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- A consistent personal history of being a liberal who detransitioned decades ago.
- Specific, emotionally charged details about their life (surgeries, a 15-year-old daughter, a past experience of homophobic bullying).
- Expressed internal conflict about politics, showing nuance (e.g., remaining a liberal despite the issue, frustration with both sides, fear of Trump).
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About me
I transitioned socially as a teenager to escape the pain of being bullied for being a lesbian, thinking it was my only way out. I realized it was a mistake and detransitioned, but I'm now terrified seeing so many young people making the same choice I did. It's heartbreaking to see kids make permanent medical decisions when they are too young to understand the lifelong consequences. I feel completely abandoned by my liberal community for speaking about this, as they dismiss me as a bigot. My own daughter thinks I'm hateful for my views, and I'm fighting to make this a non-political issue about protecting kids.
My detransition story
My name isn't important, but my story is. I’m sharing this because I want people to understand how complex this all is, and to maybe help someone else who is feeling lost.
My journey with this started a long time ago, over two decades ago. I was a kid who felt different. I told my best friend, another girl, that I loved her in the 6th grade. The next day, kids were drawing cruel cartoons of me with hairy armpits, mocking me. I was called a dyke and it was so bad I had to change schools. That experience really stunted me. I think it created a lot of internalised homophobia; I didn't want to be that person they were mocking.
I started to believe that my discomfort with my body and the social rejection I felt could be solved by transitioning. I thought if I wasn't a girl who liked girls, then the problem would just go away. It felt like an escape from all that pain and anxiety. I socially transitioned for a while, but I never took hormones and I never had any surgery. I am so incredibly lucky for that. I detransitioned about twenty years ago, realizing it wasn't the right path for me. It was a mistake I made trying to solve a different problem.
Looking back, I see a young person with low self-esteem, someone who was traumatized by bullying and was looking for any way out. I don't think I had a true understanding of gender at the time; I just knew I was in pain and wanted it to stop. I absolutely have regrets about transitioning. I regret that I felt it was my only option, and I'm terrified that so many kids today are being led down that same path without anyone asking them the hard questions about why they feel that way.
My experience has made me very concerned about what's happening now. I have a 15-year-old daughter who is very, very pro-trans and she thinks I'm a bigot for my views. That is so hard to deal with as a parent. I'm scared for her generation. I don't think kids can truly consent to these lifelong medical decisions, and I believe the adults in the room need to be better educated and more protective.
I'm a liberal person, always have been. I’ve campaigned heavily against Trump. But on this issue, I feel completely abandoned by my own side. I get called MAGA, which is crazy to me. I've been banned from online groups just for trying to politely discuss the medical dangers. My liberal friends disagree with me and won't listen. It's disheartening. I wish there was a place in the liberal media for detransitioned people to tell their stories, but they don't want to hear it. I wrote to Democracy Now and never heard back. It feels like we're being silenced.
I will always be a liberal, and I'm a single-issue voter around abortion rights. It upsets me tremendously that trans issues got tied to abortion issues, and now we are losing control of abortion rights because of that association. It's a horrible situation. My main goal now is to try and bring this issue to the Left, to let people know that we exist and that protecting kids from a medicalized life is a non-political, common-sense issue. We have to be able to talk about the dangers without being called bigots.
I didn't have surgeries, but I've had other major health problems. I've had multiple spinal fusions and a major knee reconstruction. Because of that, the idea of cutting off healthy body parts makes me SO angry. I know what it's like to fight to get your body to work properly, and it breaks my heart to see kids making themselves permanently disabled.
My heart breaks for the people who did have surgeries and are now suing their doctors. I fully support them. There is power in numbers, and I hope these lawsuits force a big change. We need to hear these stories. We have to stop this.
Age | Year | Event |
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11-12 (6th Grade) | ~2000-2001 | Bullied and called a dyke after expressing feelings for a female friend. Had to change schools. |
Late Teens | ~2005-2006 | Socially transitioned to escape discomfort and internalised homophobia. |
Late Teens/Early 20s | ~2006-2007 | Detransitioned after realizing it was a mistake for me. |
35 | 2025 | Began speaking out publicly about my detransition experience and concerns about youth transition. |
Top Comments by /u/gypsylinda12:
I’m heart broken for you. I hope you win your lawsuit!! I believe you will as most people seem to have more sense than the doctors doing this. I detracted 2 decades ago and didn’t have surgery so I’m lucky. Stay strong. Your voice is needed to help protect the kids who think this is the way to happiness. I’m so sorry. 🙏❤️💔
Right! This will change faster and for the better if the libs join in the fight. Personally I have seen most of them agree with me when I explain the dangers. Yes sometimes I get called MAGA which is so crazy since I have campaigned heavily against him for 8 years.
I know how it is to be hated for trying to prevent other kids from making the same mistake. I can’t even convince my daughter. I think the coming lawsuits will create big changes and the brave people who come forward to tell their stories to news stations or on Instagram. The more of those there are the less they can deny it’s horrific.
I wish it wasn’t just right wing media shows that invited detrans people on their shows! I have been searching for liberal political groups who are against transitioning high and low and it’s not at all easy. For the poor people who do go on these shows I feel like they didn’t have the option to go on a liberal show because libs won’t even discuss this part of the issue. I think there are lots and lots of both, people who knew and those who were snowed. It’s insane how many kids are now on puberty blockers. I don’t think a kid can consent so I feel the adults in the room need to be more educated. 🥲
Have you considered contacting the main law firm who is handling these cases? I bet they’d love to talk to you even if you signed those papers. The conversation will be confidential unless you choose to do it otherwise. Campbell Miller Payne is one and Jordan Law is another. Just give them a call. Maybe talking about it will help. And meeting others who are behind you 10000%
Thank you! I was a classic regular liberal before this. I only “peaked” and went public with my views 2 weeks ago! I’m still shaking and busy replying to all the comments on Facebook. A delisted story is just as important. Thanks again. I’m glad we are both here!
I love your attitude! I have a hard time cause I’m a leftie liberal gender critical gal and most of my friends still think trams is just like gay marriage and they won’t listen to anything. They always say just because you had such and such experience doesn’t mean it’s not a good thing for most kids. People have no idea.
YOU are the kind of person I want in the book. I struggle with this issue a lot. Many of us say that we wish we could say Governor Newsom and Trump had both listened to the women (not the religious ones) instead of the religious right on this issue! I’m referring to the conversation between Charlie Kirk and Newsom. That is what changed Newsom’s mind in that case. By far the majority of women in my group are democrats. BUT it’s a big group and lots aren’t. Every day someone says to me, “I used to be a liberal.” I can’t understand how anyone could vote for Trump, especially a woman. One of my main goals is to bring this issue to the Left, letting people know we lefties are here and that protecting kids from a medicalized life is essential and shouldn’t be a political issue. We know that abortion rights and gay rights will take a hit from what the Right is wanting to do right now. We also talk about sports and prisons. It’s a quagmire! Thank you. I’m really looking forward to your views!!
I promise it doesn’t cost anything to speak to a lawyer who specializes in this. They are actively looking for people who experienced this. If they think they can help you they will represent you for FREE. Power in numbers and they more people who join the lawsuits and hit these people where it hurts the faster things will change. I just want to assure you that if you call or email one of these detrans oriented law firms, even if it’s in another country, you will not have to pay anything. You speak English and that’s all that matters.
I GET you! And be assured, this unholy alliance will be in the book! I am a radical liberal feminist also. In fact, I’m a single issue voter, around abortion. The only thing I can say at this point is that the danger of transgender medicine is feeling so big to some people that this is where we are. Believe me, there’s a lot of arguing going on in our groups. Most of us are liberals and we know Trump is no friend to women. We are coming from a non religious non moralistic viewpoint but the relationship makes me nervous. What would you do?