Sissy Goodwin, 67, left, shops for an industrial sized wrench at a Sears Dept. Store in Casper, Wyoming

Sissy Goodwin, 67, right, greets his wife Vickie, 65, after returning from a walk outside his home in Douglas, Wyoming

Sissy Goodwin, 67, wears a blouse and bow in his hair while teaching power technology at Casper Community College

Sissy Goodwin, 67, wearing a bow that he just purchased, drives back to his home in Douglas, Wyoming

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A tough Wyoming cowboy who just happens to like blouses

Sissy Goodwin isn’t gay; he’s been married for 45 years and has two adult children. As a young man, he was a rodeo cowboy who rode bulls bareback, a free spirit who never shied away from a fistfight. The former aircraft mechanic loves to drink beer, play golf, throw steaks on the grill.

What sets him apart, he says, is what he calls gender independence: He just likes to do most things in a dress.

A resilient guy living it out in Wyoming, a state he refers to as “the Mississippi of the West” for its disposition toward him, Goodwin has been beaten, arrested and glared at for years – but he continues his defiant dressing habits to this day.

Read more from reporter John M. Glionna in a Column One feature.

Photos: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times

This weekend, do you. 

and never stop.

I can see why this man wears a dress; his testicles could never fit into even the most generous trouser.