"I grew up in a city in southern Germany. My childhood was great until I joined a GNC-phobic and later homophobic school in my early teen years. 1/8
I became anorexic, later depressive and suicidal. My mother had hypothyroidism, she was depressed and emotionally abusive. By age 16 I went to the youth care and moved out. Two schools later I quit school and lived on the streets in Europe for a year. 2/8
There I met a trans guy and I thought all those trans ideas would just solve every problem I had. So I started an apprenticeship and planned my transition. 3/8
I took T for 3 years, had a mastectomy and changed my legal name. I did my technical diploma and started studying in another town. 4/8
Due to mastectomy I have constant pain and I regret doing it. I don’t think the talk with the doctor about the risks of surgery was informative. 5/8
My emotions were suppressed by T, I realized that after moving to the new town. I realized I was not happy. So I stopped T, tried to face my internalized lesbophobia and I am now trying to change my legal name back. 6/8
I started a small YouTube channel to talk about detransition and what made me believe I was trans. I think it’s important that more GNC people talk about their experiences in everyday life and that it does not automatically mean they’re trans. 7/8
I learned a lot during transition and hopefully I will now have a better network of people for everyday and other obstacles I’ll face." 8/8
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"At the age of about 14, I gradually began to question my female gender. In retrospect, it strikes me that I always wanted to get away from something I hated, rather than actually wanting to get towards something. That makes a huge difference to me nowadays. 2/10
By the end of childhood I developed a strong rejection of everything feminine. I had a very negative, destructive image of womanhood. 3/10
TW: Physical and sexual abuse, self-harming behaviours.
"I'm a 24 year old detransitioned female.
I was a tomboy growing up and aware of my attraction to other girls at an early age. 1/13
My mom remarried and I began living a nightmare of physical and sexual abuse from her new husband. I didn't know how to tell anyone and almost thought maybe it was normal. 2/13
My mom was very distant emotionally and I couldn’t ever go to her without feeling annoying so I kept everything to myself. 3/13
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“From age 14 I started to feel disconnected from my body and that there was something wrong about my strong gender nonconformity. 2/10
Transitioning to male seemed to be my solution after being stuck in severe depression and anxiety whilst the girls around me seemed to be so happy and content. 3/10
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"I am a bisexual woman in her 30s, who used to consider herself as genderfluid trans for about 8 years. 1/9
As far as I can remember, I've always been attracted to women more than to men... but I didn't feel allowed to be attracted to other females. 2/9
Probably because back then, the only examples of lesbian relationships I ever saw were porn imagery - so I internalized that idea of lesbians and bi women existing only as a male fantasy... 3/9
“I was abused and isolated as a kid. I did not have many friends. I went to college and found my tribe by starting a black woman’s organization, but it wasn’t long before white trans people came and bullied us into letting them in. 1/8
This was the first time I came in contact with the authoritarian nature of the community. At the time I was honored and even joined an organization to educate about gender and sexuality on campus. In college I identified as non-binary transmasculine person. 2/8
I remember taking showers with my mom and she would criticize my body in this closed off vulnerable space. I was raised in predominantly white schools and also had what I call racial dysphoria. 3/8
"I'm 30 years old. In total I spent around 6 years on T. For a short while I was so happy with the results. But it didn't last. T made me really hairy (like bigfoot hairy) and acne prone. I hated the bottom growth (still do). And I hated how... emotionless it made me feel. 1/10
I got a hysterectomy in 2018 because T had caused severe uterus and vaginal atrophy and pain. I bled so much after the hysterectomy I nearly died. It was traumatic. 2/10
I stopped T shortly after. I was depressed and terrified. I was overcome by grief and fear and couldn't come to terms with what the Fuck had I done and what had happened. 3/10