gusty sapphire
ok so i turned 13 a few months ago. i understand this is around the time where you question your identity the most.
i FULLY understand i may not be trans in a few years but, for now, I am. and i want to get that across to my parents
i was originally planning to come out when i was around 16 or so but i thought 14 would be a little better since i dont wanna hide it for so long and bottle it up.
my mom and stepdad are kinda odd. My mom found out i was trans without me wanting to tell her through parental control apps on my phone, and she had a long talk about me trying to convince me that i wasnt actually trans, and that i was instead looking for a way to validly like women by calling myself a guy because i was scared to come out of lesbian. (my mom isnt homophobic but shes transphobic???) (also, im.. literally omni towards guys). They're both conservative and think trans people arent valid unlike gay people because theres "no science behind it", despite her and my gay uncle's justification for gay people being about how "god wouldn't want people to live their lives in loneliness" (which is oddly hypocritical when comparing science and religion.) theyre both conservative diehard trump supporters
on my dads side, he's also kind of conservative and in the sort of ESSENCE of transphobia but im pretty sure hes not actually transphobic. he listened to steam powered giraffe (the lead singer is transfem) and even acknowleges her as such (he also literally explained to me how she was trans when i was younger and acted like it was valid towards him)
he is supposedly catholic as well but he's much more lenient in religious terms and isnt toxic in the slightest. id definitely feel a lot more comfortable coming out to him at an earlier age and just in general, but i'm still afraid i'll be talked down about it because i'm "too young to know".
i live in texas. iykyk
any tips for coming out maybe next year when im 14
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