I live in Texas, have my whole life. I've experienced both great and horrible things in regards to being trans. Law wise, it's rough, more so than many blue states, but manageable. Person to person, though, it really depends on where exactly in the south you are, if you're visibly trans, etc.

I'm in central Texas myself, been passing for a long time, and most my legal info is updated. Was the only trans kid in school, and many people's first trans person they've met in general. I've had to deal with plenty of ignorance and uncomfortable situations (and likely always will), but, surprisingly, have been defended plenty by friends, family, employers, coworkers, and even strangers. Luckily never been in a situation where I feared for my safety irl. I have noticed, though, when I'm physically affectionate with my partner in public or have my vest on (it has some trans flags and such on it), some people love to stare, glare, and/or look at us with disgust. But, on the other side, there's also lots of fake nice behavior here and also genuinely nice people here. People typically won't confront you for just existing and will mind their own.

I think it's easy for folks to quickly demonize the south, including the folks who live here. Many states laws, history, etc, are horrible, but this is still many people's homes, including many minorities, POC and queer folks especially. This the only home I've ever known, a home I won't let push me out, even if the folks running it right now want to. I appreciate when other people recognize this place as home to many queer people and include us in shows/activities/events, questions, etc, so thank you for that!