1. Sexual orientation
First of all, don't judge whether a person is transgender by appearances, because not all transgender people seem to be of one type. Your baseless speculation will put the other person in an awkward position. But the only thing you can be sure of is that there must be transsexuals around you. Second, don't blindly speculate about the sexual orientation of transgender people, because their sexual orientation has nothing to do with whether they are transgender or not. Transgender people can be queer, bisexual, lesbian or gay. Their sexual orientation has nothing to do with their gender, let alone extrapolate from their appearance. All in all, these speculations are meaningless and harmful to transsexuals. Therefore, we should learn to respect transgender people and not make some unprovoked guesses.
2. Pronouns they prefer
The most important thing in dealing with transgender woman is to know which pronoun they like to address them. If you accidentally use the wrong pronoun, apologize promptly and sincerely, and then remember the way they like it. Here are some useful suggestions on the pronouns. First, if you don't know which pronoun the other person likes, you can listen carefully to what other people call him, and then you can use the same way. Second, if there are only two of you on the scene, you can ask directly to avoid using the wrong person, because it is much better than making a mistake.
3. Don’t question about their birth names
If you want to get along well with these transgender woman, you are supposed to respect them and avoid these topics that will make them unhappy, such as their previous lives. As you know, transgender people have an unpleasant past and they are unwilling to recall this painful past time. If you question them about their previous time, then it will evoke the past. Some people will by accident ask transgender people for their birth name out of curiosity. Though they don’t mean to annoy transsexuals, this question will make them uncomfortable.
If you want to be good friends with transgender woman, you should avoid making those mistakes. Although there are many things you need to pay attention to in this process, once you have successfully passed this period of mutual understanding, he will become a very reliable friend.