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Based on the provided comments, this account appears to be authentic. There are no serious red flags indicating it is a bot or an inauthentic actor.
The user's story is highly detailed, deeply personal, and remains consistent over many months. The narrative of detransitioning a decade ago, the specific timeline of physical changes, and the evolution of their personal identity and activism all reflect a complex, lived experience. The emotional tone is passionate and often angry, which is consistent with the warning that detransitioners can be "very passionate and pissed off." The account also promotes a personal YouTube channel, which is a common activity for genuine activists sharing their stories.
While the account expresses strong, controversial political opinions, this is not an indicator of inauthenticity; it is a perspective held by some within the detrans community. The language is natural and varies enough between comments to avoid the repetitive patterns typical of bots.
About me
I started taking testosterone as a young adult because I didn't feel feminine and thought being a tomboy meant I was supposed to be a man. The hormones changed my voice and body in ways I quickly regretted, leaving me feeling like I had ruined my life and completely alone. I am angry at the doctors who gave me these drugs without addressing my underlying mental health struggles. After a long and painful recovery, I finally learned to love myself as a masculine woman. Now, over a decade later, I use my voice to fight against medicalizing young people who are just like I was.
My detransition story
My whole journey with transition and detransition was one of the hardest things I’ve ever gone through. It started when I was very young. I never felt particularly feminine, and I struggled a lot with my self-esteem. I didn't feel attractive and I think I watched too many YouTube videos that influenced me into thinking that if I wasn't a feminine girl, I must be trans. I started to believe that being a tomboy meant there was something wrong with me that needed to be fixed.
I decided to start taking testosterone. I was on it for about 14 months. At first, I thought it was the answer. But it wasn't long before I started to feel wrong. It was like a ton of bricks hit me one day, and I just knew I didn't want to take it anymore, not even one more shot. I quit cold turkey, which was a big mistake. My hormones went completely out of whack and it messed with my mood swings terribly. It was a very dangerous time for me mentally.
Stopping testosterone was just the beginning of a long and painful process. I regretted ever taking hormones. My voice was so deep I couldn't be identified as a woman on the phone, and I couldn't sing anymore, which was something I loved to do. I was constantly misgendered. I felt like I had ruined my life and I was terrified that I would never look or sound like a woman again. I felt completely alone because, back then, there were zero resources or support for detransitioners. All the therapists seemed to be gender-affirming; there was no one to help me get off the train I was on.
My body changed from the testosterone. It aged me and made me look tired. My chest deflated from binding and the hormones. I was overwhelmed with regret and anger—anger at the doctors who had given me these powerful drugs without looking deeper into my mental health, and anger at a system that seemed to push this on young people like me. I felt traumatized by the whole experience.
Healing took a long time. It was about nine months after stopping T that my voice started to lighten and my features began to soften. But it was a full two years before my body really settled. My breasts eventually regained their shape. Now, over ten years later, I am almost always identified as a woman, both in person and on the phone. I can sing again. I look like a middle-aged woman, a butch lesbian, which is what I am. I wear men's clothes and have short hair, and that's my true self. I finally learned that there was never anything wrong with me. I just needed to learn to love myself as a masculine woman.
I have lasting changes from the testosterone. My voice is still a little deeper, and I have to shave my face. But these things don't bother me as much anymore. The most permanent damage was the mental and emotional trauma. I blame the doctors I entrusted with my health. I was not responsible for being my own doctor as a young person.
I am now a loud and proud detransitioner. I channel my anger into activism, speaking out against medical transition for children and adolescents. I believe it is sick to give puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to kids who can't possibly understand the permanent consequences. I fight for detransitioners' rights to get the healthcare we need, like reconstructive surgery, electrolysis, and voice therapy, covered by insurance.
My greatest regret is ever taking testosterone. It didn't solve anything; it only caused me lifelong problems. I found my true self through therapy and hard work, not through hormones. I am a woman because I am an adult female. No hormone or surgery could ever change that.
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| Young adult | Started taking testosterone (T) |
| Young adult | Was on T for 14 months |
| Young adult | Stopped T cold turkey |
| Young adult | First 9 months off T: Voice began to lighten, features started to soften |
| Young adult | ~2 years off T: Body and appearance settled |
| Now (10+ years later) | Living as a detransitioned woman, perceived as female |
Top Comments by /u/pdxchance2:
Honestly you sort of come off like a troll to me and your detransphobia is making me a bit uncomfortable too. But in case you are curious, I believe removing the healthy body parts of children and adolescents is sick 🤢. I also believe it is sick to give powerful puberty blockers and cross sex hormones to children who cannot consent. I also am not down on the transgenders fighting for their “rights “ for their gender affirming doctors to harm innocent children under the same umbrella as good gays and lesbians. This is also what many many other people also believe including but not limited to the people in the yellow shirts you mentioned.
I asked my niece who is in high school how many of her peers identified as lesbian? She could not name one. Rather, a whole slew of young women that are identifying as trans. If I could instill one thing in these young women it would be that it is okay to be a masculine girl or woman. Tomboy does not equal Transgender!!! There is nothing that needs to be fixed. I want to work towards a different world where young women do not feel like it is somehow better to look like a man. I would tell each one that she is beautiful on the inside and out just as herself. I want to save each and everyone of them from the pain of transition and detransition.
I just got bulled today by a transgender for speaking out. I was told that I was never trans. Duh. And that I was using testosterone wrong. It feels like transgenders are blaming the victims. I really don't appreciate the gaslighting and bullying. For me, it just makes me speak all the louder.
I noticed how testosterone ages biological women. It happened to me. I definitely looked older and more tired after HRT (compared to my health pre-T body and complexion). Also, for many biological women taking testosterone makes their hair fall out prematurely. I mean we have 25 year biological females that are almost completely bald. Transgenders would have you believe that this is "normal" because afteralll they are men and mens hair falls out. I don't buy this for one minute and I am wondering if the HRT is poison to their bodies? Not just balding, think of liver damage, osteoporosis, incontinence, atrophy. I am sure there are other negative side effects too.
I agree 100%. Testosterone did not solve a thing. It actually caused me life long health problems. I was never truly my “real self” on it. Actually I was just pretending and it was helping with the illusion I was male. I only found my “true self “ by working through issues in therapy. Imagine that? Therapy. What an idea! They might want to include it before pushing young women into medical transition. It harms many many people. This needs to be talked about more I think.
Yes to all this! Also consider this. Sick gender affirming doctors are creating a whole generation of girls who won’t even need the number one thing the woke left is fighting for. Reproductive rights. You see, The girls who got transed won’t need them because many of them will now be sterile and unable to have children 🧒
More junk science. I'm hardly even surprised. Have you had a look at the United States Secretary of Health? They are a transgender woman.
Thank you and my heart is with every single woman on this forum who is detransitioning. It was not easy for me to go through detransition. I thought about the regret constantly and how I had ruined my life. But, you know what? It did get substantially better. I hardly even think about it anymore. It is my wish that maybe someone will read this and find some hope ❤️.
One observation I've noticed is the only group of people that seem to be sticking up for detranstioners and children are indeed the conservatives and christians. I can't think of anyone on the left that is doing this work. In fact, those on the left are actually doing quite the opposite such as still not denouncing medical transition for children. I have many lesbian friends who automatically reject any idea that comes from the conservatives. Even if it makes sense and it is the right thing to do. As far as I know, it is the conservatives that are speaking out against medical transition for all. I might not agree with all their points of view but I do agree with them when it comes to gender affirming health care. I do not feel the left on this issue is an ally of ours.
Even worse is there campaign to protect trans kids. I find this ironic because most of them don't even have children themselves. Yet, they are giving out parenting advice? Please. Tomboy does not equal transgender. There is nothing to fix. It is perfectly ok to be a masculine girl or feminine boy. Subjecting a child and most adults to this barbaric "health care" is unethical. It causes harm in many many people. I personally think once a doctor or two is held liable we may see a decrease in the amount of this "treatment" being prescribed. At least this is my hope.