Watson

We’re proof that it’s possible to live with dysphoria, without the need to live as the opposite sex. We’re proof that gender affirmation isn’t always the answer. Detrans people are the inconvenient skeleton in the trans ideology closet. But now, the closet door is open. 3/5

I used to say that if I hadn’t been able to transition, I would’ve killed myself - and I wholeheartedly believed it to be true at the time. But I was wrong. It's possible, however uncomfortable it makes you, that anyone currently saying it could also be wrong. 4/5

That is why detransitioners are met with accusations of “liar,” “fake,” and “troll.” Not because trans activists actually believe we don’t exist, but because they’re uncompromising ideology requires that we don’t. Yet, we do exist. And we're not going anywhere. 5/5

If someone with an ED said “if I can’t be thin, I’m going to kill myself” nobody would say “oh shit, better take these diet pills, then!” But if a trans person says “if I can’t transition, I’m going to kill myself” the reaction is “oh shit, better affirm you, then!” It's sick.

That dysphoria can be managed without transition, and that with time it’s possible to learn to accept yourself as you are. I think I would have benefited greatly had my other issues – those alongside my dysphoria – had been addressed, too.