Want to act normal around him..

I've been in this situation. Up until 'Johnny' was 13, he'd been a boy. But then I started noticing that he was wearing shirts for girls and growing out his hair. His folder was like mine, pink with flowers. Then one day 'Grace' told me that 'Johnny' was taking estrogen pills and I was speechless. It was going to to be my first time being friends with a transgender. But the transition was smoothe. I apologized in advanced if I kept calling him 'Johnny' because now he wanted to be called 'Jane'. Now she's studying in Chicago and I still talk to her-and I've finally got to calling her 'Jane' all the time. This was all because 'Jane' had always been there during the time I could hardly make friends. So I'm going to support her through it. Even her other friends treat her the same, she's just not considered a boy anymore. Don't make it awkward. Give encouragement and say that you care. Let 'Charles' know that you'll be by his side, whatever he chooses to do. In the end, it's his decision what he wants to do and whatever he picks, it shouldn't change how you approach him. He's a friend, no matter what. :)

He's always going to be your friend. It won't matter if he is a girl or a boy. I think you will find that you will be just fine the next time you see him and you will have such a good time being with a friend, that you won't even be worried about what gender he is.

If he told you every thing (A big secrete) about him to you as a very good friend, then you suppose to understand his feelings and be with him. If you start ignoring him then he will start hating himself, And you will be the only reason for that. Friends are always friends, Doesn't matter he is a boy, girl or any one. And definitely if you lose this kind of friend, You will be in loss.

Like others have said, be supportive of him. Since you always knew him as a guy, the transition will be less awkward for both you and him then those who knew transgenders by their sex since you won't accidentally say the wrong name or pronoun. You could always look up information on transgender to familiarise yourself and see if that makes you feel less awkward. http://www.susans.org/ is a good site.http://iamtransgendered.com/Links.aspx this site is by a transgender themselves and links to sites they feel have good information on transgenders.Don't worry about the awkwardness, you know a personal information about a friend and transgender isn't that well known. Just continue to be yourself around Charles and be supportive. Perhaps you will surprise yourself and realise you aren't being awkward. Even if you are, in time it will go away.

Just act as you always would, and if you want to be there for him..then do just that. Be there for him! If he decides that he wants to be a girl again..like you said, it would be too late. If he makes the procedure and regrets it, be there to always comfort him, be a true friend, let him know he is not alone. Honestly, he should just stay the way he is, he shouldn't alter the way he was meant to be. Maybe you could explain that to him, but if not, just always stand beside him, no matter what.