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The user's comments are nuanced, emotionally varied (from anger to empathy), and show a consistent, developed personal narrative and political stance over time. The writing style is human, with natural inconsistencies in tone and structure. The passion and defensiveness displayed are consistent with a genuine detransitioner or desister in that community.
About me
I almost medically transitioned after therapists affirmed my feelings throughout my youth, but my parents stopped me. I'm now grateful they did, as I later discovered my dysphoria was rooted in trauma, not my actual female body. I learned the medical risks were far greater than I was told and that changing my appearance wouldn't solve my deeper issues. I've found peace through self-acceptance instead of surgery or hormones. I now believe it's crucial to fully understand these permanent decisions, especially for young people.
My detransition story
Looking back on my whole journey, I never actually went through with a medical transition, but I came very close. For most of my childhood and teenage years, I was convinced it was the right path for me. I saw several therapists who were all very affirming and agreed that transitioning would be best. But my parents, who are Christian nationalists, completely forbade it.
At the time, I was really angry with them. But now, in a way, I’m glad they stopped me. My therapists never really helped me understand the gravity of what I was considering. They didn't make me see that I would be a lifelong medical patient, or that the surgeries could be really damaging and even lead to disastrous health complications. I had to figure that out on my own later. I started to question if changing my appearance was really worth all those huge risks and the constant stress that comes with transitioning.
A lot of my feelings that I thought were gender dysphoria were actually related to childhood trauma. I didn't understand that then. What finally made everything click for me was realizing a few things. First, passing as the opposite sex is never a guarantee. Second, my understanding of what it meant to be a woman was just surface-level stereotypes. And finally, the long-term health effects of hormones and surgery are a complete gamble, and it’s a gamble that just isn’t necessary, even if I could have been a "passing MTF."
I’m part of the older Gen Z, and I’m honestly thankful for that. If I had been born just a few years later, I’m sure I would have been put on a medical pathway very early on. I see what’s happening now and it scares me.
I have strong opinions on all of this now, based on my own experience. I can't support the mainstream push for giving hormones to minors or letting people transition based only on their identity without a lot of therapy first. I think there needs to be gatekeeping. It’s crucial that people fully understand the implications and have explored every other possible way to find happiness before making such a permanent decision. This isn't about hate; it's about logic. If an adult makes an informed choice to transition, that’s their business. But I have no sympathy for people who are reckless with their bodies, unless they were groomed or pressured into it by others.
It’s frustrating to talk about this sometimes. People get incredibly angry that spaces like this detrans community even exist. I’ve seen people on Twitter call us liars, extremists, and psychopaths. I don’t understand why they’re so obsessed with a single support group they don’t like. Why can’t we have one space where pro-trans content isn’t the only allowed viewpoint?
For me, the answer wasn't transitioning or even detransitioning in a medical sense. It was about radical self-acceptance. I had to look at why I was so unhappy and address the real roots of the problem, which for me was trauma, not my sex.
Here is a timeline of my journey based on what I remember:
| Age | Event |
|---|---|
| Childhood through Teen Years | I believed, with the agreement of therapists, that medical transition was the right path for me. My Christian nationalist parents prevented it from happening. |
| Early 20s (Now) | I began to understand the risks of medical transition, the role of my childhood trauma, and the superficiality of my view of gender. I became grateful that I never medically transitioned. |
Top Comments by /u/wilk_k610:
There's literally people that have emotional breakdowns over the fact that this sub exists. Look up 'detrans' and specifically 'posts', if you don't get what I mean. The biggest slander that I've seen is that we are liars and that we are just cis people that larp as detrans and desisted people. Disgusting.
Some even go as far as to make it their mission to post screenshots of this sub everyday on twitter referring to us as 'extremists', 'liars', and 'psychopaths'. A total projection considering how bizzare it is to obsess over a single space that they don't like on reddit. I simply don't understand what makes people so mad that just a single space exists where pro trans and retrans content is not encouraged or allowed. Go and stay at your spaces?
And of course, like many other posts I've made here. I go overboard on explanations and points made. If you disagree with what I said here I do look forward to hearing them but not interested in any trans person's opinion, whether it good or bad. This isn't your discussion.
Thank you for the kind comment. I am glad to apart of older gen z as I am sure that I likely would have been on a medical transition very early had I grown up in this era. What finally snapped for me is the fact that passing is not a guarantee, my understanding of womanhood was just surface level, and possible long term health is just a gamble that just isn't necessary even if I were a 'passing mtf'.
Had a whole childhood and teen years that I and several therapists considered it would work and best for me to transition. That never happened of my christian nationalist parents. In a way..glad they got what they wanted as my therapists were too affirming and I never realized the gravity of being a lifelong medical patient, gender dysphoria related to childhood trauma, and how damaging these surgeries would or could be. And not to even mention the fact these all could to disastrously. Does a look to yourself matter that much to the disasters that could await and along with the stresses that come along with transitioning? I hope this helps with your thought process!
Well, I'll give you my input. It may or may not help in any way, but no matter what you end up doing. I think radical self acceptance is your way to go regardless. You've went through a lot, and since this transition for you has done no good. It does seem that detransition is the way to go for you. However, it doesn't seem like either path is going to bring you happiness. As passing and transitioning was essential and it's not working out. I think that there has to be something sought out that will give you happiness. And again..I hope something out of this will help. Take care.
In consideration of our best interests, I find it challenging to align with mainstream perspectives on transgender issues. My reservations primarily stem from an inability to support those advocating for the liberalization of hormone therapy for minors and individuals transitioning solely based on identity, often without adequate therapy visits. I find merit in the perspective of transmedicalists, as I believe gatekeeping is crucial in ensuring individuals are fully cognizant of the implications of their decisions and have thoroughly explored alternative paths to happiness before embarking on such a transformative journey. My position is grounded in a logical assessment rather than any harbored feelings of animosity. Whether someone is irresponsible with their life and how they damage their body is of no concern to me with how reckless someone can be and that is deserving of no sympathy unless they were groomed or pressured by external factors that are of blame. Although I do not claim to be a spokesperson for this viewpoint, I hope that others can discern the rationality underpinning my perspective.