I've had people tell me that I've encouraged them to come out themselves after just seeing me at some party, sitting in the corner and being too terrified to talk to anyone.

Straight up I happened to be going the same direction as a trans woman on public transit yesterday and it kinda made my week? Like, got off the train at the same stop and then transferred to the same bus (except I got on at a different stop because I didn't know about a construction detour) and she was like "hello again" and it made me so happy (also nervous but thats just me). Just noticing each other in public is weirdly powerful. I still think about an androgynous person in a dress low key looking like a pirate that I saw months ago at a coffee shop one night. It really does make a huge difference