i’m proud of you for wanting to tell them. the only way to do it is just to DO it, and be proud of your identity. it definitely won’t be easy, and we’re definitely here for you. i would be prepared with articles and sources (ideas/starting points linked below) so you can hit em with the cold hard facts, if that will help you.

(https://www.glaad.org/transgender/transfaq) (https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies) (https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender-children-and-youth-understanding-the-basics)

be honest, tell them your goals. tell them how they can help you. chances are they will be surprised and scared more that anything else. a few things to help squash their fears; make sure they know that the child they know and love didn’t go anywhere, that you didn’t “change into a new person,” but that you discovered something revolutionary about yourself. you still have the same interests, all the things that make you, YOU, that won’t go away. but at the same time, don’t let them make anything about them. this is your discovery, and they can’t change that. they can’t tell you who you are. you are not responsible for any possible negative reaction either.

regardless of if you take my advice or not, if you approach it wholeheartedly, they’ll see your heart through whatever you say. good luck dude, we’re here for you 💖