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Thinking of changing my name/gender on social media sites

Discussion in 'Coming Out Advice' started by ThisIsTheKenneth, Apr 16, 2014.

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  1. ThisIsTheKenneth

    ThisIsTheKenneth
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    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Gender:
    Male (trans*)
    Out Status:
    All but family
    So I've pretty much decided that I'm going to do this sometime soon. I'm out to all of my irl friends and it's pretty obvious anyway. My family might/will probably be extremely negative as they're pretty much all fundamentalist/evangelical/whathaveyou christians but I'm pretty sick of being considerate of their fragile feelings so. My only problem is that I don't know how to do it. I'll have to make a status explaining why they're suddenly friends with someone named Dylan but I don't exactly know how to word it or how much information to include. do any of you have experience with this? What would you suggest?
     
    #1 ThisIsTheKenneth, Apr 16, 2014
  2. BookDragon

    BookDragon
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    Location:
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    Gender:
    Female (trans*)
    Gender Pronoun:
    She
    Sexual Orientation:
    Other
    Out Status:
    Out to everyone
    "My name is Dylan now. Please use it. Thanks"

    POST.

    Seriously if your friends already know, they don't need the big speech, and if your family will react badly they won't read a big speech. Keep it short and sweet and if someone complains you can chew them out or block them when it comes up.
     
    #2 BookDragon, Apr 16, 2014
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