Stegash0ta
And I just have this irrational fear that everyone's gut reaction is to hate me. Which is odd, considering no one has yet reacted that way, but the possibility is always there. I think I'm just waiting for that first person to be like, "Wow, you're gross," or, "You can't really be a man like that."
I'm still waiting for that day, and I came out two years ago. I've only had two real incidents. One where a guy caught me in the boy's bathroom during school and ran to our class room and screamed "You can't go into the boy's bathroom, you have a v****a!" The class booed him and told him to mind his own business. The teacher told me not to go into the boy's bathroom because it would scare people. He told me gently and didn't make me feel like a freak.
The other time was when, during class, a guy walked past me and murmured "********' tranny." I said, for the whole class to hear, "Yes, I am a ********' tranny. Problem?" He blushed and said "You are?" I nodded, and he walked off flustered.
It's often not as bad as you think it will be, especially if you don't show fear. Show confidence in yourself. If you act like you have something to be ashamed of, people will believe that.