I lurked here for a long time, about 93 seconds, before I signed up, because I knew that it was the place for me. One thing that attracted me was the absolute ban on porn and similar posts. One can google crossdressing and get all the porn you want, finding a site that gives good information and support is difficult. I did not define myself as TS when I joined, but I now realize I was, of course I always have been. Would not seeing the TS section until I joined have made a difference? Not to me, but seeing it after I joined help me figure myself out. I think making the TS section members only is reasonable, guests can still see that there is a TS section, they just can't look inside until they go through a simple process. Perhaps there can be an "invisible" mode for those members who are not yet comfortable being seen perusing the TS section, though as Melissa (BadTranny) says, they are in for a rude awakening if they are really TS. I am a member of a few other forums, one similar to this but with fewer TS members and a more international membership, and another that is strictly TS and requires approval to join. This is the one that I use the most, because it has the most active TS section. Since I am pretty much out, I really don't care who finds out about me, and if they do, I could simply say "well, what were you doing looking at a crossdressing website?" In my opinion, TS is possibly more accepted than CD, but as I said, just my opinion. So, my feeling is that the change would not make any difference to me, but I can see the extra layer of privacy as valuable to some. Anyway, either way is going to upset some, and make other happy.........Stephanie
