How do you help someone who is transitioning?
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How do you help someone who is transitioning?
How to Support a Transgender Friend or Family Member
- Listen Closely and Trust Their Experience. Every trans person has a different experience of gender and their transition.
- Use Their Language.
- Do Some Research.
- Get the Support You Need.
- Practice Active Allyship.
How can I help a Genderfluid friend?
Where to Begin?
- Do Your Research. There is growing recognition that gender is not a simple binary (male and female), but rather a spectrum.
- Show Respect. Be respectful of an individual’s affirmed gender identity, name, and pronouns.
- Be an ally and advocate.
- Get support if needed.
How can I help someone with chest dysphoria?
Other ways to ease gender dysphoria might include use of:
- Peer support groups.
- Voice and communication therapy to develop vocal characteristics matching your experienced or expressed gender.
- Hair removal or transplantation.
- Genital tucking.
- Breast binding.
- Breast padding.
- Packing.
How to help a loved one who is going through transition?
Their path is often difficult and lonely. A sympathetic ear can mean a lot. Relatives and friends should be aware of their own feelings about those who are transitioning. Self awareness helps people to understand their own reactions without acting on them. Let your loved one know that if they need to talk, you’re there to listen.
How can I find out if someone is transitioning?
For example, you should know that gender identity and sexual identity are two separate things. You can use the internet, or ask someone who may know. You can also ask the person who is transitioning, but be sure to ask them first if it’s okay to talk about those subjects with them.
How can I be a good support for a transgender person?
Make sure you’re taking care of yourself so you can be a good support for the person who is transitioning. Like it or not trans identities are politicised. This means that being transgender can make you hyper-visible in society and a target for transphobic attitudes and laws.
How do you deal with Trans friends and family?
As someone close to a trans person, this will have an impact on you and your feelings are totally valid. However, your trans friend/partner/family member is about to/ is going/ has gone through something life changing, and you should be ready to listen to their experiences. Give them the space to talk to you, and really listen to them.