Becoming a rainbow parent

"My Child told me he/she/they/them are (insert statement here)"

CONGRATULATION!

You have done something right as a care giver.
Your child have just told you something that will change their life forever, and they want you to take part in this.
Now, the next few seconds are very important, you reaction can change the childs journey from a happy moment, to a life long trauma.

The textbook say:
"Love your child, no matter what."
This is not always as easy, but the good thing in this situation, is that your child has not changed, she/he/they are still the same person as a few moments ago, a person that you love and care for with all your might. A person you will defend to the end of the world and protect from all harm.
Now....
Make your choise.
Are you going to protect the child, or are you going to step away, step aside, attack or are you going to accept, understand and ask them to tell you more and tell you how they feel?
While reading this, the answer should be apparent, but in the moment, there are so many feelings that comes up and reacting on those, can be hard to resist.

Time

The most important thing now is to tell your child that you love them, no matter what, you will be there for them, as always.
Now, your child has had these feelings a long time, talking to friend, researching who they are, what they are. Something they have spent years doing, you are asked to catch up in 2 minutes. This is not doable, so ask for time to educate you self, ask the child to help you understand. There is a whole new world that is now going to open up for you.
Take this journey together!

Questions

Some of the questions that is emidiate is:
What pronoun do you want to go by?
Are you changing name?
How can I support you?

Once this is cleared up, just take part in the journey and maybe you will have a great experience too?