβ do you ever do overnight sessions with a slave? If soβ what might such a session entail?
Yes I do and theyβre so much fun! I have a number of slaves that live outside the Los Angeles area who travel in for businessβ so they will schedule an overnight session. What happens depends on the particular slaveβs interest and limitsβ as well as what days they are visiting. Ifβ for exampleβ it is on a weekendβ I will have them arrive at a designated time and I will do a session with themβ that is then followed by some cleanup duties for My weekly play party. From thereβ we will go to dinner and we will return for the play party where they will submit to Me and possibly some of My Domme friends. The party endsβ I will usually do another one-on-one session before putting the slave in the cage in My dungeon or on the Bondage Table for the night. The next morning I send him out to get us breakfast and then another one-on-one session before I allow him to leave. Howeverβ there is never any sex on My overnight sessions.
If it is a weekdayβ I May have the slave escort Me to a Fetish Club or shopping instead of the play party. I also love taking cross-dressers out to some of the gender-friendly nightclubs here in Los Angeles. If anyone is interested in an overnight sessionβ they can check out My website and email Me at MistresCyan@yahoo.com
Speaking of your website Mistressβ itβs pretty extensive. Do you have any plans for anything special in the near future?
Yesβ I will soon be adding some really hot Guest Galleries from some of the Top Mistresses and Fetish Models from all over the countryβ and maybe from the world. I was recently interviewed by OWK and am looking to do more with them. I am also going to be adding a lot of new things into My catalog as well as a lot of resource links for the BDSM Lifestyle. Andβ of courseβ always new photo sets!
I just shot a great video over at Mistress Katja Minxβs Dungeon last week that came out awesome! As soon as I get the master from the producerβ I will post some video captures and some stills on the site and offer the video at a special price through . Lots of discipline with paddlesβ floggersβ single-tails and My Violet Wand. It ends with a great strap-on scene that got everyone totally excited at the shoot.
I know you were recently in Las Vegas and New York where You were a Guest of BondCon. Do you travel much and do you have any travels plans You can tell us about?
I LOVE to travel and do so whenever My schedule permits. I am usually kept pretty busy here in Los Angeles. In addition to My sessionsβ I am busy on five of My own websites and am the exclusive content provider for 10 other sitesβ so it is a little difficult to travel as much as I would like to . I have been invited as a Special Guest and am planning on attending the DomDominion Convention in San Francisco during the end of May and beginning of June. It is an eight-day convention that includes panel discussionsβ demosβ night club outingsβ a Fetish Ball and play partiesβ¦ all things I like! I will also be available for sessions during that timeβ so for all of you in San Franciscoβ or May be visiting at that timeβ email Me and we will set something up. I May be visiting Las Vegas again soon to do a Flogging and Single-tail Demo for a few groups there.
I am also looking at a trip to Phoenix soon as I was invited by Mistress Porshe Lynn to do some sessions in Her Dungeonβ The Den of Inequity. I am also hoping to make it back to New York and Philadelphia later this summerβ or early fall. I want to go before the snow hitsβ¦ being a Southern California girl Iβm not too wild about snowstorms and blizzards LOL!
I have a page on My website where I list Travel Plans and Events that people can check out if they are interested in where Iβll be. Alsoβ I will travel if a slave is willing to cover My travel expenses. Your readers can contact Me if that might be something of interest to them.
Mistressβ I understand that You are also a pretty well known Bondage and Fetish Model. Would You like to comment on that? Do You still yearn to be submissive?
Noβ I do not yearn to be submissiveβ not at all! I love Bondage and Fetish and have been doing Bondage and Fetish Modeling for a number of years as Katie Michelles. For the past couple of years nowβ I have been a Semi-Finalist as Best Bondage Model and Best Bondage Rigger in the Signy Bondage Awards. Iβm proud of that. From what Iβve been toldβ I was the first Transgender Bondage and Fetish Model to go that far in the awards.
Being a semi-finalist as Best Bondage Rigger is definitely more in the Domme Direction. I love doing nice symmetrical bondageβ that is restrictive and the submissive cannot escape. I can do it in such a safe manner that the submissive can squirm and struggle and still not get outβ and the ropes will not tighten or loosen. As a matter of factβ some of the Bondage sluts that come to Me love it and I tell them if they can get outβ I will return their donationβ¦ so farβ I have not had to return anything to anyone LOL!
Readersβ pleaseβ do yourself a favor and visit Mistress Cyan the very first chance you get. I can guarantee that youβll enjoy it so much more than you can imagine. You can also e-mail her at MistressCyan@gmail.com