Notice how the commenter says "trans boy" and not "man." The commenter is probably still young, but transitioning with the intentions of being a boy/girl is going to set you up for problems in the long run. I honestly didn't believe the whole "uwu anime boy aesthetic" thing but recently I'm starting to see just how many transmasc folks seek that look. During my time taking T etc, I stayed on the "transmed meathead" side of things lol, followed guys like Cody Harman, Alex Tilinca, Matt Miller, etc. who were all bodybuilders and they milked the effects of hormones to their full advantage (in the case of the latter two, taking too much/venturing into PEDs). I never understood wanting to look young forever, but now I'm seeing it and it scares the shit out of me for the next generation coming up and being exposed to all of this.

Hello.  Former public detransitioner here (KC).  Yes, that one.  If anyone wants to do this, please be aware what you're risking.  It's the NYT, which is a liberal media outlet that's historically supported pediatric GAC.  This could be huge and a step in the right direction in terms of shifting this away from left/right politics.

However.  They will probably want you to be on the record, which means you can't use a pseudonym.  You will lose your anonymity.  Are you ready for that and the implications that might have on your life?  That means any time your actual name is searched for any reason, this article will pop up.  Is that something you want?

I used a pseudonym (shocker, KC Miller isn't my real name) and it was still risky for me.  There was no reputational hit as no one irl has discovered my online shenanigans, but the exposure took a massive toll mentally.  Please know this isn't just "oh, I'll talk to a reporter and that's the end of that."  This has the potential to follow you forever.

If anyone's interested, I'm also willing to chat w/ folks if you want to know what it's like and what to expect.  If you're considering it, please at least talk to someone before talking to the journalist.

Eh, give it time. Someone will try and challenge it and strike it down. I doubt it will last honestly.

Personally, as someone who medically transitioned as a minor, I think it's a step in the right direction. Kids absolutely cannot understand or fully consent to medical transition, especially getting into the murky waters of puberty blockers and all of those unknowns. But again, we'll see how long it lasts.

I was wondering when this would get reposted on here! Yeah, definitely exciting to see and a long time coming. I hope this opens up the door for other liberal media outlets to cover this and to depoliticize the conversation. Also, no one can argue that the detransitioners featured are right-wing... at least they can't reasonably argue that (they'll try as they always do).

I think the largely conservative support of detransitioners (albeit conditional based on if they can act conservative enough) and Republicans pushing legislation to restrict gender-affirming care has been something that's hurt "the cause" a lot. It's become a partisan issue because The Right made it into a partisan issue by taking on the mantle of "saving the children" because radicals in The Left refused to listen to dissent, and now The Left must double down because they can't possibly support something The Right champions so valliantly.

This is large-scale medical malpractice, not a matter of politics, and the political framing of this issue hurts everyone involved. If both sides of the political spectrum begin to talk about this, reasonably, maybe we can get to the root issue: vulnerable people being preyed upon by a medical industrial complex that doesn't care about them or their well-being.

Andrea James is a trans woman who runs a website called Transgender Map, which, to my knowledge, mostly serves as an information hub for all things gender and gender-affirming care. She's also created web pages on people she doesn't like, namely detransitioners or members of the GC movement. If there's any real life info on folks, she'll include it in their pages, no matter how questionable it might be (like borderline doxxing people). Here's a link that features many of us if you'd like to peruse:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.transgendermap.com/politics/regret/%3famp

If you end up on this page, it's usually not for a good reason. It means more eyes on you and that now you have someone who's willing to find details about your life you had no idea were out there and compile them so people who hate you can easily find them.

Some might say brave, others might say naive or even stupid. Personally, I think it's a mix of both.

I can get a job in my field regardless of what happens. I said I'd wait until centrist or Left-leaning media covered this issue, and here we are. I'd like anyone to prove that I am anti-trans or anti-LGBT because I don't think they can do that given my current views (this is where the stupidity comes into play). Besides, it's not like I'm letting out a "secret" by saying I'm detrans: everyone in my real life knows I lived as a trans man. Everyone who's seen my videos knows I don't pass well and will never pass well. I have to talk about this nearly every day anyways. What's another article?

Someone has to do it. I've come to terms with the risks.

1. Ditto what I said to someone else. You're desisted. See the flair.
2. I'm not attracted to men; the only time I could ever think of having sex with a man was on testosterone because of the artificially boosted libido. I never said I wanted gay men to want me... where did that come from?

Her dismissal of detransitioners isn't as bad as some of the bio pages IMO. It seems like if she's mad and/or can get a lot of info on a person, that's where she can do the most damage. Some of them are short, and others are extensive. Of course she's also flat-out disrespectful (calling us "attention-seeking" and accusing us of being stuck in the "sick role" for sympathy), but her attempts at compiling real-life info on people she doesn't like is concerning. It's also why radical trans activists have been good at squashing dissent: it's an effective scare tactic.

1. You're desisted. See the flair.
2. In my field, what sex people think I am 100% matters. Not getting into it here, but it will impact my day-to-day functioning.
3. I said I didn't want to "fuck like a man" and I didn't want to have to meet that expectation; I've been in that position before where a sexual partner expected that and it sucked. Men and women are different. Male and female sexuality is different, and that's not even getting into the differences between straight and gay/lesbian dynamics.