I had a similar relationship with my younger brother after I left for college. We were close before then but when I got back we were basically strangers. I let him move in with me shortly before figuring out I was trans so even though things were still a bit weird between us I came out to him (couldn’t deal with running to hide wigs and dresses anymore). His response was that he always wanted a sister and we got super close after that. Our family says even though we’re 4 years apart we basically have the mind meld thing twins have lol
I’m not saying this will be your experience but being honest and vulnerable can be a great start to getting closer. Regardless you have already shown how brave you are by coming out.
Also it doesn’t look like you mentioned her politics, but even though she’s in texas it seems like she was chill with you being feminine when you were growing up so id hope she’s still open to that.












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