Unlike transgender people, “maskers”, or “rubber dollers” as they’re also known, do not feel born in the wrong body. For them, dressing up as a member of the opposite sex is a simply a way to have fun.

“They’re not freaky people, they’re not weird, they’re just like you and me,” explains Barbie Ramos, the owner of Femskin, a company that makes the $850 (approximately £518) custom-made silicone outfits worn by maskers.

One masker who is far less reticent about his hobby is Jon, a Minneapolis father-of-six who works as a forklift driver in a warehouse.

According to Jon, not only does masking make him feel good, it also helps him to bond with his daughters.

See, I’m not judging, really, but if you dress up as a lifesized silicone doll for fun, yes, you are weird. At that point, you just have to embrace it.

Via The Daily Mail.