Around 6 or 7 years ago I had reached a stage in my cross dressing where I wasn't all that embarrassed about it and I shared my secret with some people I knew well and trusted. Everyone I told was very supportive and accepting and this sort of led me into a false sense of security.
One day I found that a relatively new girl in the office was going to meet one of my other co-workers (a lesbian) at the local gay bar where most of us TGs hang out. Lets call her witch. As it turns out, this was on a Friday night and I had long planned to be there so I decided what the hell, I'll let her know. Oops. While witch was civil at the time, but she later told me very bluntly that it was disgusting and that I should be ashamed. A few weeks after this, I noticed one of the other ladies in the office had changed the way she acted with me. Not better, not worse, just different. I had very little doubt that Witch had told her, but i liked this other woman and wasn't too upset at the thought. Well, my wife now works in my office as well and found out Thursday night for certain that Witch had told this other lady. Now the only question is, who else knows? Everyone? My peers, my manager, my director? I am moderately upset but lets face it, this was years ago and I am still not only employed, but they consider me one of their top field service engineers. I just feel stupid for having trusted someone I didn't know well, and for risking my career by telling them.
Guess I've got to learn to trust people a little less, or at least a little less quickly. :-(
Kim