I agree we need to lose the stigma we feel in just the act of going outside the home, and by this I mean in another town, and completely with people who will never know my male life. We should feel free to do that whenever.
Family, friends, workers, etc. is an entirely different consideration, and has little to do with going out dressed, but showing them a side that is not their expected norm, and reactions will vary, and individuals will all handle the various reactions differently. I disagree with the notion that we feel we will be forcing our lifestyle on them. We are however forcing on them new thoughts. I for one have made the judgement that they do not need to have thoughts like these in their already crowded hectic life. It is all I can do to handle them myself.
Barbara