22-11-2017, 01:57 PM
I "came out" to my little brother yesterday....
He was raised by his father in a strong old fashioned church setting, and in his teens I knew him to be racist, anti-gay, and all that garbage, so I feared the worst. It was very difficult to gather up the courage I needed to break the news to him that I am transgender.
He's 24 now, and to my surprise, he took it exactly like I hoped. He was very open minded, and understood perfectly. He said he had long since forsaken his church teachings, calling them "bigoted and closed minded"
His exact words were "I'm happy you found yourself, who am I to deny someone else's happiness? You do whatever you need to be happy, and for you to be happy makes me happy."
Words cannot describe how relieved I am.
He was raised by his father in a strong old fashioned church setting, and in his teens I knew him to be racist, anti-gay, and all that garbage, so I feared the worst. It was very difficult to gather up the courage I needed to break the news to him that I am transgender.
He's 24 now, and to my surprise, he took it exactly like I hoped. He was very open minded, and understood perfectly. He said he had long since forsaken his church teachings, calling them "bigoted and closed minded"
His exact words were "I'm happy you found yourself, who am I to deny someone else's happiness? You do whatever you need to be happy, and for you to be happy makes me happy."
Words cannot describe how relieved I am.