A lot of events are just social meetings in pubs so as you say you’re looking for friendship and a chat this might suit you and you could go drab first.

T-girl events like Leeds First Friday are popular so look out for those and again, you could go drab first while you’re finding your feet.

Manchester Village is a great place to go out femme as well if you’re looking for LGBT friendly places.

Alternatively, you could just start going about your daily life femme if you’re able to do that easily.