We Were Lesbians - Now We're Husband & Wife | MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY

RAY used to be "a lesbian mom of two kids" - now he's their dad. Growing up, Ray "never felt comfortable" in his body and was masculine-presenting, but it wasn't until after he had children that he realised he was transgender. When Ray came out, his son Valen was seven and his daughter Vaela was even younger - just five years old. Ray and his partner Alyssa knew they had to explain the situation to their children before physical changes took place, so Ray asked them: "How would you feel instead of me being mom, me being dad?" His children replied simply: "Yeah, why not?" With his family's full support, Ray began taking testosterone and six months later he had his first gender reaffirming surgery. He has now had multiple surgeries and been on testosterone for two and a half years - and his children have been kept informed of his transition every step of the way. When Ray decided to take to TikTok and document his transition journey, he even involved Valen and Vaela in videos, showing how he educates them in an age appropriate way. But those videos were met with a backlash - with some in his comments section accusing him of "brainwashing" his children and others suggesting CPS should be called to take his children away. Whilst Ray shrugs off the judgement, Alyssa struggles more, admitting that she does "spiral and latch onto the negativity sometimes". Nevertheless, she supports his desire to educate and advocate for transgender parents online. It has not been smooth sailing for Ray offline either though - with family and friends initially struggling to come to terms with his transition and worrying about the effect it would have on his family. Best friend Gloria was "afraid of the unknown" and burst out crying when Ray came out to her over the phone - and Ray admits his sister Meygan "didn't get it" at the time. So when he sits down with them today to talk about his transition for the first time in detail since then, will Ray be met with love and understanding, or will there be tears flowing once again?