This is something I worry about a lot, coming out to friends family and work colleges. Eryns story gives me a little perspective, hope and guidance as do all shared experiences on this forum.
Badtranny - Developing a 'stiff spine, thick skin, and a solid grasp on the hard facts' is something I will have to work on as you have mentioned this before and I trust you have significant personal insight in to this, but suppose you mean it is different to pretending to be a guy? and the think skin required to live your genuine self in the face of a binary world. If I can not Woman up in a hurry then either I do nor belong on this forum nor in the CD group.
Debs.