How to Support a Cross-Dressing Friend

Many often wonder how to support a friend that is a cross dresser, or someone who wears the clothing of another gender. Being there for a friend in this situation is the same as being there for any other friend. All it takes is some kindness, encouragement and an open mind.

Instructions

1. Ask your friend about gender. If your friend as a man and now dresses as a woman, he may want to be treated and referred to as a woman. Set your mind to think and act as if this person is a female and vice-versa if the cross-dresser is a woman.

2. Listen to your friend when he wants to talk. Allow him to express his feelings as he wishes. Life is hard for a cross-dresser. It helps to have someone to talk to when life gets overwhelming.

3. Show your friend that you care about him as a person first, no matter what type of clothes he wears. Continue to invite him out, make sure to call regularly and never forget a special event or birthday.

4. Help him find community resources and support. You can find these in local newspapers, gay and lesbian magazines and newspapers or online.

5. Encourage him to find cross-dressing friends. You will not lose his friendship, just because he finds new friends. So don't be upset when he goes out with these new friends.

6. Attend public and private functions with him cross-dressed. This will show that you accept this side of him without worrying what others may think or say.

7. Refrain from giving your unsolicited opinion on how or why your friend became a cross-dresser. This often comes across as a judgement and makes your friend feel as if there is something wrong with being a cross-dresser.