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Img9.pngWelcome to RAF-T (Relatives and Friends of Transsexuals).  My name is Sue, I am an ordained minister and the mother of a male to female transsexual.  RAF-T is in the process of becoming a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to supporting families and friends of transsexuals.

 

My experience with the transsexual community started in 1998 and since then everything that I believed about family, relationships, myself and my relationship with my children, mental health services, and even my faith has been challenged.

 

This website is created to tell the truth and challenge the mental health and religious communities to take off the blinders, step out of denial and avoidance, and confront the brutal fact that for every person pursuing the transsexual lifestyle there is a minimum of 10 more people who are hurting, angry, confused, depressed and very possibly isolated by their transsexual’s choice.  These people need help and they need to know they are not alone. This website and a chat room are here to reach out to the most under served group of people in the world.  The families and friends of transsexuals.

 

In my search for support services to find anyone or any group that I could turn to that supports those of us who are left behind by our transsexual, I discovered that there are NO services or support programs for us.  We are expected to accept our transsexual’s change and move on with our lives as if nothing has happened.

 

I also discovered that it is politically incorrect to even imply that the transsexual act of changing from male to female or female to male hurts anyone.  All of the support services available are for the transsexual to help them feel good about their choice and change. I have found that churches avoid confronting the fact that they have hurting families of transsexuals in their midst.  Mental health professionals do not even acknowledge we exist, or know how to help us, they simply cannot relate.

 

Relatives and Friends of Transsexuals may find help and encouragement at this site, transsexuals, including mine, will probably get pretty upset with the information in these pages, so be it, they made their choice and pursued it without apparent concern for how they are affecting their families.  We, those left in their wake, need to reclaim our lives, heal the pain, and live full, joyful, and productive lives regardless of the decisions our transsexuals made and make.

RAF-T was founded in November 2005 in response to a growing need for support services for the relatives and friends of people who are entering or have been involved in the the experience of becoming a male to female or female to male transsexual.

RAF-T provides a support program for the relatives and friends of transsexuals that includes this website, a chat room, and soon live support groups in local communities.

Through our commitment, experience, and expertise RAF-T provides an educational format and an emotional support system to those who have been traumatized by their loved one's transformation.