I agree with Stan Smith's comments especially about the media. I think the media are unlikely to be friendly to the TG Community on a regular basis because 'friendly' and 'nice' do not sell papers or create interest. They are more likely to be judgemental, biased and sensationalist as this is more likely to increase their ratings within the majority of the populace.
I think this demonstrates a lack of understanding of the TG Community plus a lack of an intention to find out more. Unfortunate but that seems to be the way it is.