Yes, I agree. The turning point for me was the death of my parents. They lived a long full lives and but it was then that I realized that we don't live forever and therefore we need to be true to ourselves. Both of my college age children know about my dressing and I am not as hesitant to be dressed at home around them. My wife still does not embrace my dressing in public with her so I dress according to her wishes. I don't hesitate to go out dressed when alone and really no longer care about what strangers may think. I have received no ridicule or threats and have either been ignored or unrecognized.
I do have a hypothesis: The older we become, the more men and women look alike (as long a you can maintain a reasonable body shape). As gravity starts to affect our facial features, women start to resemble men and as a result, if you put age appropriate female clothing on a old man, he looks just like a typical old woman. No offense, just a personal theory.
