What you have here in these comments is a small sample of the population which do not represent the majority of people in the conservative states. I live in Texas where most people definitely do NOT have a live and let live mentality.After reading every response to this thread, I have a 50,000 foot question. It seems as though almost every responder felt that the trans woman deserves the same respect, consideration, and support that a cis-woman would get. Some comments were harsh toward the OP and some tried to help him see the error of his ways more constructively. So, with most of us sympathetic to the plight of a trans woman, and presumably the same for trans men, how can I understand the vehement, hateful efforts of several state governments urging legislation against the trans community. The people here (including me by the way) seem to exhibit a live-and-let-live mentality for trans people while the politicians we elect are out to eliminate them. Or have I missed something?