Yeah, I go out in public every few days dressed en femme. I do fine blending and I've come to the point where it's not a huge deal.
But...tomorrow evening, the local museum is having a "Girl's Night Out" event with a few service vendors (clothing, makeup, spa, etc.) present. My forum friend Rachel Morley has given me good advice and support on this, as has my wife. My wife said, "what's the problem, you're a woman, aren't you?" My wife and I are going together.
Out of fear, I emailed the organizer and explained that I'm transgender, just to warn her when she sees a 6 foot 3 "girl" with an unfeminine voice approaching. She said I was more than welcome and that my gender misidentification is no one's business. She said she's looking forward to meeting me. Crap, what have I started?
This will be my first woman-only event. I'm not so much afraid of being read by women, but that there could be a reaction as though a male is trying to crash their event. Scares the heck out of me to the point I'm dreading it but will do it anyhow because I'm committed. I'll post tomorrow night on whether I survived...