On the point of stealth I will disagree with Zooey, I am not going back into a closet. while I may be considered pretty by some I do not pass. I transitioned in place in the middle of work, visibility in the community, recovery community and my son's school friends and parents. Everyone knows what I am. I will wear it proudly and I will not shirk when the topic comes up. I will not be humiliated or separated from society. In that respect I do see a bond in the LGBT community. We all faced humiliation as a means to control who we are. As far as cross dressers and Trans women go yes I see major differences. However, I do see where the public will and does assume we are the same. Again, both groups have faced humiliation in order to drive us into the closet. It strikes me as ironic that what stealth Trans women do is the same as a cross dresser who hides from everyone. I respect anyone's right to be stealth or in the closet but I will not go quietly!
Suzanne
