Shemale "Stealth"/Transition Question

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Originally Posted by FoxySarah

I work for the Department of National Defense, which requires an extensive background check to recieve the proper government security clearance, so It's not exactly a secret to my bosses what my sex is.
I'm also aware of a Military Officer who is transgendered, in fact she was still male when she joined the Forces, and her Military Medical coverage actually payed for her transition. I'm not sure where you're from, but Canada is a very gay/lesbian/transgender-friendly place.

To quote an old Canadian Army recruiting slogan, "There's no life like it!"
PS FoxySarah is foxy!

[Amy]

It can be very difficult. The hardest thing when it comes to passing may be the knowledge that family friends and former co-workers all know. And the lingering doubt over who they may have told. It can make you ovrcompensate, I feel.

[zcat1956]

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.