Earlier this year, Benjamin Altmejd, 25, told his girlfriend of three years Nastia Cloutier, 22, that he wanted to dress as a woman.
Now the couple enjoy his cross-dressing and even go out on dates together, dressed as women.
The pair both work in creative fields as artists and photographers, and are used to breaking boundaries in their respective crafts.
So, when Benjamin wanted to wear makeup and women’s clothes, Nastia was accepting of it and came up with an alter ego of her own.
The Canadian couple – who have named their characters Alaska and Katya respectively – first began enjoying the fantasy at home, but now go on dates in public and stay in hotel rooms.
‘I’d been thinking about doing it for a while but I never had the guts,’ said Benjamin.
‘I was too scared to open myself about it.
‘As a partner, [Nastia] is the most supportive person I’ve ever had in my life. She’s the first person I’ve ever really been myself with, I can tell her anything, she’s not going to judge me.’
Nastia added: ‘When he’s Alaska, he’s like on top of the world and he’s not sorry for being there.
‘Alaska and Katya is a way for us to be ourselves 100% without being afraid of what people are going to think about it.
‘When we’re both dressed up, we’re not vulnerable anymore, because we’re living a fantasy.’
The couple have since come out to their families, who have been mostly supportive.
Ben claims that his dad even shows photographs of Alaska to his friends and encourages him to post more. Sadly, Nastia’s family hasn’t been as accepting.
While the pair have debuted their alter egos in public, this has always been in LGBTQ+ friendly venues where safety was not a concern.
However, on their first official dinner date as two women, the couple ventured out into town, away from their usual safe spaces.
To their disappointment, they did not receive the reaction they were hoping for.
While leaving the house, people shouted names at them in the street.
![UNSPECIFIED - OCTOBER 19, 2019: A woman has embraced her boyfriend?s love for crossdressing by going out on their first date as two women. Artists Benjamin Altmejd, 25, and Nastia Cloutier, 22, from Canada, have been together for three years. Their crossdressing journey began May 2019, when Ben suggested they dress up in private together. Nastia said: ?He was like ?I don?t know if I should tell you, I would really like to dress up as a girl and have a night in a hotel together.?? At the time Ben?s family and friends were unaware of his secret. He said: ?I?d been thinking about doing it for a while but I never had the guts. As a partner, [Nastia] is the most supportive person I?ve ever had in my life. She?s the first person I?ve ever really been myself with, I can tell her anything she?s not going to judge me.? Since then, the couple regularly create hyper-feminine looks together and post photos on social media. They each even have their own alter-egos - Alaska and Katya. Describing his female personality, Alaska, Ben said: ?She?s this blonde girl, super tall, the highest heel possible, the longest hair - often blonde or pink. She?s just this goddess.? The couple have since come out to their families, who have been mostly supportive. Ben says that his dad even shows off photos of Alaska to his friends. Nastia says that her close family are accepting of Alaska, but some of her extended family members did not take the news well. On their first official dinner date as two women, the couple ventured away from their usual safe spaces. Upon leaving the house, people shouted names at them in the street and someone attempted to ?snatch? Ben?s wig. Nastia said: ?Being a woman in a big city at night is not always the safest. And then they realise that Ben is a man and then it would go even further.? But despite the judgement they face, the couple continue to crossdress. PHOTOGRAPH BY Marc-Andre Lavoie / Barcroft Media - NOTE: This Photo Can Only Be Used Within Context With The Information Provided In The Metadata](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PRI_102150638.jpg?quality=90&strip=all)
‘People will follow you in cars or people will call up names. And then they realise that Ben is a man and then it would go even further.’
Ben added: ‘Some people are still going to be closed-minded and you can’t change them.’
Despite the judgment they face from the public, the couple continue to celebrate their love for each other and for cross-dressing.
Nastia said: ‘No matter if Ben is Ben or Alaska, no matter how he’s dressed and who he is, the person I fell in love with three years ago is always there.
‘If you’re with someone in life that doesn’t allow you to be you, then you’re not meant to be with that person.’
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/01/woman-loves-her-boyfriends-cross-dressing-and-they-go-out-on-dates-as-two-women-11249195/
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