can i say I've been to 1 support group meeting in my life, I left balling my eyes out, never went back and it did nothing for me.
When I came out, I was still in high school and I was bullied day in day out, After coming out we moved to Melbourne a few weeks/months later, but we made almost a weekly trip to Melbourne (when flights were around $300 one way mind you) to see a doctor in Melbourne.
She said that maybe I should try the support group, so I went along.
From the second I walked in the door I was scared.
I had 1 woman tell me that it was a fuze, this was a 60 something, pre-everything, heavy make up, could kick the door down with a drop punt trans woman.
I had one say that until I've walked a day in her shoes I wasn't trans.
I had one say that because I was a teenager, I was a little C*** and I was just gay.
Needless to say I called mum who came and got me. At this stage I was sitting outside, in the rain in tears and it was the only time I ever thought about hurting myself.
So, for my time with support groups, i wouldn't say they're any good if you're young. You seem to get bitter old people who are just pissed off that you worked all this out in your teens.
I would try facebook, even make contact with people within 150km (100 miles) on here.