Its been about a month and two weeks now since I came out to my immediate family. They have been incredibly supportive, and are really trying hard to understand this issue. Both my mom and dad have read the book I gave them, True Selves, and my mom has bought some other trans books to read as well. They have both attended a local support group meeting with me. This was a huge step, as they got to meet and interact with other people who are either actively dealing with, or have dealt with the same things that I am going through now. I honestly could not have hoped or wished for a better response, and I was fully prepared to be kicked out (I live at home currently). I am still young enough to be covered under my parent's insurance, and getting therapy covered with insurance was part of my impetus for coming out to them. I could no longer deal with this alone, no matter how much it scared me to death to tell anyone. I have been to two sessions with a gender specialist now since the beginning of April. For perhaps the first time in almost 22 years, I feel like I can create a life worth living.
-H.C.
