I see often popping up here is "oh that city has a nice gay-oriented area." The thing is though, I know not every city has a decent gay sector (luckily, my town of Columbus does) but shouldn't the mark of if a city is cd/tgirl friendly be how comfortable you feel dressing outside of the gay bars?
I'm not saying finding rough and tumble biker bars to test their tolerance, but more just, what cities would you feel ok eating at an Applebees while dressed?