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28 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Hey #TransTwitter I need your advice
A friend of mine (cishet white man - from a super conservative family and society, with no real exposure to the lgbtq community), has recently started dating a transwoman. They are a beautiful couple, and he is very keen on learning more about
the trans community (which is so underground in Namibia it is practically non-existent - our country does not recognise transitioning). His friends and family has been giving him hell. A few called him gay and it quite rattled him, not because it was meant as an insult, but
because he is obviously straight, and dating a transwoman does not change that. He came to me for advice on how to handle things because he is afraid things might become too much for her, and he does not want to lose her.
Is there any advice you have that I can pass to him? Not just regarding his friends/family/colleagues, but also how to support her and their relationship in an ultra conservative transphobic country.

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