Today for the first time since I started dressing, I went out in public, fully dressed. Wig, make up etc. Went to a gas station and then a convience store. No problems and no remarks. Good or bad. Of course I knew I wouldn't pass, but didn't care. I enjoyed being out and about dressed. As of today, I finally accepted that this will always be a part of me which made the going out openly a lot easier. I live in a southern state next to a large military base. Where its 1/2 good ol boy and 1/2 military town. No one said anything to me. I was half expecting some good 'll boy to say something. But no one did. Since accepting this as a part of me, I have found peace.