I've only ever encountered one tranny irl, I live in a small town.
I was at my local grocery store and as I was walking down an isle there was what i at first perceived to be a female standing in the isle looking at something. I couldn't see its face only its side and back. It was small in stature, was dressed nice, and had real nice looking hair. As I approached it my mind took it as a female. I had to go around it, and I said "excuse me ma'am," as is the custom here in the south. It turned around, happy that it had been mistaken for a female, and said excuse me, which is the proper response here.
That's when I saw it's face. It wasn't hideous, but there was no denying it was a man. My body reacted before my mind could grasp the situation. It was like I'd seen a ghost. It took me by complete surprise. I kind of staggered backwards and had a look of horror upon my face. Then I just said uuuuu uummmm uuuuu. Then I quickly walked away not looking back.
What I remember most was the look it had on its face. When I called it ma'am it turned to look at me with a proud verified countenance. Then it saw my reaction to its face. The look of dissatisfaction on its face, was sad. It realized at that moment that it did in fact not pass. In my face it saw what a horrific thing it was. It saw my genuine reaction, my subconscious reaction, to what it was and it broke it. I did not mean to judge it, or make it feel bad. It was just my natural reaction.
