You're correct, but passing does absolutely nothing to increase acceptance of trans people.

In my opinion, passing is just swapping one lie for another. And even if I didn't feel that passing isn't a good thing in the long run, passing is simply not possible for many of us.

In the past, and in some places, still currently, passing is required and in some cases can literally be a matter of life or death, but in most of the civilized world, transgender people are becoming more and more accepted. I feel that passing does nothing to further that acceptance.

How about another scenario: a large, muscular Caucasian man walks up to someone who isn't Caucasian and tells them that unless they make themself appear to be Caucasian, he's going to beat them, what should that person do?

Carol