I'll echo the others in saying there is nothing wrong with CDing, and it is becoming increasingly doable to dress in public ... say as compared to 50 years ago when it was thought to have been an aberration, a sickness, or morally wrong.
Still, there is something about the appearance that a person is crossing the gender lines that is difficult for most people to understand. I've often wondered if their reluctance might not be hard wired, in the same way that it is hard wired in us for the survival of our species, to find mates, procreate, and care for our young. It just seems as if crossing the gender lines directly opposes this (as do many other behaviors that seemingly go against the procreation-minded norms such as fetishes), since many people do equate the crossdressing with either homosexuality or fetish. Hence people's reluctance to embrace it.
A note on equating the crossdressing with homosexuality: we all know in this community that most crossdressers are hetero. Yet, the "boys who like other boys when dressed" threads consistently get the most hits, the most responses, and further, more than half the responses are positive. So it's no wonder that many people equate the crossdressing with homosexuality.
We need to educate the public to let them know that most CDers are happily married men who are also fathers.
... and we also need to figure out why so many CDers fantasize about being with men when they're dressed. :p
