Are your parents and siblings accepting of you

[noleen111]

After a number of years my mother accepted her daughter. Now we are super close and we do a lot of mother daughter activities.

My father never accepted his daughter before his passing, it was only after he passed away that my mother reached out to me. My father disowned me.

My mother has since remarried, and my step father and step siblings (Sister my age and one older and an older brother) have no idea I was born a male. I have no full siblings. The step sister my age and I get on very well, the older siblings and I are not that close. My step father has even offered to give me away at my wedding.

[Kylo]

I don't really know.

My family is a mess. My father never really had a close relationship with me (divorced just after was born) and barely have contact. My mother is distant and I never got the impression she actually wanted kids, or cared to connect with them. It was just something that 'happened' to her and she always seemed to value the life she "didn't have" as a result of choosing to have a family over the family itself.

So I have no idea what my father thinks, and my mother thinks I'm an attention whore. Even though if she were to get off her high horse for a minute she'd remember I was never someone that asked for attention.

My sister's cool about it. We used to fight a lot when I was younger but we both went through that crap family period together and I think she gets it.

My uncle's family are pretty cool about it though. I'd rather have had them for a family. They've fallen out with my mother over her attitude towards me.

[Harley Quinn]

Ummm....  I would have to say so far that's a no.  Oh well, I still feel pretty so meh...

[Tessa James]

Accepting?? Hmm, well maybe half of my dozen siblings are truly accepting.  When i came out my sisters welcomed and inducted me into the sisterhood of the family in a party atmosphere that just made me cry.  My bothers, some of who are fundamentalist christians seem to have a more difficult time.

I could not handle my father's rejection and left home at 16.  My mother rejected any recognition of my "problem" and would tell me to toughen up when I came home from school, crying too often. 

Being transgender is a subjective experience that some consider a "belief" they are not on board with.  I gladly spend much less time in their company.

[izzy]

My family lets just say would rather pretend i dont exist and hates my guts. Men

[Mariah]

Yes, my parents and siblings are supportive of me. Hugs
Mariah

[stephaniec]

Accepting?? Hmm, well maybe half of my dozen siblings are truly accepting.  When i came out my sisters welcomed and inducted me into the sisterhood of the family in a party atmosphere that just made me cry.  My bothers, some of who are fundamentalist christians seem to have a more difficult time.

I could not handle my father's rejection and left home at 16.  My mother rejected any recognition of my "problem" and would tell me to toughen up when I came home from school, crying too often. 

Being transgender is a subjective experience that some consider a "belief" they are not on board with.  I gladly spend much less time in their company.

yea, the toughen up and crying in school , outside of school , I remember only too well.

[Denise]

Siblings yes, parents are blissfully in denial.  They are 85 and live 1200 miles away.  Won't they be surprised the next time I fly down to see them.

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[Reme]

Everyone iv told so far has been accepting, namely my GF, my Mother and my Sister.
My father probably would have denied what was going on but overall wouldn't let it get in the way.
I still have one sister to tell and while im almost certain she will be fine with it, i just haven't found the right time to do so.
Overall im lucky to be surrounded by alot of supportive people.

[Frae]

My father and I had difficulties when I first came out but after many years we're on good grounds He still doesn't quite get it and says the odd of colour remark but mostly just terrible Dad jokes.

He once introduced me as his sorta. When they looked at him funny and he said he had 1 son, 2 daughters and a sorta. Because I was sorta his daughter.

It was so terrible I let it slide. It was just the most Daddish joke ever that it transcended offence.


My Mother and I have never been closer! She was funny at first but never against it. I think she is only now realizing that of all her daughters I'm actually the most like her

Brother and sisters where never anything short of supportive.

[josie76]

Thankfully my close family is very open and accepting. My mom broke down in tears when I told her. All she could say is how I must have suffered hiding it for so long. We have had some very nice Sunday morning coffees at her house. I need to do it again soon. One Sunday soon after I came out, she took me to her closet and gave me a whole bag of shirts she didn't fit anymore. So OK most were not my style but some are cute and I kept them. My younger brother who lives with my mom was like "well whatever". My older brother is gay and although we all knew it for along time he finally brought his boyfriend now fiancé to a family thanksgiving two years ago. So he and his partner are of course very accepting. He was shocked and surprised when I told him over the phone one day. He said he had no idea and thought I was the most manly of us kids. I explained the male facade of my life. He got it. My grandma knows something is going on with me. She hasn't asked and and I haven't found the right time to explain it. We live right next door to my grandparents. I have been wearing all women's jeans around home and at the holiday gathering we had at their place. Between my pants, my hair being colored a red brown over my grey brown, and my earrings, she knows something, doesn't seem too concerned. I told her I'd like to talk to her about what's going on with me sometime in private but she doesn't get away from grandpa often these days. Grandpa is blind fully ignorant of it. Which is fine with me. He just thinks my earrings are crazy. He has next to no hearing and is often in his own little world these days. I don't even want to bother him with it. He would likely forget about half of the time anyway. I haven't told my close aunt, uncle, and male cousins that live nearby yet. They understand my older brother being gay. I hope they will understand me.