I think there is some basis in this just due to the fact that so many of us have had to present a face to the world as "Not a cross dresser", while knowing that really , a cross dresser (or transgender or what have you.) is what we really are. This is especially true of those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's. There is a big difference between "out" and "not out' and I think that has a lot to do with why many of us are on this site.
It's not exactly a different back story, but it's a different face that we present to the world.
