Does anyone have any good links to resources for friends and family? I had a few, but my computer went kaput and i lost them.

I came out to my closest friend a few days ago and she was very accepting - asked tons of questions, very curious. However she did express concerns about me and our friendship - would i change, what would change, would i act differently, etc.

I told her i wasn't going to suddenly start liking football and that i wasn't going to suddenly hate dogs. She would still be my closest friend and i didn't see ANYTHING about our friendship changing. I wasn't going to change suddenly, or even a lot - i'll still be me, i'll still act like me, i'll just be as i'm supposed to be: male. But i would like some resources i can give her so she knows what to expect as i come out to the rest of my friends and my family.

Something for my parents would be nice too.

I won't have a therapist appointment for a bit (have to get referral from my GP next week) and would like something to give to her now.

Of course there what we have here on the main page.

https://www.susans.org/reference/gfam6.html

https://www.susans.org/reference/gfam7.html



Hugs and Love
Janet

I have a wonderful pamphlet saved when the day comes that I need it.

It's called "Families in TRANSition" and it was done by... some group in canada? Details escape me right now. Very family-focused, and marvelously well-composed.

I know links usually aren't cool, but you can probably find it without too much trouble, it's a PDF file.

Alright, found it, it's by the Central Toronto Youth Services (ctys[dot]org)