Welcome to Susan's, Duke.

There's a lot of good information and good people here. Each of our stories is unique but we have a lot in common. Settle in, pull up a keyboard, and explore.
As Janet said, be sure to look under the Announcements heading or follow her links to the rules we live by in this little world of ours.
There is lots of information here on how to come out to parents. Look particularly under Transsexual talk > Coming out of the Closet.
Happy exploring.

- Kate