"I cried all day while my husband of 35 years went under knife to become a woman - but we've since renewed our vows"

The Sun is a British tabloid with a mixed reputation transgender wise. This is an interesting story, though, and presented with respect, sensational headline aside.

There often are no simple solutions when it comes to handle family when transitioning. Often the act of not transitioning hurts them more than doing so, however,  and it will definitely hurt a gender dysphoric transgender person, like Emma here.

 In any case, I know of a lot of families where the couple has decided to stay together through and after the transitioning process.

The Sun reports:

Family and friends have all accepted Jackie’s transition and [Emma’s wife] Julie says that keeping the secret for so many years was the worst thing. 

She says: “We were constantly worrying about what everybody else would think, creeping in and out of the house, worrying that people would see.

“But friends and neighbours have been brilliant.”

In July, 2018, they renewed their vows in a beautiful ceremony attended by friends and family and Jackie acknowledges that many marriages wouldn’t survive a partner coming out as transgender.

“The prospect of losing Julie was a factor in it taking so long,“ she says. "I always wanted to feel like we could stay together and I feel very lucky that she stood by me and agreed to renew our vows.”