Patricia,
From your friend's perspective I would say she is doing better presenting fully as a woman than being a MIAD . I feel people want a clear picture to work with rather than a confusing one . If she's dealing with clients they are more likely to accept her as TS because she is giving a clear message .

Suzanne,
I'm not sure if I go along with your reasoning on passing or not , if you are out in the RW is it possible to go unnoticed and hidden ? I interact with people everyday , I have my daily jobs to do so I'm certainly not try to hide away , I guess I'm noticed as much as anyone else in society maybe more so .