Yeah, I came across an article saying Jo from little women was trans. I follow a tomboy on Instagram who is against transitioning children and basically her entire comment section is trans people telling her that she’s trans and in denial.

apparently, everyone can self determine, other than people that they think are trans, lol

It’s funny, I got super into raw veganism/fruitarianism when I was desperate to fix some health issues.

I got so sick that I’ve been severely disabled for 10 years from the high sugar on top of underlying issues - but I got bullied, threatened, told that I never really ate raw and so on. Same stuff.

Anything that’s a threat to their ideology has to be destroyed.

It’s the exact same behavior if you watch those documentaries about cults.

I used to think that religion was the problem with humans but I learned that in the absence of a belief system - people invent new ones which are sometimes even worse.

I’m really sorry for everybody who has been through hell with this, but you guys are making a difference by speaking up 💜

I agree… Facebook forced a post about gender affirming care for minors on me this morning and I wrote about being gender non-conforming and how we should be kind to people and offer them mental healthcare, but ultimately teach people to love their own bodies, and that things like surgery should be the last resort. I actually got through to one of them, which was pretty cool.

The majority of people haven’t actually thought about the long-term consequences and have been bamboozled to think that stopping puberty in a growing child is somehow a safe and reversible thing.

Absolutely this, I don’t use plant medicine but I’m using spiritual methods to heal from chronic illness and self hatred.

I realized that rejection of the authentic self is a form of self hatred and that calling myself “non binary” was an extension of that.

I’m still a tomboy but working on embracing that all manifestations of femininity are valid and true.

I was bullied relentlessly for not being like the other girls, when in reality, it didn’t make me a boy, it just made me different. :)

Exactly, same it makes me angry because I remember how vulnerable I was as a young GNC autistic tomboy - it makes me angry when I see people being cruel to trans people, but at the same time it also makes me angry when kids are being fed trans ideology in a vacuum without detrans experiences as context or non affirming care first to rule out other issues.

Please listen to your instincts… Never do something as permanent as cutting off your breasts unless that is some thing that you are consistently 1000% sure and have been for a long time.

we autistic people don’t feel comfortable as either gender, so you would probably go through all of that and still feel uncomfortable with yourself .

I would cancel the surgery for now, and you can always schedule it in the future if you change your mind, but I’ve listened to many Detrans who were distraught after top surgery so I would go with your instincts on this one and work on therapy with someone who is not affirming. Definitely work through the trauma first before surgery!

Someone else said it best - gender isn’t a feeling / we are born male, female or intersex.

I think gendered roles which were forced as a form of oppression have made people assume that femininity requires wearing pink and feeling girly when in reality - being a tomboy makes us no less of a woman.

I’ve always felt this way and I found later in life I am autistic. I also have really bad depression which often causes dysphoria and disconnection from our bodies.

I only got as far as calling myself non binary but I am SO GLAD I woke up before I started meddling.

As a 40 year old, I am also super disturbed that kids like me are having this ideology pushed on them because I would’ve absolutely done it… I still can’t stand women’s clothes but that’s a social construct.

Hormones can cause seizures, cancer, infertility and depression.

It’s not something I would mess with unless I was 100% sure I wanted that, but it wouldn’t hurt to talk with a non affirming therapist to work through it.

I don’t “feel” like a woman / I’m just me! I am a human soul having an experience in a female body, and I’m so grateful I didn’t harm that body.

I’m so sorry! The only thing I wanted to add is that you should never be embarrassed, because you were a victim of harmful ideology that I believe does not come from good intentions.

they target vulnerable people and isolate them from conventional mental health, treatment, and their families.

I was ashamed for years because I fell for a fruitarian diet and wrecked my health with a four month fast on just orange juice. My doctor said something great, never be embarrassed, because you were just trying to get well.

you thought that gender ideology was gonna make you feel better, so in a way you were being strong and fighting and being willing to try anything to thrive.

I lost both of my parents too, and I’m unpacking it at 40 after ignoring it for most of my life and focusing on external things to try and fix my depression .

You are decades ahead of many of us in self realization and I hope life continues to get better

The majority of people I’ve listened to only had major regrets after the surgery and it’s very hard to reverse it. Even if you have 1% of a doubt, don’t do it.

It’s also possible when you had a hormone imbalance which is why T made you feel better.

The long term side effects can be problematic though.