What the issue of passing in public comes down to

[kellycan27]

Two things...
1. Tell this to Martin Luther King Jr.
2. "If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do." - Mahatma Gandhi

Your "cause" lacks cohesion and any type of concerted effort. Too many differences under the TG umbrella. Closeted types, weekend warriors. don't care, don't want the attention, scared, embarrassed, ashamed. And then there are those who want change, but are unwilling to help.