Difference between transgendered and a crossdresser

[kellycan27]

I have more common with GGs than transsexuals myself at this point. I haven't gotten to the point where others are in in transition. I see all of these "woe is me" posts and I would rather live as a women than as a transsexual, however that doesn't mean I have to have a "holier-than-thou" attitude to others.

However I wasn't talking about whether or not people how people are living but the account on how others see anyone that was a former "male." Are you out to strangers as well or do you just live your life? How do you think they will take you if you had a penis in the past. do you think they care or know a difference. You may not have to worry about those but there are plenty of postops that do(as they go into stealth mode), why? technically there is no difference between a postop and preop to someone who is bigoted.

It's not a holier than thou attitude, we're just in different places. plain and simple. I live my life, and whether or not strangers know is of no consequence to me, nor what they may think. What does passable or not passable have to do with me or this discussion for that matter?

EDIT
after reading a little about you ( through your posts and threads) I have to say that you are in the infant stages of transition. You got for first dress in July of last year, your first counciling session in November of last year, you live at home with your mother who doesn't approve, ( so I am assuming that you don't live or even dress full time as a woman), and you have yet to start HRT.. Nothing wrong with any of this.. we all have to start somewhere, but you might want to gain a little more experience before you hop on your soapbox about other people's attitudes. You basically have zero experience living as a woman, and even less living as a TS woman. Hop out of the closet, and live it 24/365 for a couple of years then talk about my and a couple of other's attitudes. Anyone can "talk the talk" but it doesn't mean much if they don't "walk the walk".