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38, In first year of HRT, so I'm a tad late to the party. I came out to the parents less than two months ago. I told them I need to talk, that I wanted to keep it short as it was going to be a difficult conversation and I wasn't sure how they would react, or how I would hold up. This set exceptions. I then blurted out gender dysphoria, explained current medical findings that the cause could be biological, explained transitioning (all at lightning speed, the nerves were shaky).
All I got in reply was a lot of "Hm", "Ok", "Sure" and vacant looks. I'd covered the basics of what I wanted, I stopped talking. Then, some waiting... After a minute or so Mum comes back with "Oh so it's like Caitlyn Jenner? We like her. We fully support her". ...Yeah, wasn't expecting that. And it's been okay from there. They're doing their best to be supportive and accepting, they're doing well. They've not met Liz in her full glory yet, that'll come when I'm ready.I was genuinely petrified in telling them. That's more than half the reason I held off until this age. I'm not sure how they'd have handled it 5, 10, 20 years ago... Maybe the same way. I sure has hell wish I had have been brave enough to tell them when I was 5.
They still love me, that's all I wanted from them.
Best advise I can give. Don't wait. Be gentle about it. Expect they may need time. I don't think it hurts to do some reading on tje current medical understanding of cause either - It's fair to say most parents will be of generations where trans wasn't so open and acceptable, with a lot of misinformation surrounding it.
Best wishes to you. Good luck.
~ Elizabeth ~
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