Let's temper that thought a bit by remembering that what you describe is also often how it is for religious minorities, ethnic minorities, the differently abled, etc. Difficulty in living day to day coupled with a significant degree of uncertainty is not limited to the trans community. b7, I can tell you some true horror stories related to the experiences that the differently abled have with the government health and assistive services in your home country. And unfortunately this isn't something that happens in just a few countries around the world. Sadly, it happens just about everywhere.
As Dr. Martin Luther King said:
"None of us is free until all of us are free."
DeeAnn