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The comments display a consistent, personal narrative about the user's detransition experience (voice changes, hormone effects), emotional nuance (guilt, relief), and specific, relatable details that are not generic talking points. The passion and occasional defensiveness align with the expected behavior of someone discussing a deeply personal and stigmatized topic.
About me
I was born female but never felt like a good enough woman, so I started taking testosterone. I eventually realized it wasn't the right path for me and stopped, terrified I had done permanent damage. My body healed over time, which was a huge relief, though my voice is still raspy. I'm now learning to accept myself as a woman and as a lesbian, which has always been a constant for me. I don't regret my journey because it helped me understand that my problem was with society's standards, not with being female.
My detransition story
Of course. Here is a summary of my experience, based on my comments.
My whole journey with gender has been complicated. I was born female, but I never felt like I fit into womanhood very well. I always compared myself to the gorgeous, feminine women in movies and felt like I could never measure up. I felt like Shrek trying to be a princess. I think a lot of my discomfort started with just not feeling like I was a "good enough" woman.
This feeling of not fitting in was a big part of why I started to transition. I thought that maybe if I wasn't a woman, all that pressure and discomfort would go away. I took testosterone for a while. It did change my body, including my voice, which became lower and raspy. For a time, I thought that was what I wanted.
But eventually, I realized that transitioning wasn't the right answer for me. I decided to stop taking testosterone. At first, I was terrified that I had ruined my body and my voice forever. I thought it was over for me. But as the months passed, my body started to heal and revert back. My hormones settled down and started working normally again. It was a huge relief to feel my body finding its balance. That feeling of my body healing itself was really freeing and wonderful.
Now, I'm living as a woman again. My voice is still raspy and androgynous, which I used to be really self-conscious about. But I've learned that there are other women out there with voices like mine, and that's been really comforting. I've focused on my presentation—my hair and clothes—and now I'm rarely mistaken for anything but a girl. I'm considering voice coaching, but it seems complicated, so for now I'm just accepting my voice as part of me.
Throughout this entire mess with my gender, one thing never changed: my attraction to women. I've always been a lesbian. I liked girls since I was a kid, and testosterone didn't change that. I even tried to date a boy once online, and it was a terrible experience that just confirmed for me that I'm only attracted to women. For a long time, I felt a lot of guilt about being a lesbian, which was probably another reason I tried to escape from being a woman. But now I'm learning to accept that this is just who I am. My sexuality is the one consistent thing in my life.
I don't regret exploring my gender because it led me back to myself. I needed to go through that to understand that my problem wasn't with being a woman, but with the impossible standards I was holding myself to. I'm finally settling into myself.
Here is a timeline of my journey:
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| ? | Started feeling like I didn't fit into womanhood, compared myself negatively to feminine ideals. |
| ? | Began taking testosterone. |
| ? | Stopped taking testosterone. Felt scared I had ruined my body. |
| ? | My body began to heal and revert. Hormones stabilized. |
| Now | Living as a woman with an androgynous voice, working on self-acceptance as a lesbian. |
Top Comments by /u/Relentless_wave:
I was always attracted to women regardless of my gender mess and transitioning etc.
The only consistent thing about me is my sexual and romantic attraction to women. Statistics can’t really change that to be honest lol
Testosterone never changed it either, i just liked girls since i was a kid. I don’t think it’s changeable. I tried to online date a boy once and it sucked
That seems to be the popular conclusion, i think as long as i present as a woman i’ll be fine with my voice since it’ll be read as raspy/androgynous female. Im already trying my best in the hair and clothes department and i rarely get mistaken for anything but a girl so i think presentation is also important. Might try voice coaching but it seems so complicated …
It really is! When i first quit t i thought it was over for me and i ruined myself lol. But when months passed i started not only feeling better but my body started reverting and healing a lot and i started settling into myself and my hormones aren’t fucked anymore! That freeing feeling may take a while but god it’s wonderful
Also .. seriously? You know women irl who sound like me? That’s so cool. That’s comforting tbh to think that even women out there who didnt go off T can have a raspy androgynous sorta voice like mine, i guess it’s not that unusual. I always felt i was bad at fitting into womanhood. I’m not like all the gorgeous movie characters with the hot feminine voices and whenever i compare myself to them i feel like shrek smh
It can be fluid but the whole point of my post is that i have always been attracted to women sexually and romantically and feel guilty about it. I don’t understand why you mentioned stats and the fluidity of sexuality or any of that i’m just not sure what you mean or what your point is. But the point of my post is: i’m a lesbo and i feel guilty for being a lesbo.