text: When I came out as trans, my father whom I was closer to than anything and is an atheist liberal, completely stopped talking to me. My mother said, it's an embarrassment to her (keep in mind, I came out when I was 28, on my own and 6 hours away from them) and stopped talking to me.  My entire family is except for my sister, who understood when I decided to just legally separated myself from them.  I was my family's favourite, until I couldn't live the lie anymore. Then I was nothing. Blood isn't thicker than water, it's as thick as air and just as fleeting.