I should have followed “true self” with a /S, sorry.
First thing I asked the father was, “Does he want to date guys or girls now?”
The reply: “He’s a lesbian.”
My son is dating a very sweet girl. Her former boyfriend is “transitioning” and is a “lesbian” also. They remain friends, but she had to tell him she wasn’t a lesbian, and broke it off with him. Thank God. She is a wonderful young lady, and we are so glad she’s with our son now. I think she’s afraid her friend will commit suicide, and that may still happen. Life is tough, and people are making it tougher on themselves unnecessarily.