I have read many posts here referring to "making great strides".
And, it hit me how different the meaning of that phrase may be for CD's from that of trans individuals!

As a CD I think I'm making progress when I:

Go out to new and more varied and exotic venues dressed.
Wear increasingly bizarre, exotic, and sexy outfits.
Presenting ever more realistically female and sexy.
Attend new T friendly events with other dressers.

While transitioning dressers seem to care less about those things. To them progress is based on coming out and presenting simply as a female, any female.
In as many everyday venues as they able to, based on their own circumstances.

I may be off base or have simplified some complicated issues? Your thots?