No matter
what moral, religious, or political beliefs are practiced by the
families and friends of transsexuals, they can still be touched by
the transsexual experience.
It cuts across every culture, religious, political, social,
and moral group.
Relatives and friends of transsexuals can be found in every
town, city, state, country, and group, but usually they stay in the
closet, hidden, and in isolation.
Transsexuals receive
support from many places and groups. Support of any kind for the relatives and
friends of transsexuals simply does not exist.
Because there is no place for hurting, grieving, angry
relatives to turn to many families are torn apart by the actions of
the transsexual. It is
not uncommon for parents and families to disown their TS. It is equally common for the
TS to move to another city or state and stop communicating with
their families.
Divorce, suicide, depression, alcoholism, drug addiction,
siblings with severe problems, and families coming apart are
not uncommon results in the families of
transsexuals.
Online Chat
Room
Our online chat room is a
safe place where you can express your thoughts and feelings about
your experience with a transsexual. All posters are encouraged
to share their healing experiences.
Public
Speaker
As an ordained minister and an experienced
transsexual parent I am available to speak at churches, civic
groups, schools, or any other forum where concerned people are
gathered with intent to understand and support the Relatives and
Friends of transsexuals. We also have speakers
available in the north east who have experience with
a transsexual family member.
Community Support Groups
As RAF-T grows and
families and friends become willing to come out of the closet
support groups will be created in communities to provide live,
experienced, hands on support for families and friends.
The gay community has PFLAG, we have RAF-T.
As an emerging 501(c)3 our work and this site
is supported entirely by donations. If you believe that we work we
are doing to support and heal the families and friends of
transsexuals is important please consider donating to
RAF-T. Relatives and Friends of Transsexuals are people who
deserve as much care and support as their transsexual receives from
the health care profession, politicians, and the press.

Donations can be made at PayPal.com to raf-t@comcast.net
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