Being accepted is a good thing

I just had an experience that I had to share. I was at a client site
this morning doing a software reinstall (as Joe, not Heather). At one
point the girl in the office commented on my nails (she is the first
person to say anything at all in nearly 2 months). She asked how I got
my nails to grow and look so nicely. Then she asked me "Are those your
nails or are they gels?" Busted! I told her they were gels, that I just
got tired of my nails splitting all the way back to my fingertip. She
had no problems with this and from the conversation that followed I
tentatively put out a "Well, I did have an ulterior motive for getting
the gels....", to which she responded "I'm not sure I want to know the
reason.", but I could tell from her reaction and voice that she was
curious about why it was. I told her "A picture is worth a thousand
words" and dug out one of Heather's cards and showed it to her. Her
reaction was just what I expected "very cute, what's a T-girl? Oh! I get
it!" She still didn't fully realize that she was looking at a picture of
me so I told her it was really me. The conversation that followed was
very typical. She was very curious about what I did and why I did it.
She asked if I performed on stage (thinking of the drag queens) and I
told her it was just a hobby. By the time I had left I left her with
Heather's card and she said she wanted to check out the site. She also
told me that if I ever saw her out & about as Heather to be sure to say
hi. It's nice to be accepted.