Hi! Does anyone have a resource or experience they can share for the “right order” to commit a name (and gender marker) change for a trans young person in 2026? He is entering college, and will have work study, so we are wondering about the IRS first. Does the new name get treated like a DBA until social security is changed? Current passport, though wrong, will outlive this administration so planning to keep it a little longer. Just don’t want to get hung up with the tax man. TYIA!

after five years of ignoring the elphant in the room, my mom is finally beginning to come around. i'm 17 FTM and have been out since I was 12 at school but rarely pushed for my parents to accept me because I knew they are MAGA and the chance of swaying them would be very low. but now my mother is finally considering letting me change my name in the school system and is open to the idea of therapy. I've felt that she's always been more interested in preserving our relationship than my dad, but has always taken his side in all conversations surrounding this (my dad is still not at all on board with anything). basically I want to proceed as carefully as I can because this is the furthest we've ever gotten. I think she desperately needs somebody to talk to about this but it just can't be me.

None of us have ever been to therapy so I don't know what to look for in terms of finding a place that will help her sort the whole thing out. I would like any advice on what I should do going forward.

As a parent, I’m fairly new to the trans world.
I joined this sub and I have gained so much knowledge and insight from most everyone’s posts. Please forgive me in advance if I say something wrong or something that offends anyone.
My daughter came out to my wife and myself last November as transgender. Although it came as a bit of a surprise, we have given her our full support and our love during her transition. She’s currently 21 and on HRT.
Here’s my question;
When I refer to her in her earlier days I often call her by her birth name when speaking about her and things we’ve done. (It’s usually with my wife and not in front of her) Is that ok or should I call her by her new, beautiful name? I also go through periods of completely messing up her pronoun and she says “don’t sweat it Dad, you’ll get it. “ We also have been trying to exchange old precious photos with newer ones and dam! do we have a lot of pictures! She said they don’t bother her. We would like to upgrade them all or put some away but I’m having a hard time with that too.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.

Hi there. I'm 28 and ftm. I began transitioning around 26 after many years of living as a conventionally attractive woman, and while I was always tomboyish and masculine in personality and behavior (I have known I was trans since age 12, but thought I would outgrow it), my mother specifically is struggling to accept me.

I formally came out to my father the other day after about a year and a half of medical transition, and I was trying to give everyone a chance to figure things out on their own time. Since I pass pretty consistently these days, almost all strangers and new people gender and see me as male. I finally came out because I was beginning to worry any overlap between my daily life and my parents interacting with it would create social awkwardness and conflict.

My father accepted me and even asked what I want to be called and how to be referred to, which is just the male variant of my birth name and the same nickname I've used since childhood (both his names, ironically). He was good with this.

My mother, on the other hand, had known for over a year that I'm transitioning. I told her with I was getting on T and she has known for a year ahead of my father, but is outright refusing to gender me male, saying she can only use "they" as "gendering me 'male' does not resonate with her." I tried to speak to her about this privately and framed it as something that would cause social awkwardness if, say we were ever all at a family dinner, and she kept making "I" statements about her feelings, what she thinks and sees, and etc.

When I mentioned it's more about how I might be seen or treated, she looked angry, as if focusing on how I need to navigate society and not her feelings was somehow incorrect. She seems to expect me to put her feelings before my social safety and smoothness above all else. I don't really care if she sees me as a man or not because I know one day she'll pass and it won't impact me any further, but I'm trying to understand her psychological resistance to things.

I'm still the same person. My personality is the same, my hobbies are, my goals are, the people I date, etc. I'm not sure where the friction is coming from, but I'm assuming she's worried that me transitioning is somehow rejecting femininity, women, her, or myself. I love her, my female friends, and even enjoyed my previous experiences as a woman, but I never felt fully myself. I tried to avoid transitioning because I did think the desire would go away.

When I did transition, I was struck one day by seeing my true self in the mirror and, suddenly realized I was looking forward to life and no longer wanted to die. It was the first time in my life I was not suicidal. I had never considered that the reason I was suicidal before could've been due to being seen and treated as female even when it was enjoyable or pleasant, because it's just not me. It felt like having a job you're really good at and everyone praises you for, but you don't like it much and they just see you as a worker and not a person.

I feel I did the best I could. I waited, did therapy, started T slowly, waited more, came out, and all for this. My parents are a blend of liberal and conservative, and I'm just reeling from how my more conservative father could accept me whereas my more liberal mother cannot. I don't know how to show her this isn't a reflection of her parenting, an "error", a phase, (wanting this for 15 years then going for it for the last 2.5 years is not a phase, especially near 30), or that I'm somehow a fundamentally different person because of this.

Mothers of trans guys, how did you process? Did you feel you lost a beloved daughter? What were your fears or concerns? Did you feel your child was rejecting you? Is it the mourning of something else entirely?

My adult child recently came out as non-binary and genderqueer - their terminology. (I may make language errors here and hope people will tell me. I know I have a lot to learn!)

The thing is, they actually tried to come out years ago when they were a teen, and I reacted in a way that was not supportive. I was scared, uninformed, and lots of other things that are reasons but not excuses. We have always had a good relationship, even in spite of this, but looking back now I can see so many other hurtful things I’ve done related to their gender identity, even without always intending to. I believed I was an ally - and was seen that way by my LGBTQ friends…but somehow, when it was my kid, all of that went out the window and I’m so ashamed of that now. (Ironically when I asked their sibling if she was surprised, she said “geez mom, it’s more like a fork-found-in-kitchen situation don’t you think?” and when I reflected I realized just how accurate that was and how much of the fear and anxiety I had about their growing-up years was probably because they never felt like they “fit” how they presented.

That’s all background to say, I have a lot to make up for, and I am deeply grateful that my child still has a real relationship with me, while recognizing I have absolutely got to get it together and do better. We have always been a close family and i want to continue that and also encourage my child to be fully themself in this family. (though I know this post showcases a serious lack of understanding for our child’s gender identity, please trust that they have specifically stated they’ve known they were loved and supported even when we screwed this up and trusted that we’d eventually figure our shit out)

For now, I’m wondering if I should bring up my past reactions and share how sorry I am? Or is that just centering myself? My child did say that they’re glad that they’ve personally taken time to understand themself since their teen years, so I don’t want to diminish that either. I’m also wondering when or how to ask questions about how best to support them. They haven’t shared anything specific about pronouns (I know they/them is acceptable for them based on some prior info), and I know they plan to start presenting more femme and are starting hormone therapy.

Reading this sub is the best thing I’ve done so far, and I would be so grateful for any support, resources, etc. I’m a huge reader, so book recommendations would be helpful, as would people to follow on social media who are trans or non-binary folks and allies.
I am so appreciative of everyone here who shares their experiences!

I've finally come out to my mom as trans (MtF) about a month ago now and she's been nothing but supportive.

I've been wanting to try stuff out, especially in the clothing department and she's bought me a few things but it's just basic t shirts. They're comfy and very nice but I want to try stuff that's far more feminine. I feel really ashamed and embarrassed about it and I'm worried what she'd say or how she'd react. I've already expressed that I want to try some more feminine things but I didnt say anything specific because I worry about judgement.

And it's the same for names. I've been floating around names for a while and I think I've found one I liked but I'm really worried about what she'll think about it. It's not a very out there name or anything, just "Clem". I suppose you could say it's short for Clementine but I'm not a huge fan of that for myself, but I digress.

When your child spoke to you about this kind of stuff, how did they do it? And do you think from a parents perspective, there's a good way to be approached about it by your child?

It's been bugging me for a while and I'm not exactly sure how to go about it all, so any advice would be appreciated, thanks!

Yesterday my 11 year old son me they are trans -I’ll use they/them pronouns since I’m not sure what they want yet. Reading lots of posts here and I see I’m not alone in not expecting this. I feel blindsided. It was hard for them to share - they are a very private kid - and were tearful. Which broke my heart. I saw how much it had been weighing them down. I told them I love them and that it was courageous to share and that we will figure this out together. Until recently their gender expression and many of their interests have been masculine leaning. I’ve always felt pretty confident they identified as a boy. We live in a very inclusive place that allows kids to express gender more flexibly - it’s not unusual for kids to wear whatever colors or to like activities that are more traditionally gendered. So the few things recently like buying some girls jeans did not strike me as a sign of anything.

Last night I was so gripped with fear - for their mental health and living in this transphobic society. I know all about the increased risk of depression and anxiety. Fears that this will make life harder. And then I feel terrible for feeling all of this. I could not sleep because of my anxiety. And right at the start of puberty- here I have been all worried about raising a boy in this society and my brain is having a hard time digesting I might have a daughter. Im one and done so they are my only kid. Now im so scared of not moving quickly enough to stop puberty and everything about that feels so overwhelming.

I know I just found this out yesterday and there is time - but my brain likes to overthink and worry about the worst case scenarios etc

Their Dad will for sure be accepting and they are not ready to tell him yet. I so want to be able to get support from my partner about this but know that I can’t yet. I need to talk with someone but don’t want to break their confidence. Would it be ok to talk to some of my friends with trans kids? I feel weird about them knowing about it before their dad. I do have a therapist but don’t see them for another week. Just feeling alone

I posted previously about my MtF 17 year old and concerns because they were so angry. They previously said they have no tolerance for mistakes and misgendering, but hadn't officially come out yet, and didn't want us to change the way things were at home.

Recently, things escalated. We have a long standing rule that if you have an F in class, no overnight phone (it used to be no phone at all). On top of that, she has been skipping school constantly and just staying home in bed (thus the failing grade). She has been referred to the county for truancy, and is at 20+ unexcused absences. Despite this, we made it through the last senior day (today) and it appears she will graduate.

However, last weekend when I requested her phone at 10:30, she got extremely agitated, and demanded to see her grades. Despite having been sick all day and the grade being an F for the last month, she fought and would not allow me to show her, and I finally gave im and let her look on her own. She then handed me the phone.

I grabbed a charger from her room so that the phone could be charged overnight for her, and for some reason this set her off. She came at me down the hallway, and grabbed the cord tight. This was wrapped around my hand then, and I could not let go. She yanked with all her might (she is a foot taller than me and 100 pounds heavier), then pushed me into a table. She tried to grab her phones but I had kicked them away, then took me down to the floor and held me down, pushing me and hitting me. I was begging for it to stop.

My younger daughter called 911.

When my older daughter heard deputies were on the way, they demanded space and that they would wait in the driveway for the police. I tried to stand outside to keep an eye on them, and they threatened me and told me they wouldn't run. So of course, I gave them the space and she ran. Hours later she came back and tried to break in her window to grab things, and I called LE because I did not feel safe, nor did I feel she was safe. When deputies arrived, she told them she was suicidal. At that point the focus moved from the assault to mental health. She was hospitalized.

There she told the psych doctor that everything was great, life was good and it was a fleeting moment. She said she takes all of her meds regularly (not true), and school is going well (unsure if she would graduate). They then talked to me, who explained these things aren't true. They decided to hospitalize her, where she told me that she never wanted to see me again and to leave.

I arranged therapy and out patient, along with family therapy, and got an early discharge because without that, she would not graduate. She initially agreed, but now will not explore the partial hospitalization. She starts therapy this Monday.

In this whirlwind, she has continued to escalate in anger towards me. My daughter and I are simply not home alone when she is at this time - we have been working it around my husband's work schedule.

I am stuck because she is now indicating that she may not attend college, and does not want to move out, but we cannot live like this.

The real dilemma I have though is whether or not to press charges. It has been more than 72 hours, so they aren't required to arrest, but it is up to the district attorneys. At first I thought it was excessive, but even keeping contact to the absolute minimum, she is practically spewing venom and hatred and anger, and it could escalate so easily at any moment. Now that classes are over, we are not going to wake her up or enforce rules beyond curfew, (even the phone), but even tonight she started yelling at us about how we will not just let her use our car to go places over the weekend (she's totaled 2 already), and we are just obsessed with control and power (she told deputies she was going to drive off the road into trees as her suicide plan, so I don't think this is unreasonable.)

I hate to see my child go through this, but this isn't the first time I have been assaulted by her. I just have far more bruises and broken property this time. It will only escalate I fear.

I am aware she will possibly leave and never return if I follow through, but I don't know what to do. She blames it on the way she is treated by people, but I have just been bending over backwards to try to make her dreams come true this year. I can't even get an apology. She says it is on me for my rules.

Please help. I cannot imagine what she may have been dealing with at school, but is this level of anger nornal?

my 15 year old has had a passport since age 8, but never used it. She should be getting her learners permit now, but bc of new federal law regarding gender markers, will not be able to have matching documents if we pursue legal transition (learners permit, birth certificate etc) Is there an organization or resource that can help me think strategically through all of this? havent enrolled her in drivers ed yet bc this situation is confusing and just awful.

My 15 yo mtf daughter and I are going on a trip this July to visit an online friend of hers. She is less than a year out - hasn't really started transitioning publicly yet and is scared to be on blockers or HRT (fear of needles and pills). So she doesn't come close to passing yet. Since the friend we are visiting is also a 15 yo mtf girl, but has been socially out for a couple of years, we are thinking of maybe trying a girl swimsuit

But I have no idea where to get something? Any recommendations?

UPDATE to my post because I didn't get to respond to the outpour of comments while I was at work. After reading through every comment I wanted to say that with abit of trepidation, I will be calling my child by the new pronouns and name. It won't be easy and I'm sure I will make mistakes along the way. But if this many people truly support this decision, then I shall support this path and decision. Thank you all for commenting and helping me to feel less worry and concern. THank you to everyone who commented. I was very concerned about my child, but now I want to give them a chance to experience this new life. And if they ever want to be my son again I will accept them. But if they choose to stay a girl, then I will welcome a new daughter in my life.

Hey there! My 11 year old is a super active kid and our summer is already stacked with rock climbing camp, beach vacays, fishing trips, and kickball games. He currently uses sports tank tops with light compression under his shirts to make the changes going on with his chest less noticeable. I feel like that’s going to be hot, cumbersome, and a pain in the neck for him this summer.

Does anyone have experience with using trans tape for pubescent kids? Any issues with application, rashes, blisters, or active lifestyles? How long should it be left on/taken off to ensure skin health and integrity? Any other thoughts or hot tips?

It’s been pretty disheartening to see how Reed O’Connell’s reach from Texas is desecrating the privacy of trans kids medical records in other states. We should all make sure that the hospitals that our kids receive care at know that we oppose this move. Here’s a graphic from HRC telling you how to do it.

My son is 23 years old. He wants me to call him Samantha and go by she/her. He grew up liking basketball, football and pro wrestling. Then one day he got into MMORPGS. He created a male character at first. Then after a few months he created nothing but female characters in every game he played.

He told me a friend he met on Final Fantasy 14 helped him realize he was a girl. My son is disabled and has never been much of a girl until now. He claims he always wanted to be a girl, but hid it from me. He says his dad never allowed him to transition. (His father is no longer with us. So he cannot confirm or deny this statement.) Clearly my son is deeply confused. And I feel like pretending, lying, or otherwise misleading him with pronouns that feel fake and inauthentic is just wrong. I have been crying so much over this issue. I need help!

UPDATE to my post because I didn't get to respond to the outpour of comments while I was at work. After reasding through every comment I wanted to say that with abit of trepidation, I will be calling my child by the new pronouns and name. It won't be easy and I'm sure I will make mistakes along the way. But if this many people truly support this decision then I shall support this path and decision. Thank you all for commenting and helping me to feel less worry and concern.

Our boy has always struggled with sensory processing disorder, which effects the type of clothing he wears. He hates underwear, we have tried all kinds. This makes periods extremely hard. We tried period underwear, and no dice.

Our kiddo came out as trans and we've been having lots of talks about hormones and puberty blockers. He does not want to have his period anymore. So we attempted to try and get birth control pills to be able to skip periods and were denied due to age and no sexual activity. I think we were also shut down when the trans piece came into play.

We live in Indiana, and now we're trying to figure out how we can get gender affirming care at his age. Any resources would be great, I'm just googling in the dark. We are willing to travel. (Lately we've been considering moving states/countries, but want to stay with our friends/community).

Is anyone familiar with summer camps run by PGL out of the UK?? How are they for trans kids?

Hello! My 14 year old (AMAB) came out to me as trans yesterday 🩷🤍💙. She stated she would like to start using she/her pronouns but didn't have a new name picked out. To dip our toes in the water and show my support, we went to Target afterwards to pick out some new hygiene items. While there I asked her to try on a couple of clothing items so we could have a reference point. She's expressed she doesn't want to do in-person shopping and would like to shop online if possible. She agreed to try on a couple things after I explained how women's and men's sizes were very different lol. So now that I have an idea on sizing, does anyone have any recommendations for online shopping that won't break the bank? I want her to be able to explore her identity and find what makes her comfortable (she has historically low self-esteem) but in this economy, we gotta be money savvy, right? 😂 Also, she's over 6 feet tall and growing quickly, so we need to take that into account when shopping. (and also I know it's only been one day but puberty seems like it gets more and more intense every day so I'm wondering if I should make a PCP appointment 😬) Anyway, any and all advice welcome. Thanks for reading!

Hi there - I have a trans son who has still been using his birth name through high school after coming out slowly from 9th-11th grade, despite it being fairly traditionally feminine. I've been curious about this for a while, since pretty much every other trans peer changed theirs immediately, and he didn't seem super rushed to. But he has ADHD, and wasn't ready to be out to everyone with a grand announcement and name up front, and I think the task of changing it has just been a bit too overwhelming / hasn't bothered him *enough* to really solve to this point.

At any rate, he is graduating, heading off to college, and the time has come for the new name.

His dad and I are supportive. The new name is not something we'd have picked ourselves, but whatever - this is really his creative identity-building journey. It's not for us to say. What bothers me is the use of the term "dead name" because in my optimistic view, transition describes moving from one thing to another. You don't have to kill the old. You can just move on to the new. I'm finding myself super triggered by the implication that the old is "dead." I wish the community just used "birth name" instead... Why not? Does that resonate with anyone? How did you move through it?

Today, it came up because I was making a social connection, and he said -- "please don't introduce me to so-and-so, I don't want them knowing my dead name." (I was going to share his Instagram, which is still his old name - he hasn't set anything up with the new one yet.)

Would love to hear some optimistic stories about this particular aspect of transition. I know my attitude is tinged a little with grief, but I also just tend to over-personalize things like this, and am definitely already reminding myself it's just a term like any other, and I also don't have to make it mean more than it does.... Open to some education, but please don't soap box me for this one. I mean well.

TL; DR - my wife supports our trans child, but now that I've come out, doesn't want me to transition.

After decades of repression, transference, and denial I spent the last few years engaged in introspection that was a lot like camping (in tents... intense... Lol). All to say that I've finally been able to acknowledge to myself and accept that I'm transgender. I'm 47, MtF.

I came out to my wife a couple weeks ago. Didn't go as well as I'd hoped (was hoping for an "I knew it! I'm so happy you've found your way!" but knew that was unlikely), but not as bad as it could have. She doesn't want a divorce, but doesn't want me to change.

I'm a bit taken aback because we have a trans child. He came out to us 5 years ago, which was a catalyst for my own gender realization. We moved across the country to live in a more welcoming community with more gender-affirming resources, he socially transitioned, and just over a week ago he had his first injection of testosterone. She's been a huge advocate, attending family support group meetings and protests and reading tons of books on gender and memoirs of trans folks. About a year ago, after reading "Love Lives Here" by Rowan Jette Knox, she even said to me that if I were trans, she'd still want to be married to me. She also thinks she's likely bisexual, though she hasn't ever had a relationship with a woman, but she does find women attractive.

I'm not out to anyone aside from her, and some friends in a trans group work chat, which is how it has to stay for the foreseeable future. For a variety of reasons, I can't take steps to transition for at least 2 years. But I'm excited just to be at a place where I can finally accept who I truly am. Once the two years are up, I definitely want to pursue HRT, but my wife gets so sad, anxious, and panicked at the thought of me transitioning that we can't even have a sustained conversation. She doesn't ask me much about my experience or how I came to this realization, but just focuses on all the aspects and mannerisms of the masculine presentation of me that she doesn't want to lose.

Some of it is my fault, since when I came out to her I told her, truthfully, how I didn't have intense dysphoria as a child and didn't think I would need to transition, that I've been so happy with our life as it has been. But I couldn't have known the effect on my mindset of simply accepting myself as a trans woman and saying it out loud to the love of my life and best friend. It's like a shot of nitrous oxide into my mind. My dysphoria is growing rapidly and all I can think about is starting HRT as soon as circumstances allow. I know I need to talk to her about this sudden change in my desire to transition, but I dread how it will hurt her. I just wish she could be a little bit happy for me. She said the other day that she has a wife response, which is scared of losing her romantic attraction if I transition, and her best friend response, which she hasn't shared with me. I feel like she could get to an accepting place and our marriage could thrive, but I don't know how to help her get there. Maybe it's just too soon?

Hey, everyone! I'm 34 and am the mom of an amazing (almost) 13 year old non-gender confirming/non-binary kiddo (he/him, they/them).

Since my kid came out about a year ago, our family support system has shrunk down significantly. My husband, kid, and I are all different flavors of neurodivergent with some mental illness sprinkled throughout. We're not the greatest at getting out in the community and meeting peoplem... Not because we don't want to meet new people, just because it's hard to get out of the house sometimes, lol.

I'd really like to grow my village, especially with summer break coming up. I don't want my family to isolate the summer away.

Are there other moms out there looking for a new friend and/or have a kiddo between 11-14ish who might be interested in a new buddy?

I like to: laugh (comedy shows, comedy movies, funny podcasts, etc), have a coffee/walk dates, hike, paddle board, garden, get crafty

My kiddo enjoys: drawing anime art (sketch books or digital art), screaming their lungs out to their favorite music, learning new tricks on the parallel bars at park playgrounds, checking out the shops along Hawthorne and Division (that applies to me as well!)

My father is more "accepting" than my mother is, but still against my views. I really care about the relationship with my family and I don't want it to fall apart during and after my transitioning. They're very religious and big republicans, but most of their transphobia comes from what they see on the media and what not)

(They I think I'm pretty smart since I really think everything out and study intensely, but regardless of what I say to my parents, they still don't trust me even though they trust me with literally every other topics, such as politics-even though we're not in the same party. I really wanna find people/groups that have or are going through the same thing and maybe get some advice of how to help my family in any way possible.

(I'm sorry if this is a bit messy and can be hard to understand. I currently have a migraine and just can't think too well atm)

Parents that were formerly transphobic: what made you change? When did you stop being transphobic?

Has your bond been mended between you and your child, or is it still permanently damaged?

**UPDATE** Daughter's current boss may have sensed a disturbance in the attrition force...my daughter has been given a raise of $1/hr at her current and is being soft promoted to Team Leader to transition later this year.

We live in regional US. It's hard to be trans anywhere, but in a 'red' part of the country, well...I'm sure you other parents of trans children know what I mean.

My daughter had an interview last week for an entry-level position in the company for which I work. It was a panel of five people, all asking their questions (of course), but three of them addressed her as 'sir' and when needing to use a personal pronoun, they used 'he/him'. The other two didn't use any honorific nor personal pronoun.

She didn't get the job, and although people with far less education than she has have been in this role, she could be currently against candidates who have more aligned experience. As with any rejection email, it didn't state why she'd been unsuccessful.

But.

I am ANGRY.

So angry.

Why?

They misgendered her in the interview several times, making her feel not only uncomfortable but realising she was not going to get the job no matter how she did in the interview.

She applied using her preferred name, which was on her application and her resume and her cover letter. The email confirming the interview had her preferred name. They actually had no idea she is trans.

Yet they used the wrong pronouns and honorific title.

I'm sitting in my office and don't know what to do with my anger right now.

Mom found my binder:

My mom had to hang up something in my closet. I tried to make her hang it up elsewhere, but my closet was the only one with space since I refuse to wear dresses (for good reason). I had just washed it yesterday, so it was hanging it in my closet. Luckily, my mom has no knowledge of a transmasc’s needs, so she asked if that was the sports bra she had bought me a while ago, (which I used to use as binding at the time). I had to play along, “Yeah! Yeah, that’s it.” She asked if she should bye more, but I simply refused and kicked her out my room, so I could hide the binder. That was a close one. Mom doesn’t support, dad doesn’t care. Any suggestions on how to avoid this at all cost?

So my daughter (15) came out to us a couple of months ago. She's picked a name, got a whole new sense of style and is so, so happy and confident. The other day she took a picture with me and she's refused to be in pictures for like 5 years. (Like she nearly didn't go to her dad's wedding cos there was a photographer). I'm so happy for her.

But I'm also just like full of anxiety. I live in the UK where gender affirming care, especially for kids, is nearly impossible to get on the NHS. We can't afford to go private. Luckily, puberty was late for her, but it is happening and I don't know how that will affect her. Currently she has a few friends who know and accept her (she's never been overly social and actually has more friends now than ever) but is probably going to college soon with a whole load of new people and I worry how they'll react to her.

Her dad's side of the family are all at least a little transphobic. She's not out to them atm but will they love her still?

I'm just so worried all the time for her future. I see all the statistics of young trans victims of hate crime or suicide and I want to cry for my baby girl.

I just wanna make sure I'm doing everything right for her so if anyone has any advice or anything at all I'd be so grateful.