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People do seem to underestimate how protective it is to pass as a 5'2" cis man who everyone but complete strangers knows was once a woman.https://twitter.com/NeolithicSheep/status/1370503783432785933 …
Don't get me wrong... I'm very lucky. Buuuut I also make a really obvious target for drunk cis men at the bar who want to get aggro but really don't want their faces beaten in. (They find out I don't play... but I never felt so regularly threatened when I was non-male passing.)
And, at the same time as being perceived as the smallest, weakest man, I'm also extremely out as trans with a minor but real public profile as a trans writer. I get belittled by sexists who think an extra X chromosome makes me inferior. Sometimes I get threats and harassment.
I can handle myself, online and off. But I'm afraid the idea that transitioning, and EVEN PASSING, is especially protective is based on some erroneous assumptions.
It's a tough situation to be in a job where no one knows, too. Because I've shot down a few old guys I've worked with telling 'dirty' jokes. I watch their faces as they try to figure out if I'm just a hippy tree hugger or what? It's a challenge at first to parse, kinda scary.
You grow comfortable with guys you work with enough to really talk, break through their shells, they start taking your side. It's empowering. All the while knowing they have no idea about your background. Many subtle cues to learn in conversation.
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