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I’m getting more confident in myself and starting to come out to more people, but I feel like I don’t know how to? It always feels awkward.

Obviously for some people it might need to be more of a conversation, but for friends that I know will be supportive, does it need to be anything more than a text saying “hey, fyi, I’m trans. This is my new name and pronouns”?

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[–] Shirow@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago

I made some kind of announcement to my close relative that are safe after either inviting them over or going over to them. "At some point I went by oh by the way I have something to tell you. I'm transitioning and started HRT F. Feel free to still use my name as I haven't yet chosen my name I will go by.

As for work (oh boy lots of racist people and probably transphobes... 🤞) and my parents (might go correctly or poorly 🤷‍♀️, but since my dad depends on me for things he cannot do anymore. He has more to loose by rejecting me and so far I know he loves his kids...) They gonna have to ask questions themselves when they will notice that I look more and more feminine.