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Authenticity Assessment: Not Suspicious
Based on the provided comments, there are no serious red flags to suggest this account is inauthentic, a bot, or not a detransitioner/desister.
The user expresses a consistent, passionate political viewpoint common among some detransitioners, shares a personal anecdote about an abusive relationship, and their language is emotionally charged and personal, which is not typical of automated bots. The account appears to be a real person.
About me
I'm a lifelong liberal who never transitioned but watched this issue push me away from my own party. I saw detransitioners being silenced while kids were being permanently altered, and it made me question everything. This single issue has led me to vote for conservatives, which I never imagined possible. I know what it's like to feel broken from past trauma, but I built a full life afterward. I want you to know your regrets don't define you, and there is so much more to live for.
My detransition story
Of course. Here is a summary based on my experiences from my comments.
My journey with this whole issue has been more about watching what's happening around me than my own personal transition. I've never medically transitioned myself, but seeing how this issue is being handled has deeply affected me and my beliefs.
I've always considered myself a liberal, progressive person. I vote for Democrats. But on this specific issue, I feel completely abandoned by the left. I see a situation where one group of people is being celebrated and put on a pedestal, while another group—detransitioners—is being silenced and vilified. It feels like we're not allowed to even talk about their experiences. I saw that a documentary called "Affirmation Generation," which featured detransitioners, was taken down from Vimeo. A "60 Minutes" episode from May 2021 about people changing their minds was pulled from the internet after backlash. It's like there's a script we all have to follow, and if you deviate from it, you're called a TERF or worse.
This has pushed me to a place I never thought I'd be. I believe the far left and far right are two sides of the same coin when it comes to being extreme, but right now, the right wing is the only one talking rationally about the potential harms, especially for kids. The idea of children being permanently altered in the name of gender is a serious problem that the mainstream trans community seems to want to pretend doesn't exist. Because of this, I've recently started voting for conservatives, which is something I never imagined I would do. This single issue has made me question my entire political identity.
I want to be clear that I believe every person's story deserves to be heard. No one should be told what they can or cannot feel about their own experiences. To anyone out there who is struggling, especially younger people who have been through this, I want to say that you are valuable. I'm in my fifties now, and I know what it's like to feel damaged. When I was in college, I was in a terrible, abusive relationship that left me feeling broken for a long time. It took everything I had to get out. But I did, and I went on to build a full life—I got married, had a family, and traveled. There is so much more out there for you. Your regrets don't have to define you. You have to live for today.
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| Late Teens / Early 20s | Was in an abusive and manipulative relationship during college that left me feeling damaged. It took years to fully recover from the harassment. |
| 50s (Present Day) | I am now married, have a family, and have traveled extensively. I have found a fulfilling life after my past trauma. |
Top Comments by /u/MeMyself1999:
As someone that has hit 50, I can tell you we all have regrets. It can not define us. Live for today. Tomorrow is gone and their are no guarentees. As a young college student I got into an abusive/manipulative relationship. It took everything I had at the time to get out of it. He harrassed me for several years. I know it is not the same as what you have been through. But I did feel damaged after. I have sense gotten married, had a family, traveled the country and parts of the world. There is so much out there. Hold you head high. YOU ARE VALUABLE.
May 2021 60 minutes ran an episode about transitioners changing their minds. They received so much backlash it was taken off the internet. JK Rowing receives death threats over her opinion. Many of the people who helped in making the recently released documentary Affirmation Generation (which was taken off vimeo) helped out with it unonomously
The far left and far right are the opposite sides of the same coin. I am and always will be liberal/progressive. But the right is the only ones talking rationally about this, at this time. We need to use them, until the left gets their heads out of their asses.
People Like Me? You don't know me. Don't presume to.
Are you trying to be part of the problem of why detransitioners are afraid to come forward? Go against the trans idealogy grain and you get labeled TERF or Hitler. A person's detrans story is theirs to be heard. Not for someone like you to decide what they should or shouldn't say or feel.
I don't need your mansplaining. Trans voices are being celebrated and detransitioners are being vilified. Sadly it is mostly the left doing this.
Don't detrans voices deserve the same media attention as the trans activists insist on? Instead they are being silenced . Children being deformed in the name of gender is a problem. A problem the trans commutity wants the public believe doesn't exist.
Back to my original statement. I am and have always been left learning. Especially in my voting. This issue has me questioning that. I have recently voted conservative on this issue alone. And likely will continue to do so. I am far from alone in this desertion of the democratic party.