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When a sibling's gender transition changes family dynamics and relationships

My younger brother came out as trans last year and I want to be supportive, but I'm also grieving the sister I thought I had and I don't know how to process that without making his transition about me. We used to be really close and now there's this careful distance between us that neither of us knows how to bridge.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Siblings are navigating how one person's identity evolution reshapes not just individual identity but the fundamental nature of their relationship and shared history.

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“Where Are You with Sibling identity dynamics?”

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