Hi Kirsten and Pamela,
Thank you both for your replies. Since starting this particular thread, I have come out to my whole family. It went very well, far exceeding all my hopes and expectations, especially my parents who I thought would struggle understanding the concept of someone being transgender. I wrote about it in my personal thread starting here, where I talked about telling my sister:
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=230367.msg2148250#msg2148250Reply post #1071 is where I came out to my parents. In all my excitement, I had forgotten about this thread until today.
Maybe this thread can continue to grow with more replies should anyone wish to post more links to resources. It may become a useful thread for future readers. If anyone has any comments or questions about my transition journey, please post in my personal thread at the above link. I would like to try and limit this thread to discussion about resources explaining transgender to help our families and friends understand what it means to be transgender (whether the resources be websites, tv programs, books, etc).
Hugs,
Jayne