Coming Out - Transgender

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So, someone just came out to you as

What does that mean, and how should you respond?

We've provided some helpful resources below to break it down!

So, someone just came out to you.

You may be feeling a lot of things, and trust us, that's completely normal. We've put together a collection of some of our resources below to process and understand, as well as some extra ways to show your support!

Kylie Lawrence

Pronouns 101

What is a pronoun? A pronoun is defined as “any of a small set of words in a language that are used as substitutes for nouns or noun phrases

Maxx Fenning

How to Respond to Someone Coming Out

How do I respond to someone coming out? Whether the person coming out is a distant acquaintance or your child, the best way to respond....

CJ Walden

Transgender

What does transgender mean? Transgender people have a gender identity that differs from their sex assigned at birth. This definition....

The Basics

History

Homosexuality in the Pre-colonial Americas

Wyatt Beere

Homosexuality in the Pre-colonial Americas

Three things are apparent in the available sources of information about homosexuality in the pre-colonial Americas; one is that while the...

Alex Johnson

Stonewall Riots

Criminalization of Gay Bars The Stonewall Riots were a violent uprising in 1969 speaking out against police brutality....

Kylie Lawrence

Black Cat Protests

What are the Black Cat Protests? On February 11, 1967, the first documented LGBTQ civil rights movement throughout the nation took....