Is a transition something in which I should ever inform my mother about? Currently, I am in my sophomore year at an engineering university, and my mother sponsors the majority of my tuition (after merit scholarships apply). However, she is somewhat of a radical sometimes when it comes down to her political and religious beliefs, and she adamantly rejects the notion of transgenderism. For this reason, I somewhat believe that she may straight out disavow me and potentially cut funding for my degree if I did reveal something as significant as this to her. But at the same time, she does genuinely care for my wellbeing too, so I am not sure whether she is more loyal to me or her ideology. There is additionally the possibility that she would believe that I was merely affected by political ideologies around campus, but I am quite conservative-leaning myself, and I quite detest the political agendas which use transgenderism as its foundation.

I have never actually visited a psychiatrist before, as there is a fair possibility that my mother would find out in the process, and as I am a full-time student, I do not currently possess the funds. In the future, I do intend to move rather far away (potentially even another nation altogether). So is this something in which I should keep confidential for the time being? Should I simply never reveal it at all, or perhaps move away and then reveal it?