Thanks to the girls that are out in the real world!

[Marleena]

I just want to thank all the girls that are out there on the frontlines mixing in with others in girl mode in public. It doesn't matter if you're CD/TG/TS or IS, you are opening doors for others. Society will see that we can and do fit in.:)

A big salute to all of you!

[kimdl93]

I'll second that emotion!

[neverwasaboy]

Even though I qualify as one of those whom you are thanking, I felt duly compelled to ALSO thank all girls who have gone before me as such you depict and although I thank you in response to thanking me, the way I see it I am merely eagerly, joyously and with utmost of highest and uber intense indulgence in self-feminization, accepting the baton (and YES, of course, by all means, the cute majorette outfit that surely must come with the baton?...I dearly hope?...and that said outfit perhaps fits me like a glove and is sewn from the most exquisitely girlish fabrics imaginable?) from those who preceded me in my 'mixing it up'. I just returned from my favorite tribal casino where I did a healthy share of that thank-worthy activity of which you speak. I would just like to add a specific extra thank you to all the girls in history who worked and/or entertained at Finochio's, Club My-Oh-My, and the rest of such venues as well as those of Stonewall infamy! I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD AND HONORED to walk in your shoes, whether that entail mincing in your spiked stilettos, sashaying in your pearlescent pastel pink satin ballet slippers, gliding confidently and ever so businesslike in smart office pumps, casually striding the mall in a darling pair on MaryJanes...or what have us!

[DanaR]

Marleena, this is really nice of you to bring this up. It is important to present a good image when we are out and have good interaction with others, it will have positive benefits for our community.

[Jess Marie]

I do the best I can. I have to thank the girls on here though, I would have never left the house without their support.

[Kaz]

Absolutely right. There were others here who inspired me and I am still in awe of what many get up to! We are all on our own journeys, but with the inspiration and practical knowledge and experience of others who have been there before us, we will all find where we want to be...

[ArleneRaquel]

Marleena,
I love your post & this thread.

[Launa]

Agreed. I want to thank all the girls in the world too. This is helping me a lot.

[RenneB]

And we also support local businesses. Since walking out of the closet, I've stopped most of my online purchases and buy everything in the local (okay some 20 miles away just to be 'safe') store. Went shopping en fem today and picked up some new hair. Paid in cash and didn't have a single issue with the mall or the store person...

Renne.....

[jillleanne]

I have never thought about that before; being out before others, I suppose because I see so many that were out long before me and the fact I did not leave the proverbial closet to prove or support anyone in particular but rather because I needed to for self preservation and retain some small sort of sanity. I have friends worldwide, real friends that are so involved in 'tg rights' issues, etc. that I feel like a speck of sand in the spectrum of being 'out' and guilty for not doing more. I try to do my share in getting involved directly with tg issues but living where I do prohibits me from physically being out there unless I want to drive for hours and spent my savings on hotels, air travel, etc. Other than just being myself and going shopping, dining, etc. I do not do much in anyway to further the rights of gender enhanced people, but I thank you nonetheless Marleena. I think this 'staying home for the winter to snowmobile' is coming to an end soon. We do not get the snow like we used to in the past, my body is slowly breaking down where hard physical work is concerned, and we miss being in the south for winters with our tg friends there.

[Sara Jessica]

For many of us who get out in this wonderful world of ours, activism happens one person at a time by way of the interactions we have with others.

And a very important thing to remember is that like it or not, our presentation and those interactions I mentioned can affect anyone who follows in your wake. Make a good impression on a stranger and it is that much more likely that their next encounter with someone who is TG will end up starting off on a positive note.

Remember, others who read any of us as being TG are not likely to know off hand what "brand" of TG we are, CD to TS or somewhere in between. This is why it is so important to remember that there are many in our community who do not have the luxury to "take the girl off" at the end of the day or when the going gets rough.

[vivianann]

Your welcome Marleena, I have been out and about enfemme for five years, and have discovered that peaple are more accepting than conventional wisdom would have us believe. I hope more of us can get out enfemme so that acceptance will be percieved as common place.
We need to continue to pave the way for thosemwho have not come out of the closet yet.
I find that women are very accepting of us when we are enfemme.
When we dress we need to dress and behave like a lady should so we dont turn peaple sour toward us.

[LACD]

May I add my heartfelt thanks to all the brave and courageous ladies who are out in the world. All of you give me the hope that one day I might Ger the courage toventure out. Thank all of you wonderful ladies.

[Barbara Ella]

Excellent thought here. I must also add my heartfelt appreciation and thanks to those who have gone before. I have joined a very broad community that includes a diverse population, and I will be representing all of them in whatever I do, therefore I must act accordingly.

Babes

[Maria 60]

It takes a lot of courage to go out in public dressed for me but it's great to see the sisters who want it and they just go for it. It's always great to see a lot of positive people on this site.

[Debutante]

Hea! Hear! Thank you all..........

[Sally24]

I have to agree with the sentiments expressed here. I give my wife credit for getting me out of the closet. My fellow sisters get the thanks for getting me out virtually everywhere else! Because of them I now am able to go where I want whenever I want. I've been out and about for 6 years now and I can tell you that we are making a change. 5 years ago we were a curiousity where ever we went. Now, people are still interested but its not like we are from another planet. More if not most people are aware of the transgendered. They need and want more information and experience with us but they at least start out knowing we exist.

Things are getting better each year!

[Ashley S]

Love it! I wholeheartedly agree with this entire thread. I regret that I haven't joined those on the front lines yet.

[AnitaH]

Thank you Marleena for bringing this up. I haven't been out much but I too would like to thank those that have gone before, those who have paved the way and those that fought for recognition. The knowledge of others having been out is encouraging.

AnitaH

[NathalieX66]

Every time I'm out, I feel like a racehorse once the gate has been opened. I'm doing a girls night out, basically a dinner & a movie with some local TG friends in two days, then on to another event this weekend. What's nice is that we all seem to learn from each other.
So far, never had a bad moment in any enviroment.
In my case, I have to limit how much I actually go out so I can balance the rest of my life.