Oh my... you must be new here.
In fact, crossdressing has never had a better image. In the civilized world at least, TG people are enjoying unprecedented levels of acceptance. Things are far from perfect, but they are far better than they were even just a generation or two ago. Nobody is arrested for being a crossdresser anymore. Drag shows are a hit on prime time TV. But still, transgender women, particularly women of color, are still being murdered at an alarming rate. The haters are out there, but they are now the exception, by far.
Candykowal is correct. We don't need "special" rights, but we damned sure deserve the same rights as everybody else. The gay community didn't get the status they now enjoy without decades of in-your-face activism and just as much time showing the world that they are still normal human beings. We, the TG community, don't enjoy that level of acceptance yet. That will change when the fearful and ignorant are shown that they have nothing to fear and that the law applies to all, equally. That's on us, the community.
