Children transitioning was not a thing even 10 years ago, it’s disgusting that this was ever allowed to happen. Absolutely no one knows who they are at 15, at least tattoos and piercings are somewhat reversible, but you cannot reverse medical transition. I hope I can see it restricted nationwide during my lifetime.

There were other reasons as well but the shot was my turning point, I think it was a combination of my binder starting to hurt me more than usual, my lack of friends, and generally growing out of my gender dysphoria.

The things that always stood out me though was how the nurse spoke to me. She would constantly say “You want this.” or “This will help you.” It made me realize that the shot was indeed, not what I wanted.

I agree with everything said, especially the last sentence. Gender dysphoria has such a vague criteria to the point where it could easily be diagnosed as something else, and having discomfort with your body and gender roles is normal. I have never met someone who was comfortable with themselves throughout their entire childhood.

Also, the criteria for being trans is so vague as well. “You need dysphoria to be trans”, okay but what does that look like? How do you 100% know that what you’re experiencing is dysphoria when trans people can’t even describe it? Hell, I was diagnosed with gender dysphoria from one therapist appointment, one! The worst part is that it was online and didn’t even last an hour.

My main point is that even if you realize that transitioning wasn’t right for you, it doesn’t mean that you were never trans. The term transsexual is already hard to define and I don’t believe we’ll ever know who is “truly trans”. Lately I’ve been trying to refer to trans people as “currently trans”. Especially those who are 18 and younger.

I also thought that testosterone would make me taller, it was a large reason as to why I started, but there’s no evidence that supports that. In fact there’s a chance that testosterone can stunt your growth.

Please listen to the people here, I understand that some of them can be bitter or harsh but it’s a natural response. Most of them used to have the exact mindset as you. If you have any doubts then stop injecting yourself. You can always resume taking it, but your voice will never go back if you regret it.

You’re looking at it the wrong way. Yes there are struggles that young girls go through, but it also applies to boys. Being a teenager is hard in general, a lot of changes are going on in your life and it can be overwhelming, no matter your sex.

However there are great things about being a woman. Some things that came to my mind was the fact that you’re overall treated better by society, there are less expectations for women compared to men, and you have an advantage when it comes to the courts and legal system. Also we’re literally the sex that creates life, that is an amazing thing in my opinion.

I was just crying over this not too long ago. In the time that I was trans I was determined to get rid of anything feminine. Therefore all of my childhood toys are gone, and all of my jewelry and makeup. Now I have to buy new underwear and bras, along with an entire wardrobe.

I know most kids go through something similar but it still hurts because I have something to blame it on. It feels like the real me was locked away while someone else inhabited my body.

I’m in your same position so don’t feel lonely. I began getting into the trans community around age 11, and it only worsened once covid hit. I started identifying as trans at age 13 and since my “dysphoria” was so bad, I insisted that I should do online school again. I missed out on a whole year of public school because I simply hated my body, something most children go through. That’s one of my only true regrets, I never got to say goodbye to my friends who went to a different high school. I’m now 15 and still gradually detransitioning, it sucks but you have to remember that adolescence is only a fraction of your life and you have so many more experiences to come. Also what book did you read? It reminds me of The Fourth Closet by Scott Cawthon which presents a similar story.

Yeah it’s really scary to think about what could have happened if I didn’t snap out of it, my mom was 100% for me transitioning. I also remember my endocrinologist saying that out of her 10,000 patients, only two had stopped taking HRT, I didn’t believe that for a second.

Yes, they hate what they don’t understand. But I definitely believe that tomboys get more criticism than feminine men and this is likely because there’s no “gay best friend” equivalent for masculine women. Not necessarily always gay in this case but the point still stands. Also there’s just an overarching association between masculine women and “she’s just trying to escape her womanhood/femininity.” Some people subconsciously think of it as a cop out.

You need to understand that there’s a difference between fair discrimination and unfair discrimination. Fair discrimination would be like not hiring someone because they’re not strong enough for the job, or maybe you’re a christian company and only hire people with your values. Unfair discrimination, however, is when you choose to not hire someone based on irrelevant characteristics, such as someone’s race, sex, or in this case, identity.