Kate's brush is (as always) pretty broad, but also pretty honest...heh...i had a short run-in with tri-ess years ago, and it was horrible...

They definitely did not want me around when the wives were around...the funniest part was i started exploring the scene and i found out how much sex there really was, i bumped into two tri-ess "gals" trolling for admirers and i just thought wow..
Pot/kettle/black...that soured me alot...so i admit bias based on my experience

I think Marleena also sometimes disagreement and true exchange of differing ideas is very difficult without some negative vibes...forum communication is inherently prone to miscommunication, and anonymity breeds contempt.

Also because many of us have to work so hard in life to consider and protect our own identity, ideas and thoughts that go against our feelings can feel especially negative...
those types of threads are the ones that turn most negative...

its not negative to say ...that is "just crossdressing", but it sounds negative to a person that is here to fantasize about being a woman 24/7...maybe even what i just wrote could sound negative to somebody..

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As far as out and about...i traveled the road from totally unpassable to today.... and i never once had a problem other than a smirk or snide comments..

i have had many humbling moments including having to get extra motel keys in a rainstorm at 2am with my male id (think wet wig, streaked makeup, beard stubble)
and tripping and falling at macy's and being surrounded by guys that quickly realized what i was and recoiled...

my worst was when two guys walked by me in a parking lot and burst out laughing, and one said "nice dress" as they guffawed...it made me feel bad, but i also learned it was no big deal to get laughed at, and it motivated me to lose weight, i looked pretty nasty stuffed into that size 12 when i was really 1X....