Well, first of all, I'm not talking about people like you...you know, because we are all here, we are online, and we know each other.
I had a rather surreal experience this weekend of showing up and drinking & dining at a neighborhood steakhouse/pub which was about a mile from my house, with my dad this past St. Patrick's day. The restaurant /pub was pretty crowded. ....lots of green plastic bowler hats, and what not.
Lord knows my dad loves to chat up everybody, he just does. We just drove 200 miles to visit my sister, then came home and arrived at my place for the night, and decided to eat locally. My dad ended up talking to nearly everyone at the bar, including a trans woman, and him having no idea.
I tried to talk her up but she was very shy, and somewhat evasive. I wasn't even concerned about her trans-ness, and I did not try to make it obvious that I was trying to start up conversation.
However, this being my neighborhood, i wanted to reach out.
I'm as out & about as they get, though even though I was dressed as a guy in the company of my dear old Dad.
I just want to look after my nearby sisteren in my neighborhood......peace &love.