There are many resources available that offer guidance for people in the LGBTQ community who might be struggling. But many LGBTQ organizations can also help those outside the community who want to become better allies.
Sandi Salas never had a formal coming out as a woman. She just simply began transitioning after college.
"I never said anything," Salas told CNN."I just kept on with my transition because I was an adult, and I didn't feel that I had to explain it to anybody."But Salas' transition period was not without difficulty. In the mid-1980s, she began working for New York City's Department of Social Services. "When I first went there, I didn't have the money to legally change my name, so I had to work under a boy's name," Salas said.
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