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- A consistent, nuanced perspective on transition and detransition.
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About me
I started transitioning because I thought it was the only answer for my unhappiness. I took testosterone but later realized it wasn't the right path for me and decided to detransition. Now, I believe medical transition should be an absolute last resort, but I feel silenced for sharing my experience. I've been rejected by the trans community for speaking out, and there's almost no support for people like me. I'm left feeling completely abandoned after making such a life-altering mistake.
My detransition story
Of course. Here is a summary of my experiences based on my comments.
My whole journey with transition and detransition has been complicated, and my biggest feeling now is concern for others going down the same path. I feel a bit like a hypocrite trying to warn people away from transition, because I went through it myself. But I also think having lived through it gives my perspective more weight.
I believe that for some people, transition can help with dysmorphia, and that's valid for them. But my view is that it should be an absolute last resort. The process should involve careful steps: trying social transition first, then maybe hormones, and surgery only if it's truly necessary. The problem now is that the common belief seems to be that physical and hormonal transition is the only solution. If you suggest otherwise, or talk about my experiences with detransition, you're immediately labeled as transphobic. I can't even post in trans support groups anymore because I get accused of having "internalized transphobia." It's like they're trying to psychoanalyze me and tell me I don't really know my own mind.
This whole situation is made worse by the political climate we're in. Everything is so polarized. It feels like you have to pick a side and then demonize the other. This plays out in the language everyone uses, and it even affects how we talk about transition. For example, it always struck me as odd that it's called "gender reassignment surgery." The whole point is to change your physical sex to match your internal gender, so calling it "gender" reassignment seems backwards.
What really upsets me is the lack of support for people who detransition. The same people who say that trans people have a high suicide rate because of a lack of societal acceptance often have zero empathy for those of us who detransition. So you end up feeling rejected by society at large and then abandoned by the very community that was supposed to protect you. It's a double blow.
Looking back at the medical side of things, I've thought a lot about hormone treatments. It seems obvious that anyone taking testosterone will see an increase in their libido; that's just what the hormone does. But the endocrine system is incredibly complex, and I'm not convinced that just dosing someone with a single hormone is the best or only answer. The standard protocols don't always mimic the body's natural rhythms. For example, it might be better to split testosterone doses up more frequently, but that's not how it's usually prescribed. Similarly, for trans women, their treatments often aim to reduce testosterone to zero, which isn't normal or healthy for females either. Women need some testosterone for things like libido and mood stability. It feels like the medical industry has a one-size-fits-all approach that doesn't consider the full complexity of our bodies.
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| (Specific ages not mentioned in my comments) | Started transition. |
| (Specific ages not mentioned in my comments) | Took hormones (testosterone). |
| (Specific ages not mentioned in my comments) | Detransitioned. |
Top Comments by /u/mudra311:
>My biggest concern is for others at this point. I'd like to steer people away from transition and the pain that comes along with it but I also feel like the worlds biggest hypocrite doing so.
I think your testimony carries far more weight having gone through it yourself. It's not hypocritical.
Sounds like your transition actually helped your dysmorphia which is good. I think we would both agree that transition can be a treatment but should be a last resort and go through proper stages to see if that is the best treatment: social, hormonal, then physical if necessary. Unfortunately, the zeitgeist has turned into physical and hormonal transition being the only treatment and disagreement means that you're somehow transphobic.
>I cant post in any trans subs because I get labeled as transphobic.
Even worse since you're a transperson yourself, they call it internalized transphobia. So not only are you branded as being an enemy, they are trying to psychologically analyze you and tell you you only think this because of society.
I'm a bit floored with the responses on the "sex life" question.
Of course, anyone injecting testosterone is going to have improvements to their libido. That's literally what testosterone does.
The transwomen are maybe lying? Though I don't want to speak for anyone else. I can't imagine your libido goes anywhere but down if you take estrogen and remove your genital.s
It's totally the political climate we're in. Sides will create euphemisms for their agenda and demonize the other.
According to US Democrats, the GOP are all fascists. To the COP, all Dems are socialists.
Pro abortion people are "pro-choice" while anti-abortion are "forced birthers".
There's so many examples. "Undocumented" instead of "illegal", "unhoused" instead of "homeless", "Obamacare" instead of "Affordable Care Act."
What gets me is gender vs. sex reassignment. The whole point is to change your sex to align with your perceived gender. Gender reassignment literally means they are changing your gender (which is "socially constructed").
That's super interesting.
The endocrine system is so complex. Just dosing someone with a certain hormone certainly can't be the only treatment option.
It's wild to me that transmen aren't also prescribed an aromatase inhibitor. And the typical injection protocol does not mirror natural testosterone production in the testes (better to split the dosage up over every other day or every 3 days, this is not medical advice).
No need to apologize!
They are making breakthroughs with implants, so I expect that to be more of the norm in the coming years. Unfortunately, we are experiencing a lot of the ill effects of the "medical industrial complex" not just when it comes to surgery but HRT as well.
Splitting the injections would be easy for anyone self administering. But again, not medical advice. This is just what studies suggest to mirror natural production.
It really makes the whole "you're killing kids" narrative even more sinister.
Like, they espouse that transpeople have a higher suicide rate because society won't accept them. And yet, they have zero empathy for someone who desisted or is detrans -- so then you have the double whammy of someone who was rejected by society and also the community who supposedly is protecting them.
I really really feel for everyone on this sub for this fact. This is what real courage is.
I get what you're saying. You're example sounds like someone who is nonbinary though and not trans.
The distinction, to me, is needlessly pedantic. It's my understanding the distinction was brought about to not demonize transpeople as "mentally ill".
I've also noticed they usually leave out progesterone in MtF's, and never give them testosterone. Most protocols there seem to aim for zero testosterone, which isn't normal for a female.
Totally! While women do not need as much testosterone as men, it's still responsible for some of the same things like libido, muscle building, weight control, anti-anxiety, etc. I know women with low T and it really messes with them.