Carolyn Hax: Hurtful questions after transgender daughter comes out

Your solutions also can educate the lesson you so ache to, that giving your daughter respect and room to be herself is essentially the most welcome response to her information. When folks ask you about her look and also you’re not inclined to provide full explanations, skip the precise query to reply typically. Reminiscent of: “She is [her name]. Look just isn’t what she cares to give attention to.” Or, “isn’t related.” Or, “might range.” (Because it does with all of us.) You get the thought — and finally, fingers crossed, so will everybody else.