One of the things I have learned during my seven decades on this planet is people reveal exactly how they feel when you're perceived to NOT be in a group. If you want to really know how someone thinks about cross dressers, then listen to them when you're not perceived to be a cross dresser. Many people tend to be politically correct. Others will get in your face. I've heard women completely fillet a cross dresser, and, pity his wife for being married to him. Are women treating you as a curiosity? Or, are they asking you to come over for dinner in your prettiest dress? I think there is a lot of NIMBY. Women tend to be a little more hands on in their interactions; a hug or embrace. In our society men do not hug or touch each other with some sports related exceptions. I will agree the younger generations tend to be more accepting of diversity. But, does that translate to inclusion within a group? With the increasingly polarization in our society on many issues I think there are more people "coming out of the closet," and sometimes not in a very accepting way. When I look around I still see interactions fitting into "birds of a feather flock together."
If I cannot gain acceptance from my wife I really do not expect much acceptance by anyone else other than the "curiosity" stage.
