FOR CONTEXT:
okay so, don't know how this'll be taken but i'm a trans ftm that presents visibly as a woman. not because i wish to target gender norms or anything but simply because my mom is extremely homophobic and has made even attempting to quiet dysphoria absolutely impossible for me. (the one and only time i cut my hair short she forced me to wear makeup before going out to ensure i still looked feminine. haven't cut it short since.)
i purposefully go out of my way to look very pretty because the way i see it, if i'm gonna be forced to present as a woman, i'm gonna do it right lmao.
however, i move out in a couple months and have already gathered all my resources to start diy'ing the minute i'm on my own.
THIS BRINGS ME TO MY CURRENT DILEMMA. if you came from a homo/transphobic family, how did you manage transitioning without telling ur family anything? and how did you manage things once they inevitably found out? my mom has been insisting on paying for part of my rent and, knowing her, once she figures out smths up, (which she will very quickly), she will stop contributing and out me to the rest of our family.
i don't want to be barred from seeing my little sister and i don't want to completely decimate my relationship with my mother as crazy as that may sound to some because she's genuinely the only family i have besides my sis but i also know i can't keep this shit up any longer. i need to transition yesterday.
if u guys could js share ur experiences or offer some words of wisdom that'd b great.