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Scenario

When friendships struggle with transition support and mistakes

My best friend transitioned two years ago and I've been trying to be supportive but I keep making mistakes with her name and pronouns and now there's this weird tension where she's hurt and I'm walking on eggshells. We used to talk about everything and now we can't even talk about this thing that's affecting our friendship.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A friendship is being strained by the gap between good intentions and imperfect execution, creating a cycle where hurt feelings make honest conversation harder to achieve.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Transgender experience and identity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.