Cekoviu wrote:Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
There is some of that. What I’ve seen is that the environment many of them live in doesn’t lend itself for disclosure. Families are perhaps too conservative and do not view transgender people in a good light.
And for a trans person, if there isn’t family support, coming out and transitioning gets doubly difficult. Some do create strong friend and community support structures, but if the family were to be supportive, I’m sure things in term of expression and treatments (if needed), would have better outcomes and more visibility.
I have a supportive family, and as a result, I smoothly transitioned socially within the time span of 3 months thanks to their willingness to help. It's seriously so huge having a supportive family, especially if you're an adolescent who relies on them for paying for medications.
Then you’re lucky. I wish that were the case for all the trans people that call the help line, though. Many are desperate teens and I can see the sense of helplessness the operators feel because shy of listening to them and pointing out possible shelters provided by volunteers to those who face being kicked out of the family home, there isn’t much more they can do.