My two main ex-detrans sources have both said they're satisfied with the piece, SUCH a relief for (ex) members of a community I know often feels let down or exploited by journos.
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These were aspects that, in my opinion, were pretty much out there in the open. If other journalists have missed those angles- and assuming good faith and a desire to do ethical work- it's fair to ask why.
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In speaking with Schevers, she said that she'd already begun to question detrans orthodoxy by the time she was interviewed for a second time. I believe it's fair to ask why the interview failed to elicit these doubts, or if it did why it wasn't part of the story that ran.
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And, I believe the most generous answer to that question is that many of the people who cover detransition have done so with cisgender blinders on. They can't ask about something they haven't even considered might be the case.
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Well, perhaps because there's no such thing as an "orthodoxy"? Most of the detrans people I've come across on this very website believe detrans people continue to suffer from dysphoria--which is what Shevers believes--but are dealing with it in ways that don't involve transition.
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Why should they have to “deal with” wanting to transition? Why not just transition? How do you feel when you hear about people “dealing with” same-sex attraction by trying to repress it?
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To be fair, at the time I still felt like I needed to represent the community well and hide my doubts. But by that time there was plenty of material out for people to find linking detrans women to transphobic feminism. I agree, some journalists didn't do enough digging.
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I think a lot of journalists accept what a lot of detrans people at face value because what they say fits with the journalist's preconceptions or their agenda.
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