Let’s get one thing clear
When someone you know tells you something big, like say, “I’m trans,” these are some appropriate responses:
“Wow, congrats on figuring yourself out!”
“Should I start using new pronouns?”
“Wow, um, it’ll take me a bit to process this, but I’ll try.”
“Cool! I’ve never known a trans person before and I have loads of questions. Let me know if they’re getting too personal, okay? I know this is probably the single most intense conversation you’ve ever had. including that time you were threatened by a vagrant wielding a Bible and a pacemaker scar in the trash room of your building, so I don’t want to make this even scarier for you.”
“You know, I/someone I know is getting rid of some old clothes and cheap jewelry. I can let them know you’re interested and see if they’ll let you pick through them first.”
Depending on your relationship to that person, this might also be an appropriate response:
“Sick! Sick and ungodly! You’ll burn for not fulfilling your righteous godly destiny you abomination unto the Lord!”
Provided you’re someone whose connection to the person talking to you is mostly self-contained (unlike, say, family), this can be an appropriate response because it lets them know you’re an unenlightened, trans-antagonistic piece of shit and they will lose nothing of value by cutting all ties with you.
The following are not appropriate responses.