Looking for some advice on talking with my family
Hello! I (MtF 21) came out to my immediate family as trans back in February and they were very supportive but since then we really haven’t talked about it. I don’t think they’re avoiding the topic because they don’t care. I think they just don’t know what to do. They have very little experience with the queer community and no experience with trans people so I think everyone is feeling kinda awkward and waiting for someone else to bring it up. I’m still pre-transition and currently in gender affirming therapy. Lately I’ve been thinking more seriously about stuff like HRT, names, pronouns etc. and I’d like to be able to talk with my family about that stuff. The problem is that I’m not great at starting big conversations like this especially in person. Once the conversation starts I’m usually ok but starting the conversation is the hard part. I figured I’d ask you all for advice on how to bring this stuff up with my family. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!