So I have a female friend at work who is totally different from any other woman I think I have ever met. From day one, she told me about her interest in astrology. After a couple weeks working together (in clothing retail), I asked if she had big plans for Christmas. She told me she would be meeting with clients for her side business, and told me she films couples doing their thing as a side gig. So last week she mentioned that she was feeling down thinking about a relationship that had ended a year ago. Basically all I did was listen and offer empathy. I could tell she wanted to get something off her chest and she was trying to test the waters to see how I would react. She finally told me she had been dating a woman and that she was bisexual. I don't know why but I felt that since she had trusted me enough to share that snippet, that maybe she could be the first woman outside of my wife, therapist and sister in law to tell about Allison. So I started by pointing out that the men's department where we were working that day was boring, and how much more colorful and exciting that women's clothing was. She laughed. We ended up being interrupted a few times but eventually I told her it was really cool that she trusted me enough to share, and that it really put me at ease what she said. She looked confused, and I just let the words out. "I am a crossdresser. Well, more than that, really, but yeah." Her response? "That is so COOL! I love feminine men! You have no idea!" So she ended up having to deal with a customer and we didn't get to finish the talk, but we are working together in the back room tomorrow prepping new deliveries for the store floor. I really can't wait to talk to her more.
Anyway, this is one of those rare few women who actually seems to be attracted to our world. To be clear, I am married and view this as a friendship, which she knows very clearly, but I thought it was an awesome moment to share here.
I'm on the right in my avatar, Julie is on the left. 
