Weren't homosexuals and transvestites better off when they were in the closet?
And to me a transgender is just a transvestite suffering from Body integrity Dysphoria
Back in the day, the norm was that being a homo was kind of an open secret. I don't mean the early days of hollyweird and so-called "lavender marriages," but nearly every outfit had at least one guy who everyone "knew" was light in the loafers. Combat boots. Whatever. But unless there was an incident, people just shrugged it off. And if some retread said something, shipmates were quick to shut that sh*t down. "P.O. 2nd class Pete may have been a poofer, but he was our poofer. He's not bothering anyone; leave him alone and shut the f*ck up." I saw a guy come within a hair's breath of getting his ass beat because he wouldn't shut the f*ck up.