The furor seems to have quickly subsided. Maybe that is the largest effect of all. Maybe people have decided it's not such a big deal after all.
I read about things that are probably somewhat, even largely, due to a Cait effect. Schools changing dress codes, mostly. I thought for a while I noticed that people reacted differently toward me, but that was probably because I was looking for it. I think for me personally the effect has been nil. I think the people who were strongly negative before are still strongly negative. I'd be curious to hear if there's been any effect positive or negative for those of you in relationships.
In the case of schools, my sense is that whatever happens in the way of gender expression is more publicly noted now. I know of a couple of girls who went through high school dressing to one extent or another and nothing was ever made public about it. Now I think it'd make the news. Of course, social media is responsible for a lot of that.
With only one exception, I haven't seen anything since Cait that I haven't seen before, or any more of us. Except for the infrequent gay club, I'm not out in what would be considered trans-friendly places. If there were more of us out in those places I wouldn't know it. Anybody notice anything in those places? The only thing I've personally seen that I've never seen before is a wife waiting outside the dressing rooms at a big thrift store while her husband tried on a variety of women's clothes. He'd come out to look in the mirror (in an area that is open to the whole store), ask her opinion, and go try on more. I was able to hear some of her comments, and their interaction was no different than had they both been GGs. I only heard the comments of two other women which were along the line of "no big deal". I don't think any of that was a Cait effect, but there might have been some influence.
There is an astonishing divide in different parts of the country. You can read of one school having a TG homecoming queen, yet still in Texas there are boys being kept out of school for long hair. Surely to God they'll move beyond the long hair issue!
As far as Cait herself, to me she seems a bit contrived on TV. My impression is that she's at heart a quiet person who'd rather avoid the spotlight. Sounds ridiculous given what we've seen, I know. She just comes across as uncomfortable to me. I think she's damn well comfortable with her changes. She just seems to try to play a part. And her friends try to thrust her into this leadership role, but only if she leads the way they want her to. I fully expect next season's bombshell to be who she decides to date. I hope it's entirely her choice and not a "made for TV" relationship. Seems like everything that whole family does is made for TV. It's all they've known for so many years.