Hey Girl....I have been on a dating binge this year...but I can say ( like others prob have too) craigslist is simply a waste of time not safe, and full of fakes and flakes.
If you are not prepared to go out dressed yet...you are not honestly prepared for actual dating.

You want to have a creepy closet queen craigslist encounter, by all means, go nuts...but be expected to deal with a ton of fakes, flakes, and lots of B.S...not to mention its not safe in many ways. But you mentioned dating....which is actually ALOT different than hookups.

In fact even internet dating sites for TG gals have been a waste ( i have been on 1 for over 2 years) never actually met one person. The few I would have met all balked when it was time to play ball.

My advice is to get OUT and meet admirer in the real world. They are real people.They are comfortable with themselves AND their sexuality. Here are some things I learned about men in my dating experience

1. They love the fantasy...but the reality is something different. Meaning..it sounds great when they are on their laptop with one hand on the keyboard, and another hand buried in their crotch..but to actually GO out and meet someone means they actually have to face their own sexual identities...which most are actually affraid of.

2. They will promise the world...i been offered my own apt, vacations, wardrobes and even cash...all just to try and get in my pants...and when I wouldnt give it up...the next day they wanted nothing to do with me.

3. If a man is not willing to show you his life beyond just a pic, he is not worth your time. Meaning not telling you where he works, or his full name, his REAL email address not his "tranny chaser" email etc...you can find out alot about a guy if you know how to use a computer and get the right info...that way you can fact check and do a bit of a backround check on him and see his interactions and daily life...does he have a facebook? That kinda thing....

Every man i dated were the ones who were willing to share REAL info, and REALLY open up to me...if a guy does not want to let you know where he works, or where he lives etc...he really isnt interested in you....i will give another example...

where i live its a gated community, so in order to get in you have to stop at the guard house, when you do...you have to show your ID ,& they record your licence and registration....I've had a guy completely dissapear as soon as he found out he needed to do that in order to meet me. Now any first meeting...I make every man go through this....cause I realized its actually a smart move...and thats the bottom line...you have to be smart, and be able to weed through the piles of B.S and lies that alot of men are going to throw at you.

Dating ( keyword) as a CD/TG is just like dating say as if you were a woman....a REAL woman is not going to put herself in a dangerous situation.....