After my experience this morning I thought it might be a positive for us to mention the concrete examples of the improving social climate for those who are more fluid in gender issues:
This morning I walked out of my lecture hall into the lobby and there among a group of undergraduates was a handsome young man, tallish, with white running shoes, black pants, black shirt, and a black jacket. The tailoring was clearly not masculine, the jacket had no buttons and was rather long. The other distinctive feature was the well-groomed black hair, black mascara, and very wide black eyeliner, effectively black eyeshadow used as eyeliner on the upper lid and half of the lower lid. He was in a group of nominally "normal" undergraduates and it was clear that no one even raised an eyebrow as he was engaged in conversation with all of the group. This would not have occurred just a few years ago.
I do hope that there are other encouraging signs to talk about!
Tina