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Title: Pink Sheep Of The Family
Post by: Shana A on June 08, 2009, 07:01:54 AM
Post by: Shana A on June 08, 2009, 07:01:54 AM
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Pink Sheep Of The Family
Posted by Monica Roberts at 6:02 PM
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-sheep-of-family.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-sheep-of-family.html)
One of the things that's a major concern for a transperson is their relationship with their family after you drop the bomb about your transition.
You are aware before you swallow your first hormone or inject yourself that the familial reaction can run the gamut from total acceptance to never being invited to a family reunion for the rest of your life.
It's a little more painful for an African-American transperson because we tend to place heightened cultural importance on familial relationships.
Pink Sheep Of The Family
Posted by Monica Roberts at 6:02 PM
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-sheep-of-family.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/06/pink-sheep-of-family.html)
One of the things that's a major concern for a transperson is their relationship with their family after you drop the bomb about your transition.
You are aware before you swallow your first hormone or inject yourself that the familial reaction can run the gamut from total acceptance to never being invited to a family reunion for the rest of your life.
It's a little more painful for an African-American transperson because we tend to place heightened cultural importance on familial relationships.