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By Anonymous - 22/02/2018 15:00

Today, I came out as transgender to my extremely accepting and religious family over Facebook. My feed is currently flooded with plans for my exorcism. FML
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WeirdUS 29

I've generally found while someone's family might be ok with someone else being gay, trans or bi it becomes a completely different thing if it is in their own family. Sorry to hear that OP, much support here.

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Suaria 38

Yes some people don't mean to be mean about misgendering a person. However there are people who do not respect trans people. They will use the pronouns of what the person was assigned at birth, and not respect their pronouns. They will even call trans people "it" or "tranny." It really depends on the context and the person.

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azouwa 26

Listen, seriously, who cares what a bunch of people who haven't seen you in a few years think. It's your life. Live it how you want. You only get 1.

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tonyfan00 38

I feel bad for you, but Facebook was not the most clever move...

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saffy66 34

I’m still surprised how many people think Facebook is an appropriate medium to reveal deeply personal information . Maybe the family would have been more accepting if the news wasn’t made public to one and all at the same time.

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Aishwarya Christopher 6

It takes a lot of courage to come out and good on you for doing so. I’m from a religious family too but wouldn’t ever react the way they did. There are millions out there who’d support you... sorry for how your family are reacting though. Must be horrible to go through something like that. Much love!!

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Darkshadus1 2

If they did that then they aren't accepting people just fake christians

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adventureinthesea 14

My grandma is religious and I got a bad reaction at first too (and from my father, who isn't even religious). Nearly 5 years later and I recently found out I'm actually intersex and I'll be on hormones soon. The only family member I had that was 100% supportive passed away 2 years ago in May. There will be hard times (some that seem unbearable) but ultimately it will get better. It's so much better than hiding who you really are. A great way to deal with it is finding other LGBTQIA+ friends. I hope it gets better.

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Wintermelons 19

Pretend to go along with it, while they perform it, start like you’re writhing in pain, if they give you holy water, scream “IT BURNS” If they don’t, then start making grunting noises in pain. 10/10

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Suaria 38

And how pray tell does trans not fit into those two genders? Most trans people are within the binary of male or female. So by your logic, trans still fits within those two genders.

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CoyoteOldOne 17

OP: I hope you are safe, and they aren't planning on dragging you off somewhere. Please be careful.

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simcityguy09 19

That’s what ya get for not just dealing with the gender you are.

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air5 12

Have you ever had a body that causes you extreme distress and dysphoria to the point of mental breakdowns? No? You do realize that most trans people commit suicide due to trying to force themselves to just deal with their assigned gender right? It’s not as simple as you think it is, and if you’ve never experienced anything similar then you have no room to say that.

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