Quote Originally Posted by LelaK View Post
What percent of men are abusive, jealous, or potential date rapists? I don't intend to date "men", but I consider going out with other crossdressers, not on dates, but just to have company going out. Are crossdressers very unlikely to do such abusive things that conventional men do?

When I first read this I was reminded of the old feminist slogan, "All men are rapists". It seemed to me that in your question there was an assumption that the number of abusive males forms the majority. This I feel is far from the case. I'm not saying don't be careful. Meeting someone who propports to being a CD on some online dating site is often simply asking for trouble. Meeting other CD'ers at support groups is a whole different ball game. Anyone who's predatory or abusive isn't going to be tolerated in that type of gathering.

Follow the rules, meet in public places, check out the area and the venue where you're meeting, avoid one to one initial meetings and above all, trust your gut feelings.