Hi LilBil, Welcome to Tzone. It's great that you want to support your sister. A lot of trans people lose touch with family who are unable to accept them and this makes life more difficult. It will take time to get used to things but you are willing to try and that will make things easier for both of...

Hi Diane,

Welcome to Tzone. It's good to hear how supportive you are of your daughter, having a good relationship with loving family members is so important. Well done for seeking support and information for yourself too. Hope we can help.

Yeah that could be it. If you try to imagine it from the point of view of someone outside of your head, it may not be easy to accept that the child you gave birth to is a different gender than you thought but at least there are words and concepts to describe it, which people are more familiar with n...

Hi palantier, I'm glad to hear you're coping well yourself and have support outside the family. It also seems like you are, at least to some extent, able to speak to your mum about how you are feeling. That helps a lot at this point. When you say she's confused, do you think it's the whole concept o...

Hi there, I am the long term partner of a trans guy (FtM). I think sometimes when you first start a relationship with a trans person there is an idea that by being an accepting and loving partner you might be able to make the other person feel better about their gender issues. Sadly this is not the ...