{"id":9022,"date":"2025-03-21T01:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9022"},"modified":"2025-11-23T00:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:33:05","slug":"straight-married-father-of-three-says-hes-been-wearing-skirts-and-heels-to-work-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=9022","title":{"rendered":"Straight, Married Father-Of-Three Says He&#8217;s Been Wearing Skirts And Heels To Work For Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in October 2020.<\/em><\/p><div class=\"xkdhk69f636f4705ce\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.xkdhk69f636f4705ce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.xkdhk69f636f4705ce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.xkdhk69f636f4705ce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.xkdhk69f636f4705ce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.xkdhk69f636f4705ce {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Mark Brayan, a 61-year-old married dad, has been wearing skirts and heels for four years to challenge gender norms.<\/p>\n<p>The robotics engineer manager, who lives in Germany, wowed social media users with his work outfits, and gained more than 73k followers. Mark is looking to show that cisgender, straight men can be \u201cmasculine\u201d while wearing clothes and shoes that are traditionally considered feminine.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d is-empty not-filled\" data-ad-group=\"outstream-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<header class=\"m-ad-outstream--header\">\n<div class=\"m-ad-outstream--legend\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad--slot not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-outstream-03744963ad1a4a389a876a1eac49a814\" class=\"m-ad-outstream--fallback is-filled\" data-outstream-slot-id=\"ad-outstream-outstream-e5fc7e5911f24fcd9436da3c382f80f0\" data-google-query-id=\"CPqQvPODmowDFaOJgwcdR9YLww\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Mark Brayan posing on a staircase on his instagram,\u00a0Photo Credit: Mam News\" width=\"884\" height=\"882\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyMjMyNzkzNTc1\/hetero2.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Mark Brayan posing on a staircase on his instagram,\u00a0<em>Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3DgFOScTLBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mam News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He wrote on his Instagram page: \u201cI am just a straight, happily married guy that loves Porsches, beautiful women, and incorporating high heels and skirts into my daily wardrobe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The father of three maintains that his outfits have no influence on his sexuality, but that it is a way of being comfortable and fashion-forward while challenging gender norms.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-872a5fecc5294a969c65c9e2c5db8892\" data-google-query-id=\"CMjIlvODmowDFQeJgwcdFbAGyw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjI5MDMx\/hetero3.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjI5MDMx\/hetero3.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjI5MDMx\/hetero3.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 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Comfort. Wanting to be different. I\u2019m still the manly husband and father. My daughter even wants to borrow my shoes at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy colleagues were okay when I started wearing skirts. I had already been wearing heels with my pants for some time. So it came to them as no surprise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-empty not-filled\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-18ac9126a5eb4164a51309e6ae76cea5\" data-google-query-id=\"CI2GlvODmowDFYKOgwcdnhIEVg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.webp 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.webp 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/t_share\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Mark Brayan posing in various photos posted to his instagram,\u00a0Photo Credit: Mam News\" width=\"1311\" height=\"716\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.opposingviews.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTg0Nzk5MjMyNTAxMjk0NTY3\/hetero4.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Mark Brayan posing in various photos posted to his instagram,\u00a0<em>Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3DgFOScTLBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mam News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mark is often photographed wearing matching work clothes and shoes.<\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, Mark has been working from home, but he hasn\u2019t put his heels down. He is still slaying.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in October 2020. Mark Brayan, a 61-year-old married dad, has been wearing skirts and heels for four years to challenge gender norms. 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