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Ky Schevers

24 May, 9 tweets, 2 min read

@60Minutes

I know many transphobic detrans women from my old scene will dismiss trans people's concern's about the @60Minutes piece, act like we're overreacting, being too sensitive, etc. They will see the segment as being too "trans-friendly" if you can believe it.

I spent years as a transphobic detrans woman, hanging out with other detrans women with anti-trans views. I know firsthand how many transphobic detrans people hide their true views of trans people, misgender trans people in private and dismiss trans people’s views and concerns.

Transphobic detrans people refuse to acknowledge how they can hurt trans people or what kind of weight their stories carry in a transphobic society. They tend to believe that trans people already have too much power, "institutional capture" and all that bullshit.

They might have trans friends who are "gender-critical" or TERFy, and use that to prove to themselves that they aren't really transphobic. Like other transphobes, transphobic detrans people never see themselves as anti-trans, they can always rationalize why they're not.

Like Lidinsky-Smith is friends with Corinna Cohn, a trans woman who's also a member of GCCAN. Cohn has written for Quillette and promotes the idea that transitioning has become a dangerous trend.

Lidinsky-Smith can use her friendship with Cohn to convince herself that's she's not transphobic. I'm sure she really believes that she's acting in the interests of trans people but she also probably thinks most trans people are unreasonable, unstable and culty.

When I was a detrans radfem and trans people got upset about the articles I appeared in, I couldn't understand their anger, I couldn't empathize. I didn't take their concerns seriously at all. Now I can see where they were coming from and I regret the harm I caused.

It took me way too long to realize the harm of what I was doing, to understand the consequences of my actions. It took me too long to realize the larger cultural/poltical impact of my story. I am sorry now for the role I played in spreading transphobic detrans narratives.

@60Minutes

Transphobic detrans people will act like trans people are attacking them for criticizing the @60Minutes piece and totally miss the point of the criticism and deny the harm they can and do inflict on trans people. Trans people aren't the ones being unreasonable here.

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Ky Schevers

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I want to say, as someone who spent years using my story as a detrans woman to promote anti-trans views and practices, that trans people are not being unreasonable by being concerned, upset or angry about how detransition is often framed by the media.

Transphobic detrans people go to the media to promote anti-trans theories, conversion practices, urge people to limit access to medical transition or discourage people from transitioning. I know this because I did this myself. Trans people aren't making this up or overreacting.

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