Glad you brought this up! I think crossdressers [me being one] are a great sample to study the range of trans feelings- us oldsters were crossdressers before trans became a thing, and the overlaps are huge. I think overall before transition was justified, crossdressing was as far as we thought we could go.

The joke shared often among one big online group of CDs was' What is the difference between a cd and a transwoman? ...About 5 years! '