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About me
I'm a woman in my late fifties who, as a teenager, hated my female body due to trauma and painful endometriosis. I dressed in boyish clothes to hide myself and would have gladly transitioned if that option had been presented to me as a solution. Getting treatment for my condition allowed me to see that my discomfort was from pain and how I was treated, not from being female. I now see this push for medical transition as a dangerous social experiment on vulnerable young people. My greatest regret is for the kids today who are being led down that permanent path without anyone asking them the hard questions first.
My detransition story
My name isn't important, but my story is. I’m a woman in my late fifties, and looking back, I see how easily my life could have taken a different path. When I was a teenager in the 60s and 70s, I hated my female body. It felt like a trap that attracted unwanted male attention and leering looks. I was physically assaulted more than once, and I started dressing in frumpy, boyish clothes to hide my shape and protect myself. I felt a deep discomfort with puberty and the changes it brought. I hated the idea of having breasts and I absolutely despised my painful periods, which I later found out were caused by endometriosis.
Back then, the only option was to just endure it. But if today's world had existed then—with social media, informed consent clinics, and the constant messaging that if you hate your body you might be trans—I know in my heart I would have tried to become a man. I would have gladly taken testosterone to stop my periods and I probably would have pursued top surgery. I was vulnerable, suffering, and that kind of outside influence would have convinced me that changing my body was the only solution.
It wasn't until my mid-twenties that my perspective slowly began to change. I got treatment for my endometriosis, and as my physical pain was managed, I started to finally accept and even feel grateful for my healthy female body. I realized my hatred wasn't for being female itself, but for how I was treated because I was female and for the physical pain I was in. It was a reaction to trauma and discomfort, not an innate identity.
I never ended up transitioning, so I don't have personal regrets about surgeries or hormones. My regret is for the countless young people who are being led down that path today without anyone asking them the hard questions. I see my young self in so many of the stories here. I believe the transgender ideology has become a dangerous political movement, backed by powerful interests and billionaires. It feels like a social experiment on vulnerable kids to create lifelong patients for big pharma.
Laws like Bill C-16 in Canada have given this ideology teeth, making it harder to even question things. They call any psychological exploration of the underlying causes of gender dysphoria—like trauma, internalized homophobia, or simply the discomfort of puberty—"conversion therapy." There's no gatekeeping left. It's all just affirmation, and that is causing so much harm.
I’ve been pushed from my left-of-center views toward the conservative right because of this. I never thought that would happen, but the far left has gone too far. I now see this as an insidious form of misogyny, where males who identify as women are forcing their way into women's spaces and silencing anyone who speaks up. We're called TERFs, bigots, and transphobes for stating biological reality. It’s a David and Goliath battle, but we have to keep fighting. Your stories are the most powerful weapon we have to spread awareness and protect other vulnerable kids from making a permanent decision based on temporary pain.
You are not your body. Your body is just a vehicle for your soul. Your soul is meant to evolve, and that evolution often comes from great suffering. If you're in hell right now, you have to keep going to get to the other side. You deserve to be here and to explore all the possibilities life has to offer. You are not alone.
Here is a timeline of my experiences:
| Age | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | approx. 1979-1980 | Experienced intense discomfort with female puberty, hated breasts, and painful periods. Dressed masculinely to hide body and avoid male attention. |
| Mid-20s | approx. 1986-1987 | Was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis. Began the process of accepting and feeling gratitude for my healthy female body. |
| 57 | 2019 | Reflected on my past and recognized that had modern transition resources been available in my youth, I likely would have medically transitioned. |
Top Comments by /u/xina08:
Please know that there are many of us ("terfs", straight, LGB) out there fighting to prevent any more of this harm from happening to any more children. It feels like a David & Goliath battle, but we won't give up. Please be brave & share your stories with lawmakers everywhere as your testimony is much needed in this fight.
I'm a 57 yr old woman who was 18 yrs old once upon a time. I hated my body because of the leering male attraction it caused. I dressed like a frumpy boy to hide my body & protect myself from unwanted attention. I experienced physical assaults from males, but luckily was not raped. It wasn't until I was in my mid 20s that, even though I hated having painful periods (it wasn't until later that I was diagnosed with endometriosis & finally treated for), only then was I able to accept & be grateful for my healthy female body. Had the Trans Cult been around me in the 70s, I would have gladly taken T to stop my periods. I never had children, so when I read your stories here, I see myself in all of you females at that time in my life.
Ally here. I've noticed the growth here in a few mere months, so this number in 2 years is both sad and good. Sad in that so many were led to believe changing their bodies with drugs & surgeries would lead them to their "authentic & happy self" (which is utter b.s.); good, in that the more of you come forward & share your stories, the more awareness there is that it's all a big pharma con job on vulnerable children & youth. Love yourself as you already are, and tell big pharma to fuck off.
This pediatrician speaks on biological reality between the sexes. It is scientific & factual information. If this doctor is "pro-life" and against same sex marriage, that does not negate biological reality for 99% of the population. I highly recommend you watch it for how she describes trans ideology as a mental illness. The whole trans movement is messing up our kids. This needs to stop.
Gender dysphoria hasn't been removed from the DSM 5. It was merely renamed from "disorder" to dysphoria as a way to (please the Trans Lobby) reduce the stigma. As long as drugs & surgeries are needed/wanted, it shall remain in the DSM to please the insurance companies.
Sounds like a good idea, at least for me as a non-trans woman & passionate ally of detransers.
What makes me an ally is ... I was once upon a time deep in your shoes, so I empathize completely. This was way back in the 60s & 70s. I think that if social media had been around then as it is today, and "informed consent" clinics had been around, I would have ended up as a trans male. That's not to mean that there's anything "wrong" per se about that, but, when you're suffering from dysphoria, you are so damn vulnerable to outside influences. And it pisses me off how trans activists dismiss detransers as "fakes". Here in B.C. Canada, we have a very politically ambitious trans "woman"/male (Morgane Oger) who tries & often succeeds in shutting down discourse on the issue of detransers, women's only spaces (I am not a "cis"). He managed to get the city of Vancouver to defund the oldest Women's shelter & rape center because they didn't want to hire a trans identified male. Oger came out as trans at the age of 41, so he's had white make privilege most of his life.
When our unelected Fed govt Senate put Bill C16 into human rights law (Jordan Peterson opposed it for "compelled speech" & identity politics), it gave Oger "teeth" to further his trans ideology agenda. Oger recently proposed a Federal bill to monitor & legally enforce what he considers to be "hate speech" on the internet! Luckily, we have the Canadian Charter of Rights for freedom of speech. Wherever you are, keep a close eye on what's going on in politics & the kinds of laws they want to adopt. Seemingly little things can sneak into laws that can erode our national fundamental rights & freedoms (e.g., Alabama abortion law).
The internet can be bad, but it's also good for places like these where we are free to openly discuss issues that have harmful, as well as beneficial, impacts on our western society.
The trans lobby is backed by powerful Billionaires. It's an evil social engineering experiment on children to make them lifelong patients to profit big pharma & their investors. Anyone who knows that this is what's really happening gets labeled "transphobe", "terf", " bigot", and trying to exercise your democratic right to free speech, speaking Truth to the power of trans lobby, they accuse you of "hate speech", they deplatform you by any means via mob protests, slandering, lies, ridiculous accusations (our trans community will feel "unsafe" if you speak on our campus). The trans lobby has their tentacles in every social & economic strata in western society now that, for those of us trying to warn people to what's truly happening with so-called "trans kids", it's a David & Goliath battle. BUT your testaments of such brutal experiences can hopefully help us to sway (even if it's just a few because a crack in the Borg can let light in) of the brainwashed hive minds out there. Sharing your stories is what is going to help us save vulnerable children from the grips of the trans Taliban.
The whole transgenderism ideology has become politicised & that's the problem. Once "gender identity" becomes a human rights law, everyone is expected to drink the koolaid without question. Anyone who questions is labeled a bigot, a transphobia, a terf. Recently, here in B.C. Canada, a provincial MLA (minister of legislative assembly) proposed a bill to "end conversion therapy". Of course, it is morally wrong to try to convert homosexuals into heterosexuals. However, when it comes to transgenders, any psychological assessment of what might be underlying causes of gender dysphoria is considered "conversion therapy". So, no gatekeeping whatsoever in helping those who suffer from GD. Trans activists with political power, like Morgane Oger, expect absolute affirmation, sex hormones, surgery and full acceptance in every sex based private, social & sports arena that exists. This is absolute insanity & totally unacceptable in society. Trans identified males are the most aggressive in trying to force (bio) women to simply accept them as our "sisters". To me, it's an insidious whole other level of misogyny. Women & girls are 50% of the population, yet these very few are forcing their trans ideologies on us. I've never really been very political, but if I had to describe my world view in a political perspective, I would say that I've always been rather left of center. However, with this situation in my country, thanks to Bill C16, it has pushed me toward the conservative right. In my 58 yrs, I never thought this would happen to me, but the far left has gone too far with this trans insanity. Sorry for the rant.
Listen to what @Lolawola says to you here. I concur with everything they said to you. You are not alone in your struggle, that's what this forum is for. The future is full of possibilities & you deserve to be here & have the chance to explore all of those possibilities. You only get one life, and so many battle diseases & cancer just for the chance to live. You are not your body. It's only a vehicle for your soul. Your soul is meant to evolve, and evolution & growth comes from great suffering. When you are going through hell, the only way to get to the other side of it is to Keep Going. If you're the least bit curious of what your life could be like on the other side of this current (not permanent) hell, then you owe it to yourself to keep going. Finding a suitable mental health professional is hard but not impossible, so don't give up. You are a beautiful soul, you are meant to be here. Don't give up. You have us, you are not alone. (((hugs)))