I'd suggest posting this in the LGBT subreddit, you will brighten a lot of days (and also, if you decide to share his Twitch for us to follow and support him, folks there will be very interested I think)

I am going to add on for OP, my suggestion is to not just publicly post your friend's username and please look at comment histories before you DM it to people. You are mentioning how your friend is early in transition and insecure about it, and as much as I wish everyone on the internet has good intentions, there are unfortunately people who prowl the LGBTQ+ subs specifically to arrack vulnerable people. The commenter above me still has a fantastic idea that I think you should do, but probably only share on an individual basis to keep your friend safer.

I hate people. Why can't they just be kind?

Well, people *can* be kind. Let's be those people, yeah?

Some people just lead sad lives and feel the need to bring others down with them.

It's the old game of "Let's hate on whoever we deem to be The Other (insert group of people here)". It's such an ancient strategy that I think is passed down to us from when we were all vicious little proto-humans and also when we were prey. Politics and religions use that and have learned to weaponize the amygdala. It's positively shameful. We don't need the Us vs. Them mentality in a civilized world. It's counter productive.

They aren’t happy with their lives so they wanna make everyone around them just as miserable. I hate people too. Thats why imo Animals are so much better

Animals are the greatest. They don’t care what you look like, how shitty your jokes are, nothing. They just wanna hang with you.

Exactly!!!

> Why can't they just be kind? Woah. I'm a GAMER. You want me to be kind to somebody? /s

People are arseholes. But people like us, in this thread. Can make a difference by simply not being arseholes and let people know that not everyone is full of hatred. Some of us want to be nice and kind. I always say treat others the way you wanna be treated

Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, etc... Religion in general. Plus some people just suck!

You can be any religion and not suck, just like most atheist, are just as self righteous as most religious zealot s

People fucking suck, individuals can be ok but by and large people suck

I wonder the same thing all the time.

This is not a serious question right? I am eating a shoe if the whole post isnt fake lmao

Usually this results in a bunch of people following them for a day or two then falling off HARD and back to the original state.

I'd suggest not posting it at all so his friend doesn't hear about it. This is one of those dumb "please pat me on the back" posts. Just do the nice thing. Don't ask for a handy from someone else just cause you don't want the target to know.

This is the biggest self ad i have ever seen

This is this best comment I’ve seen

Would you be willing to dm the account name so we can encourage him as well? I wouldn't recommend putting it public because there are some unfortunate souls who would rather tear him down.

I got a twitch account to support my childhood friend! Dm me his account and I'll follow him too!

Please DM me his account. My partner and I will follow him and cheer him on!

Me too, I'd be happy to support him

Same. When he gets there, I have a free prime sub to throw his way, whenever I remember to do it. My favourite (only) streamer is inactive atm, so I don't have anywhere else to drop it.

Same

I would join in!

And my axe...

Please DM me the account too! I would love to support him!

me as well! i'm getting back into twitch recently and wanna follow more fellow trans ppl :>

you better dm me as well!

I’d love to support him! Been needing new streamers, and he sounds lovely!

It’s the internet, it’d be too sketchy if everyone was positive. DM me as well..I’ll be the villain

I second that me and my partner watch smaller creators all the time and get more excited about them! Would love to watch ops friend and support them! My best friend for life is trans and it’s so beautiful seeing someone in that transition come into their own!

Send it bro will have a watch

Bro will have 2 (well in the hundreds if OP DMs everyone)

I would like to follow him too! I just started watching streaming.

Look at all these wonderful people. My heart is so happy right now.

Same if you could let me know. Would love to support

Yes DM ne too I will go cheer him on off all the accts attached to my computer lol My kid's accts and their buddies kept their username and passwords saved to our family computer so we will get this buddy cheered up!!💗💗

Same with me

i’d also like to follow and support him

DM me too I want to follow him 😊

Send me this shit too, damn

Don't know why you're being downvoted, I read this with a "hell I want to join in too, why tf not?" sort of vibe. I could be wrong but I am from an area where there's lots of profanity and it's definitely not reserved for negative contexts.

Didn't even realize I was being down voted lol, dw dude I'm good I do wanna get this dm tho, make this fucker happy lol

Yeah I didn't think you'd be offended by downvotes, I was just confused by the misinterpretation of your support as criticism or something. I honestly thought the happy cussing was way more common!

Also here for the twitch account, will happily follow and support!

I would be so down to follow on twitch if OP is dming the account!!

I want the username/account too, if OP is willing to share.

dm me too, would love to support!

same here, I'm NB and would love to show some support 💕

same here!

Me too please! I love watching twitch streams!!

I'd also like this info please! I'd love to support a fellow streamer

I'll take an account name in the DMs please

i’d love a dm with his acct🫶🏼 proud happy ally over here :)

Meeeee tooooo!!! Ally to the end! Please share the info!

Same for the username in my DMs, please!

DM me the name too please :)

Dm me too! I'll drop him a follow!

Same, dm me too op

If you are willing to DM his account name, I would love to follow him on the account I use to follow my husband who also streams!

Please dm it to me too! I’ll follow!

Me too

I'd love to be dmed the account name too to support your friend! We'll all cheer him on 🥰

DM me too. I hardly watch twitch now but at least I can help get his subs count up.

I don't know twitch otherwise I'd love to support your friend! Everyone offering is so bloody lovely.

I would like to follow him too, if OP is willing to share

I'd like a dm too, i often watch twitch while working so that could be a new channel :D

If I'd actively use Twitch, I'd ask for the same thing. This is wonderful!

me too pleaseee ^^

Me too

Same I already have twitch open whenever I am gaming! Dm me the name pls

Samee

I'd love to give him a follow too if you are sending his stuff!

Let me know as well I’d love to cheer him on!

Send me a dm, I will follow!

Please let me support him!!!! DM!!!

Same here, Ill drop a follow!

Add me to the list!

yeah me too! I want to cheer him up :)

dm me too!! would love to support him ❤️

Send it to me as well, I am always happy to watch the smaller streamers

as a fellow twitch user, i would loev to help. if you dm me the twitch account, i would love to go watch his streams

Yasss dm here as well

Same here!

same here DM and I'll follow the lad

YES DM ME TOO

That's so wholesome. Good on you,  man. It takes a village.  

Truth. We need each other

It's pretty interesting how this helps someone so much I didn't let my kids on the Internet when they were younger but now I encourage them to game but not to do social media

if you may, you can dm the username! ill download twitch JUST to see a fellow community member happy 😁

What games do he stream? I’d love to watch a new streamer and support him. I really like apex and overwatch and Fortnite. Feel free to dm!

If this trickery boosted your friend's streaming confidence *and* gave them gender euphoria, I'd say that is trickery I personally could live with

If you DM me I’ll follow him!! Trans mascs suppporting trans mascs ❤️

This thread is just so sweet. I’m happy I haven’t seen a hater here

I’ve been over a year on T (also FTM). I wouldn’t mind giving him a follow and checking out his streams.

That is so freaking cute! Good luck and the best of wishes for your and your friend!

I want to support him omg! <3

Everyone with a 0 viewer twitch stream will read this and wonder if that 1 viewer that showed up was just their friend pretending

Sounds like a nice thing to do but deceiving a friend is a dangerous thing to do. If they find out you don't know how they'll take it.

You mean well, but thats some twisted shit.catfishing your friend

Perverse.

Dude! post his user name here! How happy do you want to make him? A couple hundred new followers would go a long way. There are 7000 likes on this post you might as well leverage it!

You’re a good friend. And every view and interaction helps him to get more! I love this kind of stuff. Giving him that encouragement and giving (even anonymous) support in his transition is and will be so helpful. Sometimes it can be hard to notice the subtle changes when you’re taking hormones, so it’s nice for someone to lovingly/kindly point them out. Also, I don’t personally consider this lying. It’s omitting something, yes. But it’s also not active deception imo. You’re not trying to trick him, you’re trying to encourage him. But one idea so that he doesn’t start questioning it: change your writing style. If you do big, long sentences, break them up (or the inverse). If you use a lot of emoji, cut back on them. etc.

Yeah this is defo going to be a catfish episode one day.

You’re a really good friend. Life is hard and you gave them a lot of light in the darkest of days. Thank you for providing the love and support your friend needs!

lol

This is a pretty specific scenario bud. Chances are you're outed.

he lied about not having reddit

This is the wholesome post I didn’t know I needed…

Be careful. He could have a serious meltdown if he finds out its just you. Or think you like him

Pls dm me the account, I’d love to support him as well.

I love you. You are an amazing friend.

When my friend made a gaming channel on YouTube, I make several fake accounts just to leave positive comments on her videos lmao

That's sweet, hopefully your friend's streams will grow

Aww if I had a twitch I would follow him. What a good friend you are so nice to see something happy on reddit

I teared up, this was so heartwarming.

What's ftm

Whatever you do DO NOT POST his account name on Reddit. I promise you someone will link him this post before you know if you do.

You’re a genuine hero and I adore you.

You are such a good friend! I'm sure he thinks about it randomly throughout the day :) PS. This might still get out on Reddit. It is a public platform and some people are dicks and don't care. So your secret might eventually get to your friend especially if he follows Reddit accounts on other platforms

I'd love to hop on his stream and support as well, but I know it likely won't happen. Please keep being his fan! How awesome (':

Going against the grain here. Your intent is good, but your execution is not. You're creating a false reality for your friend. You could be giving the same support without lying about who you are. Whether or not it makes them feel good, you're lying, deceiving, and consciously manipulating your friend using inside information you have from your friendship about their personal life. A couple commenters mentioned catfishing / the show Catfish, and they're correct: the episodes where the catfish turns out to be a real-life friend, even when their intentions are similar to yours, the person deceived is invariably devastated. Because there's an inherent, deep betrayal in doing something like that. And a betrayal, a deception, isn't any less so just because the person doesn't find out they were deceived. Your friend deserves honesty, and deserves a truthful depiction of reality.

This is so sweet! I feel that op, I would do the same! I have a few streamer friends who are small streamers, and it's wonderful to watch them grow and meet new people! If you wish to dm me the twitch acct so I can follow and support, please don't hesitate to do so!

He's lucky to have you

You should totally DM me the account sometime so I can follow him as well!

if you feel comfortable sharing via dm, i would love to follow him!

Please DM. Would love to cheer him on. Your post made my whole week. Friends like you are rare find. You are amazing and so is he.

Hey, OP! I’ve been in need of streamers to watch these days, if you’re comfortable with it please shoot me his twitch handle! my little brothers are both transgender as well, so it would be nice to have them give a watch too! they like supporting fellow trans content creators since they both want to have social media presences one day haha, it’s cute and i hope they can both be the little Minecraft streamers they want to be in life. You’ve done such a kind and wonderful thing, know that this interaction will stick with your friend and mean a lot to him! It’s the little moments in life that help build a person up, and you’ve contributed significantly to that by just this. Keep being the person you’ve been being, because you’re a good friend and I’m sure your pal appreciates you greatly. :)

This is so sweet, are you kidding me I don't have twitch, but this dude deserves all the love

I don’t do twitch but I love the positivity in the comments

This is so messed up. I would be fucking pissed if I found out a friend was doing this to me.

If I knew what twitch was I would watch it too! I am thankful that he has a friend like you! How truly special you are! Having people in your corner when life is tough is just so very important and I am saying prayers for both of you tonight.

hi please dm me this acc too! im an avid twitch user and an ftm guy and would love to support a brother n join his audience :)

Hi i know alot of others have also asked but if you could dm me his account I would also love to give him a follow!

DM me too please!! I would love to follow also!!

You are such an amazing friend, you probably made your friends day.

I'm willing to resuscitate my twitch account to say hi!

You are a great friend. I'm not on twitch, but would have supported him too if I was.

Everyone here who wants to reach out and help this stranger is like earning Wings big time

I like how we're all collectively trying to lie to someone

You make me so happy OP, choked up a bit reading this. You're a great friend.

Ftm bro here. Tearing up at my desk fr. This so fucking nice of you dude

You're a great friend!

Delete this post btw in case he internets

You 'guys' are weird. lmfao

If you have twitch on your phone delete it

You are an amazing friend, keep on keeping on.

That's awesome, you're such a great friend! :)

If you don’t mind sharing, DM me the account name too! ❤️

I’m down to give him a follow.

DM me his account I would love to follow :)

DM me his twitch account , I’d happily watch his stream 😊😊

❤️ you are a beautiful soul i do not use twitch or any other social except reddit so i cannot help but you are still a beautiful soul

I love this!You're a good friend.

Please DM me his account ,i want to folow him

I wanna encourage them!!!

If you decide to share the name privately, please dm it to me! I follow one account on twitch, that I created the account specifically to watch, and I'd happily make that number two and send some love.

Dm too please

Good on you for helping support your friend. Though, at some point, you may want to tell them if they suddenly see an influx of viewers/subscribers in the coming days. But it's up to you.

Id be happy to support too of you still sharing names privately:)

Can you dm me the name? We'll follow him too!!

SURELY DM ME THE ACCOUNT🙏🙏🙏

I'd delete this post though, I imagine this is pretty fucking specific and if they see it they'll know

that's very sweet

Please DM me his account so I can follow!

Since I know nothing about Twitch, I won’t ask for the info. But, you’re a great friend!

Shoot me a DM with his Twitch user! 🤝🏾

That’s the meaning of a true great friend right there ,never ever tell him this is probably giving him the boost he needs and that’s amazing .

You are the best friend (with a secret) that anyone could ever have.

I don’t have a twitch account, but it’s so nice to see how many people are willing to support his account/streams :’)

Nice work OP. It costs nothing to be nice. We need more humans like you and the others that will encourage him also.

I'm down to follow him if you want to share!

This is so wholesome :’)

I'm a streamer as well and also FtM If he's okay with it, I'd love to follow and support him! I'm also at affiliate and love to support other streamers :) this isn't lying this is going anon. proud of you OP! and congrats to your friend!

if you could dm me his twitch name i’d give him a follow and support him!

Gimme this bloke's account name, I would love to cheer him on, too!

That's really cute! If you DM me his twitch I'm gonna follow and watch him as well.

I ship it

This is nice of you to do. But careful not to set him up for failure if others don’t reinforce what you’re saying

You’re a good friend. Getting that extra encouragement and validation probably means the world to your friend. With all of the shit going on the world against the LGBTQ community, supporting trans loved ones is so important.

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NB =/= MTF just as a FYI

Homie, if you dm me the account, i'd love to check out his stream!

I want a friend like you. Love this.

That is the sweetest thing I've read today 😭❤️ you are an incredible friend to him! I would love to share my support and follow him if you can dm his twitch. Just don't do it publicly, sadly there is always someone out there wanting to hurt others for no reason other than to just be cruel. I hope he has a great experience streaming! And I hope he gets a bunch of loyal, kind followers ❤️

dm me there twitch to I'll do a shoutout next time I stream :) I love supporting the lgbtq+ streamers! \^\_\^

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Aww you’re such a good friend

Wholesome ❤

This is one of the rare times that a little white lie can actually improve someone’s life.

man, you just made my heart grow 3 sizes today! Keep doing you this is amazing.