This tread is difficult to respond to. The thing is that there is always someone who won't like something about someone. The Yankees fan doesn't like the guy wearing a Red Soxes shirt. There are people who don't like women, men or crying babies. The point is that if you go out into the world, there is a chance there is someone out there is is not going to like what you do or what you believe or what your are.
So we have to draw the line somewhere. I hope that most would agree that it would be generally inappropriate for a woman to walk her dog around a pre-schooler's playground in a g-string and pasties. The problem is that this is like pornography - It is hard to define but you know it when you see it.
So where do you draw the line with interacting with the public which will invariably include children? Should a post-op TS stay at home because she has a not-so-feminine appearance and a child (pick an age) might notice and ask a parent? I think we would all agree that the TS has the right to live her life. What if the TS had a kindergartener, should she not be able to bring the child to school? Same. Would it make a difference if the TS was drop-dead gorgeous? It should not. Should it make a difference if it is a CD and not a TS? It is hard for me to come up with a good reason.
On the flip side, it would be inappropriate, IMHO, for the CD or TS to walk up to a child and start to explain who/what we are. That is the parent’s responsibility.
WRT wearing a bikini, if it amounts to more-or-less the equivalent of an acceptable male suit on the bottom and a bra on the top, then, IMHO, it is acceptable. If it is such a small bottom that something is hanging out (remember gg’s don’t have to keep anything in), then it is not acceptable.
In summary, yes , everyone one has rights and responsibilities. Those of us who are “different” should not force it down someone’s throat especially when it involves children. However, we must be able to pursue our lives in a reasonable way.
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