Reddit reviews The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
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First of all - the courage and resilience your daughter had to face in the fear of rejection and discrimination to be open and comfortable who she really is. *Touches my heart*
I have worked with both transmasculine/feminine youth (under 21) for years and found this book to be very helpful for both the youth and the parents in psychoeducation and opening a dialogue with questions that may arise: https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Transgender-Resilience-Workbook-Orientation/dp/1626259461/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=lgbtq+trans+resilience&qid=1571163905&s=books&sr=1-1
Love wins. And the world needs more moms like you...
Its your choice, not your dads but hiding is a bitch. Better to know where they stand and be open than avoid them and hide.
Plus, they may come around. Your dad's predictions may be wrong. I certainly predicted my dad would not be supportive but he was supportive but was the first other than my wife and kids I felt comfortable presenting around.
If they're not supportive, welll... that sucks but at least you won't hide. You can then work on resilience skills and stick up for yourself in a nice but firm way.
Your dad has issues with having to deal with them. He needs help with resilience too. If you want to work with him on practicing what to say when conversations become uncomfortable including ways to change the subject or stand up for oneself, maybe consider doing that before coming out.
Here's a good book for practicing resilience:
https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Transgender-Resilience-Workbook-Orientation/dp/1626259461
Yes, waiting can be hard. It took 4 months to get into a gender therapist in Boston. It is worth it though. In the meantime there are some books that may help them to better understand their feelings and options. There are two workbooks that I read that were okay:
A Guide to Gender - The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook and the author is great and this Ted Talk he did is awesome.
Some others are:
Perhaps these will help them and even yourself find your answers.
Pdf that might just be viruses: https://www.e-bookdownload.net/search/the-queer-and-transgender-resilience-workbook
Same Book for money: https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Transgender-Resilience-Workbook-Orientation/dp/1626259461
Second book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Quest-Workbook-Exploring-Identity/dp/1626252971