Coming out to professors

[cryan91]

Email. Don't need to make it difficult on yourself. keep it simple. my name is still male legally. so every semester i email my professors to let them know. no problems

[Hayzer12]

Didn't think about the fact that some don't access their email, which I hate cause email is my preferred communication method.

Yeah me too. I think it's less awkward and less of a hassle for both parties involved lol

[Inkwe Mupkins]

I am going to a community college and there is like 4,000 students. At my high school people weren't so accepting and I feared that at college.

Not very many people knew me there and I didn't want them knowing my birth name which was legally female, now it's not. It was my biggest fear and I have problems with confrontation. It's just easier for me to email. I switched out of one of the classes because the teacher said the students would have access to the roster and I'd have to explain it to the students.

I live in the bible belt where most people are conservative Christians and would love to have something to taunt you with. The other teachers that I emailed where great about it. On the first day of classes they called me by Shaun and male pronouns. When they had to email me along with multiple students they would use my personal email so the students wouldn't see my email address which had my full female name in it.

Since you weren't already stealth I think the best approach is to talk it out with the teachers and the students will or won't catch on.

[DRAIN]

my school does the class roster with photo thing too, but my ID and current self look the same. my name has been changed so that's not an issue, and i think i'm going with email plus after class follow up.

[Mr.Rainey]

I came out to my shop teacher today. He took it really well. Since my adviser didn't communicate with me I took a friend with me to his office. My friend is in my shop class and knows I am a Tguy. I simply told my teacher this: "You know how I go by *male name* right? I identify as a male and I would like it if you called me male pronouns, like he and him". My teacher said he figured it out before I said anything. He even told me than if anyone gives me crap that he wants to be the first to know.