Marcie, your statements actually appear to be anti-transgender. You didn't even call Kimberly by the correct gender pronouns in one of your previous posts even though her screen name here is a female name and she believes that she may be a TS even though she has not begun an actual "official" transition. You keep stating that violence and even murder is practically guaranteed to anyone who simply ventures out CDed and isn't 100% passable and especially if they make any types of waves such as an HR complaint at work. You state your opinions as if they are facts but they are not facts at all. I have researched hate crimes statistics here in the U.S. with regards to trans people. I will not whitewash the fact that hate crimes are a serious concern and that trans people need to be especially careful. That being said, trans people--millions of them--go out in public every day whether they be CDs, TSs, or even just "gender benders" and there are no battles in the streets over this, bodies are not piling up on the sidewalks, etc. There is the occasional tragedy which hits the news which again does force us to be more careful but the "reality" that you speak of is not reality at all. You need to cite some actual facts here, otherwise your statements are simply your mere opinions. Your anti-transgender opinions will not be tolerated here. If you cannot even call a trans person here by the proper gender pronouns, I conclude that you are anti-transgender and further such posts will be reported to the moderators/admins.

As to "reality," I live in Arizona and just happened to go to a convenience store in a fairly rough area last night not only dressed in femme but wearing "nightclub" attire that would cause heads to turn even if a GG was wearing it. I had to run this errand after I left a nightclub so we are talking a 7-11 type of store in a bad neighborhood at 3 am with gangbangers loitering in the parking lot. Guess what? No threatening looks, stares, or comments. I simply got in line and nobody even noticed. The female clerk asked for my ID for a tobacco purchase and naturally she noticed then. She didn't even poke fun but simply smiled and I smiled back. A couple of men did kind of turn their heads and stare for a few seconds when I spoke to her and I believe my voice sounded more male than female. Even then, I had no way of knowing whether I was actually "clocked" by the other customers or if they were simply admiring the dress I had on. The gangbangers outside wouldn't even pay me a second look as I'm sure their drug deals were of much higher priority on their minds. No gun battles, no SWAT teams, no helicopters, and no bodies in the streets. Could someone have tried to kill me? Sure, but the chances of fatally slipping in the shower in my own home probably was more likely. I don't even live in a "liberal" or "accepting" state. This is ARIZONA where crime is very high, rural towns can be very "backwards," and even a lot of city people come from the "old traditions." Britney