Wild,
You asked the question to the closeted members but then talk about passing when out so who is this thread addressed to ?

I was going to wade in and object to your wording but realise the question is being asked to CDrs and MIADs and not TG/TS members .

All I will say is you are again giving the wrong impression to people struggling to step out the door . I agree very few do pass as women 100% but I do not believe the public are using the term ," Madam , Lady etc. to be kind they are reacting to what they see , I'm going to repeat again the voice isn't proving a problem in that equation for me .

To go back to your question of , " Passing as a woman , or just passing !" Can I ask passing as what ? To take up Helen's point going out to pass is a mistake , I go out intending to integrate , all I know is I'm accepted as Teresa and that's all that matters . The fact that I have been asked by several agencies if I wish to change my registerd name tells me I have been read as TG or possibly TS and that is what I'm being openly accepted as .

Kimberly questioned me when I said I had never been mis-gendered which truthfully I haven't , also I have never been hassled and it's almost a year now .

If you dig out an old thread of mine about being in or out , over 60% said the were out or preferred to be out , only a small number said thet were totally happy being in the closet .

It might be interesting to repeat that question , the only differnce being NB and or a MIAD has added to that mix which has happened in a very short space of time .

As I pointed out in another thread posted by you along these lines encouraging people to come out thinking the mixed mode dressing especially will not give you any hassle . Well this is the area where most will get verbal and or physical abuse . It might be better to advise people that when they do step foot outside they dress completely to build some confidence before experimenting with mixed mode dressing .