[GoneGirl]

Hi Clara while [SCC] sounds like a lot of fun and I have nothing against trans people obviously (I am one after all) my focus is almost entirely on meeting and interacting with "cis" people...

Oh, sure, I can understand that, and it's a good goal to have. There are a lot more cis-people in the world last time I checked...lol.

Still, to be well-accepted in the cis-world, as it were, you have to do a pretty good job of passing as a woman to be accepted. I'm sure you've thought about that more than I. You have the advantage of having relocated to a part of the country where no one knew you as a presenting male, so even if you are read as a transwoman, many cis-people will accept you knowing that.

Don't get me wrong, Eve, I'm not one who feels that trans people should hide their cross gender. They should have every right to exist as anyone else. But, I do see complications with not being convincing as a woman in certain settings. If it were me, (and who knows if I'll someday face the challenge) I would seek to emulate feminine behaviors as much as I could. That would include dress, voice, and mannerisms at the top of my list.

Even though I don't plan to live full-time as a woman, I do want to do so part-time, and getting good at it is a goal of mine that I want to work at. SCC will be, for me, a four day seminar on how to overcome some of my many telltale male-isms, with a lot of take-home assignments after hours..giggle.

Clara