I'd like first to express how glad i am someone tackled this subject. It is near and dear to my heart. My best friend in the world was a man trapped in a woman's body. I love with my heart and my whole heart. This love is not based on lifestyle, sexual preference, creed, religion or color rather based on the person's heart in turn. My best friend taught me that in a life lesson everyone should learn. I did change how i felt about him seeing him dressed as a woman, i admit i lost respect and also looked down on him for the choices he felt he had to make in his life. I learned shortly after that the gender does not define the person, the heart does, something i think everyone should live by.