If I had been asked that question last week I would have said yes but now I'm not so sure, let me explain:-
Last night there was a "Rocky Horror" theme party and nearly all the girls turned up as maids in stocking short skirts eta (Some really shouldn't have tried). Some men turned up dressed particularly or wholely as women. As I was taking 4 women to the party, I didn't dress (except I was wearing stockings suspender belt and girdle under my drab cloths.). It was interesting to listen to the comments being made about the men crossdressing, a lot was not very nice, such as " I always thought he was a bit that way" meaning gay, or how could his girlfriend dress him up like that he is too good he must have done before, I must have a word with her" or as one guy asked me "how can he wear those stocking what do you think" I just said I hadn't given it a thought. This and some of the comments made by the girls in the back of the car going home made me realise how deeply mistrusted the TG community is held in, even by mature educated people. The theme must be gay, something wrong in the head, have to be careful with him, cropped time and again. I was greatly sadden by the whole thing not only by the misconceptions held by them but also if I came "out" or outed I would almost certainly lose the friendship of most of them
I know that in many countries the law in theory protects TGs, but in practise do you think things are are better for our community as a whole?