I'm not out of the closet, nowhere anywhere near to it. Once or twice I have wanted to confide in a couple women at work that I was a crossdresser, maybe figuring that a woman would sympathize with my situation a whole lot more than a man. The only people who know I am a crossdresser are the members of this community site, or the people on the phone when I inquire about a certain article of clothing I wish to purchase.
However while I still am not ready to announce to the world that I am a crossdresser, I have been getting a bit more brave. What I have started doing is standing outside my house and waiting for people to drive by and notice me. I do not want any neighbors to arrive home while I am doing this, but I figure if they see me and ask questions, I can simply say we had a lady visitor over at the house.
I should point out that I do wish I could come out to somebody face to face rather than just online or on the phone. But I would definitely be willing to go out in public with another crossdresser (dressed up of course), I guess it'd be less embarrassing that way. Or I'd have to hang out with a girl or two in public, as long as they'd be willing to accept me as 1 of the girls and not make fun of me. I would just basically do whatever they want to do, doing my best to fit in. In case anyone's wondering, I am not interested in starting a relationship with a man. I also have zero interest in going out to clubs or bars.
So what do yall think? Seems like I want to take that next step, but am very much afraid of how the world will see me, especially since I've only been doing this a short while, and if I go out in public, I won't exactly be seen as a woman who knows how to dress stylishly.