A very intersting post to me as someone who also seems to always be measuring "how far I will go if I ever got the courage". Not likely to happen outside my bedroom. (OK I do like to learn from here...
http://steppingoutsecret.com/)
I used to work at a Midwest aerospace giant (in US) and when a distant office worker went surgical, the word went around like wildfire and NOBODY would agree to share a bathroom with "it". The company had to build one just for him/her. The incredible lack of charity among the workforce was appalling. These were good people I had worked with over a decade (but to whom I was not out). When I got to meet him/her online (anonymouse both ways), I was communicating with a very very mean spirited person, and part of me knew exactly why he/she was that way. I sort of admired the street smarts aspect, but never had any inclination to befriend this person who had found the courage to "take the jump". Too bad. A good mentor might have helped me decide to jump... before I grew such a beer belly, and a sarcastic attitude towards those who regard us as "lower than circus entertainment". The psycho-social wall is just that for me. A wall I cannot see over. I am energetically curious to explore "what it is like to transistion". Every detail of the story is interesting to me, as I measure "Will I ever take that walk?" Thanks. I do love this place.